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How to put a stop to the fighting?

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I have two cats that are about two and a half now, they are both fixed. I adopted them when they were very little and they've never really gotten along. They don't cuddle together very often and they play sometimes but it always turns rough and they end up knocking everything over. I was told that it would get better but it's actually gotten worse. The male is dominate and often attacks the female for no apparent reason or pushes her off of wherever she's sitting. We're very careful about giving them equal attention but it doesn't seem to make a difference. He's never actually hurt her but she's been wolfing her food down lately and then vomiting it back up. The vet said it was stress-related, there is nothing wrong with her. I really feel bad that the male is treating her so badly. We like both of the cats and have had them since they were tiny, so we don't want to get rid of one. Is there anything I can try to stop the fighting?

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  1. A difficult predicament. Perhaps introducing a third cat.


  2. get a lil yorkie dog ,, those lil buddies r humpers

    once the cat get sum real man action he may have the domination thing destroyed due to screwed up ego.

  3. I have a female that we took in as a stray last Christmas and she's had some aggression/domination problems on and off as well. The only way I've been able to curb it and give my other 2 cats relief is to designate the spare bedroom as "Sophie's room". At mealtimes she goes to her room to be fed and she remains there for one hour. That's 2 hours a day that the other 2 cats get relief from her. Being by herself for those 2 hours a day seems to calm her down. Occasionally she has a "pissy" day and has to have time outs. This time she has alone seems to be soothing to her and she's always better behaved when she comes out. I never make her stay in there for more than an hour at a time though. I don't want her to view it as punishment. Perhaps that's all your male needs is some alone time once a day. If you try it, do be consistent. When the attacks start don't chase him, just pick him up and give him some love and stay with him a few minutes before you close the door and leave him. As for the female wolfing down food, try to watch for when she's eating and if she's wolfing remove the food for a few minutes. When you put it back give her some strokes to reassure and help calm her. It also might be worth the investment to try the Feliway products. It has a good reputation for calming stressed and aggressive cats. Here is a link to the product where you can read more about it    http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/pr...

  4. buy them like a little stuffed animal the size of a cat and start bugging them with the stuffed animal, like wave the stuffed animal's tail in your cat's face so that your cat's attack the stuffed animal instead of eachother, thats what i did and it worked pretty good.

  5. That's too bad.

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