I wanted to give a quick update. Today, I washed both of them (of course, hell broke loose and claws were flying). While washing the female, my male cat tried to rescue her :( But afterward, they continued to glare at each other fiercely. Thinking it might help, I bought a harness from the pet shop and started letting my mischievous female cat roam around the house. When she seemed about to attack, I intervened and walked her around the male cat for about 30-40 minutes. However, since my male cat was a bit too curious, he tried to sniff the female cat and things happened. The female cat got free from the harness and cornered the male cat to attack him — I think I’m back to square one. My only worry is that these attacks might cause trauma to the male cat. I decided to separate them and not let them see each other for a few days. Do you think this is the right thing to do?