I have a brother and sister cat who generally get along very well. They are both 2 years old and have had mini-fights every once in a while but nothing serious. They usually play together and cuddle together every day.
However, the female, Lilith is definitely the more "dominant" one. She can walk into a room where I am playing with her brother, Gabriel, and he will get up and leave so she can have the toy. Then he'll watch from afar. I feel very bad when this happens and try to play with them equally which usually works.
Lately though I wonder if it's damaging to Gabriel at all. At night my cats like to cuddle with me and I'll alternate who sleeps in the bed since they don't usually share it. I've taken Gabriel in and he gets all comfortable, purring and etc, then Lilith jumps onto the bed and he just takes off. He won't even stay on the bed, he leaves the room entirely while she takes his spot.
Now, is this a really bad thing? I don't want him to feel unloved or like his sister is "the favorite". But I'm not sure how to correct this since I don't want to shove Lilith off or punish her for such things.
However, the female, Lilith is definitely the more "dominant" one. She can walk into a room where I am playing with her brother, Gabriel, and he will get up and leave so she can have the toy. Then he'll watch from afar. I feel very bad when this happens and try to play with them equally which usually works.
Lately though I wonder if it's damaging to Gabriel at all. At night my cats like to cuddle with me and I'll alternate who sleeps in the bed since they don't usually share it. I've taken Gabriel in and he gets all comfortable, purring and etc, then Lilith jumps onto the bed and he just takes off. He won't even stay on the bed, he leaves the room entirely while she takes his spot.
Now, is this a really bad thing? I don't want him to feel unloved or like his sister is "the favorite". But I'm not sure how to correct this since I don't want to shove Lilith off or punish her for such things.