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We have two cats a brother and a sister. Both have lived together since they were kittens and have NEVER had a problem with one another. The male's name is Liveze and the female's name is Azshara.

Recently it came time to get Liveze, the male, fixed because of his growing intrest in his sister. The operation went without a hitch and was back home the same day as the surgery. However when we did bring him back home and out of his carrier his sister starting acting like she didnt know him anymore. He tried to say hello just by walking up to her and she went into a growling yowling fit like I have never seen. I called the vet and they said to simply keep them seperated for 24 hours. Well this has been done but our female still refuses to accept her brother.

I have read alot and I would really hate to have to either keep them seperated for months on end, or give up either of them. This is really stressing me out. Is there anything besides seperation that I can do to help them mend things??

My cats who grew up together and have lived together for 7 years still do this every time they visit the vets, even if it's just an hour and they both go! They recognize each other my pheromones, smell. Once at the vets this scent is altered for awhile, even days. Since you got your kitty fixed his phermones or scent will permanently change and his sister will have to get readjsuted to her bother's new scent. It will take a week or two, but they should settle in after that. For just a short vists without surgery, my cats do this to each other for sometimes 4 days! If they don't get along after a couple of weeks, you may want to try some calming helpers like Feliway spray and/or plug-in or Bach's Rescue Remedy, that will help smooth things out.

>>My cats who grew up together and have lived together for 7 years still do this every time they visit the vets, even if it's just an hour and they both go! They recognize each other my pheromones, smell. Once at the vets this scent is altered for awhile, even days. Since you got your kitty fixed his phermones or scent will permanently change and his sister will have to get readjsuted to her bother's new scent. It will take a week or two, but they should settle in after that. For just a short vists without surgery, my cats do this to each other for sometimes 4 days! If they don't get along after a couple of weeks, you may want to try some calming helpers like Feliway spray and/or plug-in or Bach's Rescue Remedy, that will help smooth things out.

You got a good reply here and there is not much more to add, other than if after a couple of weeks of separation, things are not working out then talk to your vet about some sort of antianxiety meds for the cat. Usually these work and the cat unlearns the aggressive behavior. Then the meds can be gradually withdrawn.
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