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I have 2 female litter mates that are 4 1/2 years old. They have always gotten along perfectly; they would curl up together to sleep and you couldn't tell whose paw and whose tail was sticking out. Then I did something stupid and I'm kicking myself.
A few days ago I invited a friend to bring her 2 cats over to my house--we were going to see if they would get along with mine, so when my friend goes out of town I could keep her cats at my house. My cats ran under my bed the whole time my friend's cats were over (about 2 hours). After the strangers were gone my 2 cats came out, they have been fighting ever since. One hisses at the other one when she gets within a few feet of her.
It seems to me like every time it's the same cat that does the hissing, and the other just reacts to it. The one that hisses doesn't attack though--she waits for the other one to make a move. The one that gets hissed at wasn't even paying attention up until the hissing started, but once she's hissed at she doesn't back down (in fact she becomes the aggressor).
I realize now that it was a mistake to bring the strangers over (and they won't be back). I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I'm keeping my 2 girls in separate rooms when I leave the house. Even when I'm home I have to watch them and separate them a lot. I've started carrying one with me if I go to another room to make sure they don't go at each other. I miss having them both on the bed with me at night, too, but I have to kick one out of the room or they fight. All night long I hear crying from outside the door, no matter which cat is outside. Two different friends have told me just to let them fight it out, but that doesn't sound right to me--esp. since they were always together.
This might sound silly, but now that the 2 strangers are gone now, why don't things go back to normal with my cats? I'd appreciate any suggestions....thanks.

A few days ago I invited a friend to bring her 2 cats over to my house--we were going to see if they would get along with mine, so when my friend goes out of town I could keep her cats at my house. My cats ran under my bed the whole time my friend's cats were over (about 2 hours). After the strangers were gone my 2 cats came out, they have been fighting ever since. One hisses at the other one when she gets within a few feet of her.
It seems to me like every time it's the same cat that does the hissing, and the other just reacts to it. The one that hisses doesn't attack though--she waits for the other one to make a move. The one that gets hissed at wasn't even paying attention up until the hissing started, but once she's hissed at she doesn't back down (in fact she becomes the aggressor).
I realize now that it was a mistake to bring the strangers over (and they won't be back). I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I'm keeping my 2 girls in separate rooms when I leave the house. Even when I'm home I have to watch them and separate them a lot. I've started carrying one with me if I go to another room to make sure they don't go at each other. I miss having them both on the bed with me at night, too, but I have to kick one out of the room or they fight. All night long I hear crying from outside the door, no matter which cat is outside. Two different friends have told me just to let them fight it out, but that doesn't sound right to me--esp. since they were always together.
This might sound silly, but now that the 2 strangers are gone now, why don't things go back to normal with my cats? I'd appreciate any suggestions....thanks.