Expert: W - 4/14/2009

Question
hi
this messages is just to demand help ,because i thought you are a breeder and of corse you have experienced such situation !
few days ago i made a very very big mistake ! ( guess it was my biggest mistake about my dear cats ) . I got my male cat a shower ! that cause change in his body smell and now... my female cat doesnt remember him anymore . even now after 5 days , she doesnt accept him , he has detected my male cat as an enemy an few times ... OMG ! i even dont want to remember her wild attacks . I'm completely sure that if i didnt stop her,she would really KILL him . I dont doubt it !!!!
Now what i do is just separate them . poor Bijou ( my male cat ) ! he doesnt know what has happened . he is all the times roaming around the house , looking for Jolie !
Please help me , what should i do ? I know it was my own fault but now whats the solution ? I'm so tired of saying : ''OH NO , DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR " , ''CLOSE THIS DOOR" , ''SHE IS HERE,HE'S THERE "...
I'll be waiting for your precious solution
Camelia


Answer
Hi Camelia
I am not sure what you have done to your cat, I think you are saying that you showered your cat and changed it#s body smell. If that is what you ae saying then you will be ok in a few days. Many people wash their cats before taking them to cat shows so this is NOT an unusual event. The fact your female is seeming to attack him is not normal. The male's aroma normally returns after about three days so he should smell exactly the same right now.
Somthing else has happened that has caused your female to attack the male and it has nothing to do with the shower.
I would suggest that you think about showering the female cat as well and see what happens after that

Ray