HOKU & KEOLA - Good cat friends turn sour, wary of each other
Case: Hoku, a female cat, and Keola, a male cat, have always been very good friends with each other. They are about 7-8 years old and come from the same mixed breed litter. They were adopted at 12 weeks, the kittens were all hiding in the garage, without much human attention.
Both Hoku and Keola are indoor cats, have always been skittish and fearful of loud noises, strangers who visit, doorbell, when the humans move around quickly or walk with rustling noises.
Keola, the male cat, is more scared and will run if humans walk around the house carrying something that is unfamilar with him. He will walk cautiously and close to the ground and sneak up on items that he hasn't seen before or is fearful of, so he can investigate it first to make sure it's ok.
A couple of weeks ago, a stray cat came up to the storm door and Hoku, the female cat, hissed and tried to get at the stray cat. Keola, the male cat, heard the loud noise and approached Hoku to see what was going on. Hoku, in her frenzy to get at the stray cat and protect her home, redirected her aggression at Keola as he approached and started hissing at him. Keola got fearful and went into defense mode, and although he hissed back a little, he took off to hide but Hoku followed him and hissed at him again when she got close to him.
It took about 10 days before they finally became friends again but the human feel like Hoku, the more dominant one, can easily redirect her fears and aggression again at Keola. Keola, the more passive one, is still fearful.
Both cats have some improvement from using flower essences but the human is not comfortable as she heard Hoku gave Keola a small hiss again.
"I get worried that something will trigger one of them to not be OK with the other that I don't want to leave them home alone. I feel so bad that these two who grew up together and were best buddies are being so distrustful of each other. I would be interested in a blend to help my cats to be calmer, less stressed and more at peace, trusting each other and be happy with each other again. They both have nervous fear plus the recent emotional upset caused by the stray cat event."
So we prepared a blend of homeopathic remedies and vibrational essences for both Hoku & Keola.
A month or so later, we got this feedback:
"I wanted to give you a brief update on the results of the remedy on both of my cats. They are improved, are more loving and interactive. Life is better than normal as they interact better with us and get along well with each other. Keola who is usually hiding under the bed and Hoku who is usually hiding in her spot in the basement are out and about a lot more!!!"
The human is curious that the remedies did not change the cat's personalities as Hoku is still the assertive one, the top cat, and Keola is till the more yielding one, even though they are now calmer and getting along. The hierachy did not change. So we explained to the humans that:
"Yes, these remedies are not designed to change personalities (like psychiatric drugs do) but to dissolve the stress, distortions and blocks that prevent their TRUE personalities to SHINE in balance."
More feedback from the human:
"Yes, they are buddies again, will look out the window together, groom each other and the three of us play together. They both seem to interact more loving and are out and about looking for attention more than before. And they want to play all the time ... but we should always be thankful they want to play and interact instead of hiding and hissing, right?!! I have noticed Keola sitting at the window with Hoku more often and as this never used to happen a lot before, it is a change for the better."
"I think Buddha will like the fact that Hoku and Keola and the entire household are peace filled, inside and out. It is really amazing how Keola is doing things we have not seen him do either for a long time now or never ... like sitting on the back of the sofa looking out the window. It was great to see him sitting there. And it was also great that Hoku did not bother him. And a lot of it is thanks to you!"
Malia Ankney - Maumee, Ohio, US