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Oh my God, it was just snowing. It only last for a couple of minutes, but still. I'm NOT IMPRESSED. Gah.

Cat Question

When Daughter o' Jim moved back into the house two months ago, she brought her cat, Fred, with her. Fred doesn't like other cats, and Lucy doesn't particularly like Fred. Fred was the dominant cat for the first while last year after we bought the house, but he's more bravado than brave, and after a few weeks he and Lucy more or less called a truce and just ignored each other.

Now that Fred's back, though, Lucy seems to have decided that she's going to be boss cat and that's that. Fred spends most of his time in Daughter o' Jim's room, but when he's wandering around the rest of the house, there's a fair amount of hissing and spitting.

Worse, Lucy has started peeing in places other than her litterbox. She's never done this before, but we know it's her because some of the puddles have been created when Fred and Bella were behind closed doors. The latest puddle appeared right outside Daughter o' Jim's door last night after a standoff between the Lucy and Fred.

Do female cats mark territory? I thought that was more of a male thing. And does anyone have any suggestions for how to stop this?