As the title suggests I'm currently having problems. I had my two little ones, Cookie and Truffle, neutered and microchipped yesterday.
Now, Muffin, who before yesterday acted as their surrogate mum, cleaning and grooming them, has started hissing at them and batting with her paws.

It's exactly like they were when I first introduced them and I can't really understand why. She had me all to herself yesterday so I was thinking that now they're back home she's a bit jealous? Or maybe it could be the fact they smell of the disinfectant so it's confusing her.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is it something that will go away once they start to smell like themselves again or will I have to go through the whole introducing them again stage?

Many thanks in advance for any help

I'm sure it is the smell Steph .

Thats what I was thinking as even I could smell 'the vets' on them when they got home. I don't know whats for the best though. Should I let her just smack them about until the smell goes and she realises they're the same kittens that left or should I intervene??

They're all in the same room at the moment, Muffin grumbling to herself while the kittens are asleep on top of their playhouse. I'm a bit concerned about leaving them to their own devices later!

It'll almost certainly be the smell - although they have great eyesight and hearing, smell is a very important sense which helps them identify other cats. Imagine your husband(boyfriend/girlfriend/mum etc) came home one day looking like Wayne Rooney when he normally looks Wayne Sleep. You'd be a bit disturbed!!

Best thing is to scent share - get a soft cloth and rub it on Muffin's head (near the ears where the scent gland is) then rub the kittens with this cloth to transfer her scent. Then rub her again to transfer their scent to her.

It should all settle down in a couple of days as their natural scent becomes stronger than the vet smell

Thanks, thats a relief!! I have tried to transfer scents but she's not having it at the moment. She sat herself opposite them and grumbled to herself for about five minutes then went off upstairs in a huff. Fingers crossed their normal smell will return soon!!

Well at least she's not in the same room as them any more,

Perhaps keep an eye on them for a few days just to make sure there's no fights, and try rubbing scent round them when Muffin has calmed down.

Thanks for the advice. I suppose I should be grateful that at least she's decided to leave them alone for now!

I have 17 cats that all get on perefecty. However, whenever one goes to the vets, when he/she comes home, the others always grwland hiss fr a couple of days.

It is probably the smell of the disinfectant...it could even be th scent of other animals or strange humans.

I agree its the smell of the vets. When one of mine came back from the vets a quiet docile cat hated him and hissed at him. Within a couple of days they where back to normal.

Thats good to hear Maisey Moo, thanks. Muffins now just staying out their way. She's only hissed and batted at them when they've gotten too close to her so I'm hoping thats an improvement. At least she's not actively chasing them down anymore. Fingers crossed peace (well civility at least!) will be restored within the next few days

17...wow... my mr dudley is enough for me i love him but he drives me mad sometimes.

I have heard of this before. The kits have left their territory, have gone someone else and have smells that your other cat doesn't know or like. It's like a much reduced version of bringing them in for the first time.

Reintroduce them slowly - a little ditance will help for a bit, whilst they get their own scent back and other cat gets reassured.

The mutilation of pets is quite shocking. In a more civalised age we will look back at these barbaric practices with horror.

What???

Neureting is evil? Maybe you should have a look at the animal charities that are overrun with unwanted animals. The world couldn't cope with unneutered pets.