I have two cats who are 2 years and 4 months old. They are brother and sister and we've had them since kittens.
They used to snuggle together as kittens and were very affectionate. Then they went through a long phase of just not having much to do with each other (they became more independant) but still showed the odd bit of affection.
Now they can hardly be in the same room with out chasing and hissing. The way it looks to me is that the male cat wants to play and starts to chase the female, the female just hisses, growls and scratches out at him. She seems to have a few scratches on her face though so I can't really put the blame on either of them. Sometimes themale will just be sat minding his own business and the female will come up and whack him on the top of the head! He doesn't retaliate, he just looks sad and sits still???
Once in a while they'll have a little nose rub or a quick sneaky lick of the others ear but then they run away from each other.
What is going on? I'm really worried because, one will come and get cuddles whilst the other jealously watches from a distance.
My first baby is due in August and I worry this will increase tension and I just want all my family to feel loved and happy!
They have both been spayed/neutered and have free run of most of the house (excluded from our bedroom most of the time for last 6 months since I found out I was pregnant). They have a cat flap which is open 8am-11pm (ish). The female is out all day and night and the male is wherever we are, when we're home and I assume he's in most of the time when we're not. Me and my husband both currently work full time, standard office hours.
Sorry for all the detail, any advise would be greatly appreciated!
J x

It seems strange for them to turn on one another after growing up together. I don't have much advise to give but did wonder if one could be ill because cats can sometimes sense weaknesses like that??
Hope it improves and someone has better advice.
You could maybe try a feliway plug.

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If they are both entire-i would say it was hormones,cats as kittens act as they do in that they snuggle etc but as they grow older hormones kick in and their behaviour changes,if she is out all day she may have been had by an outside male who was aggressive or just as rampant as her-i dunno,but if they are entire and is okay to do so i would get them both neutered and restore peace and harmony in their lives and yours-assuming you don't want kitts that is

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Thanks for the comments. They were both neutered as kittens and were fine for quite a while, it's just got worse as they've got older. Feels really sad

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Try the feliway plug as Emz suggested,sorry you did say about them being neutered,been a hectic day so wasn't quite with itIt's expensive the Feliway plug but worth it as they really do work,also maybe get them checked at the vet or at least the moodiest one as something may be going on that you can't see

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this happened with my nannas cats. She had a male and female from the same litter. They got on great until about a year ago. They are nearly 5 years old. Both are neatuered.
The male all of a sudden just started attacking the female. My nanna keeps 2 beds in her shed so that if they're out they can go in there if it gets cold. Now the male wont even let the female in the shed. If she tries to go in there or even eat by the male he goes besserk and cracks her one round the chops. The other day she had a big bit of fur missing from her side and there is no doubt in out mind that he caused this.

It is so strange cos when they are in the house they get on great - cuddled up etc. He only behaves like this outside the house.

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You could try some homeopathic remedies to calm them
they do work

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