I adopted a second cat last weekend to be a companion for my first cat. The shelter informed me upon adopting her that she was still sick with an upper respiratory infection. I took her to the vet the next day so she could get some antibiotics. But the vet recommended separating the two as my first could catch what my second cat has.

Therefore I set up my bathroom to welcome the second in the best conditions given the circumstances, I’d go in multiple times a day to give her pets and food and her medication. She is overly cuddly, to the point of making it difficult to leave the bathroom without her following me out the door.

So last night I go in to feed her before heading off to sleep. However my other cat starting hissing at the door on the other side so I was a bit trapped between the two. I try to step out after thirty minutes of this and of course the second cat pounces on my first cat, getting into a fight for a few seconds in my kitchen. I intervened to separate them and this is what the second cat did to my hand. I also have bites and scratches on my other hand and both feet.

I finally managed to get her into her carrier so I could put her back in the bathroom safely, however she was hissing and growling big time when I left her in the there last night.

I don’t know what to do, this is the second time this has happened, the first time wasn’t quite as bad and the two never saw each other until last night. I’m actually afraid to go to the bathroom in my own home and have to use my buildings public restroom. I don’t think I can expect them to get along now after their first interaction was so negative. I didn’t want to introduce them so quickly but that is not how things turned out.

I cleaned up my wounds and will be heading to urgent care after work to get some antibiotics just in case. Neither cats have any wounds either. I am wondering if this behavior can eventually subside and they can learn to tolerate each other or if I’m permanently going to have to break up cat fights between these two at the cost of myself.