Aggressive territorial cat to another cat

Behavioral Issue

TDLR: cat bullying another cat

I have a 5y/o female cat (M) and recently a new roommate moved in with an 8y/o female cat. M is curious to be friends with M and has lived with cats before. T hasn't lived with other cats. Both are spayed.

T is often hissing at humans and running away. It's been 3 months of M and T living together and T has become increasingly territorial (blocking M from my bedroom/her safe space, coming into my room to eat her food and use her litter box, swatting and hissing at her). M has been quite stressed so she started peeing in my bed to avoid using the litter box in the living room. I temporarily moved the litter box in my room so it's easier access for her.

We didnt have much of a slow intro other than T was in my roommate's room for one or two weeks before T was allowed to wander the home.

My roommate will be living here for another 8 months at least so looking for any ideas to reduce the aggression and handle this situation. We're located in Canada and both have access to vets.

Posted Jun 3, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC

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