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Is it possible for 2 cats (mother and daughter) to eat the same brand of food but have different color pooh? One of them has darker, browner pooh and the other one has lighter color pooh. Is that a bad sign? Also, the SPCA staff told me they use to hundle together when they were at the SPCA, but now they don't seem to do that anymore. Sometimes when they pass each other, one of them hisses (even strikes out but no one gets hurt). They also chase each other around the house, and the other cat (not the one doing the chasing) hisses at the other cat with ears flattened. Is there anything I can do to help their relationship? Or are they just playing?

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VCheng79,at this point,I assume your cats are adult,being mother/daughter does not make them friendlier to each other.At the SPCA,it was probably a defense-thing huddling together and now with wonderful freedom to move,they are trying to figure out who is boss
Females generally tend to be a bit more touchy and temperamental,but unless they get into serious,bloody fighting I would not worry,they'll figure it out.
My cats playfight and when the older has had enough,he'll often hiss or growl,letting the younger cat know he's had enough.
As for the pooh,I don't know the answer,but one of your cats has been taking meds,right? It could cause the pooh to look different.

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Agree with everything Chico said.

Now I see why these cats are licking their fur out. They are probably attacking each other in redirected aggression - that is, they are stressed and scared and are taking it out on each other.

You need to separate them, and start introducing them to each other as though they were strangers.

If you don't know how to do this, let me know. I have an article about it.

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Please teach me how to separate and then re-introduce them! I have absolutely no idea how to do that. I am leaving for Hong Kong on August 10 and will bring them with me. I need them to be able to live with each other peacefully since I am putting them in the same cage and the plan is around 13 hours!!! Please help!!!

Also, one of my vets suggest I should give them children gravol 1/2 hour before I leave home, my other vet said I should bring them in and he will give them a sedative pill for the plane ride. Are these good ways to make them calm? My other cat was really really sick and the vet said I should put her down, but she died after the sedation shot (don't even need the euthansia shot), I am worried they will both die in the cargo area and no one will be able to help them.

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Are you going to Hong Kong permanently? If not, it would be better to leave your cats with someone while you are there. August 10 is not far away, and taking these two freaked out cats on a 13 hour flight is going to be very tough.

Here is the article on introducing cats. It's written for someone bringing a new cat into the home, but the same principles apply.
Introductions

I personally have never given sedatives to cats, because often it only SLOWS them down, but does not calm them down.
Here is another article on flying with cats.
Flying cats

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I am going to Hong Kong for at least 4 years or probably longer. I really don't want to give them sedative, but they get very stressed out when they are in a cage. The only options I have is either I bring them back with me or return them back to the SPCA, which I really absolutely don't want to do. The people there told me most senior cats don't get adopted. Most of them die there in the SPCA. That's why I always choose senior cats even though my last one died a while ago with advance kidney failure. Is there anyway I can help them calm down?

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Also, I forgot to say is that Hong Kong forbids animals trying inside the cabin. I know Air Canada allows it and so I make reservations, but then when I called HK agriculture department, they say all animals have to travel in the special room for animals.

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Vcheng,I think all cats get stressed being put into a carrier,it takes me a half hour of prodding and chasing every time I take one to the vet and they howl all the way.
A friend of mine always gives her cat a sedative before,because he goes absolutely ballistic and has not shown any ill effects from it.
I admire you for wanting to take them along and if they are in good health and taking a sedative,they should be ok.
Just make sure they have food and water and maybe a familiar blanket or pillow,anything is better than ending up in yet another cage at Humane Society.
How do they get along when not play/fighting? Do they sleep together?
Groom each other?
Chances are,in a carrier for 13 hours,they will again huddle together for protection,but that is just a guess,I've never taken my cats on a flight.

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When they first came to my house, they groom each other. Although they don't really cuddle together and sleep, they sleep very close to each other. After I took the daughter to the vet (she applied Program flea treatment and put on a head collar), the mother starts hissing at the daughter and me. They chase each other around the house ending up one hisses at the other. Up until now, there's no bloodshed yet. They seem to do fine in the same carrier when I take them out to the pet salon and vets (like today, about 1/2 hr ride each way) and they don't fight. Last time, I even left them in the cage inside the car when I go shopping for 1/2 hour (underground parking of course). It seems they only fight/play when they are let out. I guess I will start putting them in the spare bedroom again until they become less nervous of me again. I just hope there's enough time to do that from now till August 10. If I sleep in that spare bedroom, would it be better for them to become less nervous of me?

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VCheng,First off cats get insecure with changes,it is possible with you bringing the daughter home with the head-collar and flea-protection,the smell and the strange thing around the other cats neck,must have scared her.
Honestly,I think your cats will be fine,once they get into a routine and regular habits,groomers,vet,headcollars,cage at SPCA,rescue,all these things makes a stressed cat...
I might differ from what others think,but if the fighting is not serious,I would leave things the way they are minus headcollar.All of you need to relax and bond and it is not going to happen if you close them into a room by themself.
Give them lots of tender,loving care and I am sure things will be wonderful sooner rather than later.

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VCheng,I also wanted to say,if you have a chance when you get to Hong Kong,let us know how everything turned out.

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