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My cat hisses after other went outside. What can I do before vacation?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed

After one of our indoor cats got outside yesterday for literally a minute, our other cat hisses and growls at him sometimes now. Seems to be scent related, i have wiped doen both cats with unscented baby wipes. We are keeping one cat in our bedroom, switching them from time to time. I got some soothing pheromone dispersers. Anything else we can do? We leave for vacation in two days and probably need to keep them separated when we are gone. Thanks

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 22nd, 2017

You are doing perfectly! The pheromone diffusers work great but it will take a few days to regulate. Be sure you have enough diffusers to treat the appropriate square footage of the house. I can't think of anything else to do other than getting the pheromone spray and not spraying it on the cats but just put some on a cloth and wipe a little on them each. That may help speed things along. You did great - hope they will start to get along again soon! Cats are funny creatures!

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