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I recently adopted a 5 year old siamese female to be a ...
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I recently adopted a 5 year old siamese female to be a companion to my 10year old siamese male, both are neutered, she has become extremely aggressive toward the male, chasing him, cornering him and actually getting into serious fights. I have kept them separated and introduced them to eachother by switching their blankets so they could get used to eachother's scent gradually. this has gone on for 2 months now and instead of getting better, it's getting worse, what do I do now?

 

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September 15 4:49 PM (11 minutes and 19 seconds later)
         
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You can see if cat appeasing pheromone in Feliway will help reduce the tensions between the two cats. You can read about this here
http://www.catfaeries.com/feliwayfaq.html
and its found in pet supply stores or online. While its main function was for use in cats who were spraying its also been found to do a lot for aggression issues.
You may also want to ask your vet for a referral to a veterinary behaviorist. Sometimes medication can be used to change behavior and once the new routines are established through behavior modifications the medication is weaned away.
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