Now Lily is acting totally strange!! (some improvement, as it seems)

[Kirsten]

Since Luna and I came back from the vet, Lily is behaving weird! She seems to be afraid of Luna, she's growling and hissing, she even hissed at me when I picked her up - and this comes from a girl that never hissed before in her entire life!!

I wouldn't be surprised if that was the first time that Luna came back from the vet, but she's been there many times, and Lily always greeted her friendly after that. Now it seems that she doesn't even recognize her!!!

I figure all the strange vet scents on her - in combination with the effects of the sedation - make Lily think it's a totally different cat. Lily's acting extremely confused and scared!

Kirsten

[jazzcat]

I bet it is the vet smell. Sometimes a few of mine will react this way when another returns from the vet. They don't always do it.

Maybe rubbing Luna with a blanket or towel that smells like your house with help make her smell normal to Lily and help her calm down.

[Kirsten]

Maybe rubbing Luna with a blanket or towel that smells like your house with help make her smell normal to Lily and help her calm down.

Good idea! I will do this later when Luna is feeling a bit better! She's still dizzy from the sedation!

Kirsten

[Randi]

I agree with Jazzcat, it's the vet smell. I don't think you need to worry - in fact you could take advantage of the situation and clip Luna's nails, clean her ears etc.

[Craftlady]

I agree, it's the dreaded "vet smell"

[jazzcat]

Kirsten, now that I am back from the vet with Ripley we are having the same issue. Both Rocky and Rumor hissed at Ripley when the first smelled him. Decker and Moxie won't leave him alone. The keep trying to sniff him, poor guy. He's angry enough as it is after having blood drawn and then sub-Q fluids injected. They better watch where they stick their noses, they may get a giant Ripley mitt swat.

They are even acting strange to me since I sat at the vet for an hour.