Yorkster, Yes, I think it is probably cause they are females although my two (the kitties in question are my daughter's in her house) females don't fight. I do keep separate feeding areas. It's the upstairs-downstairs thing too at M.K.'s house. One of my M.K.'s cats stays upstairs, the younger female stays downstairs especially when the family is gone. They feed both down-stairs. I will talk to M.K. again now that I am fortified from the suggestions on this forum. Yes!

Just got awakened to a huge howl from Trey(our 12 year old). A neighbor's cat was standing on the porch off our bedroom and Trey and the cat had a stare down session then Trey broke into such a mornful noise I wouldn't have recognized her. Oh, well, it was time to arise. My living, breathing-- alarm clock.

Jo