Cat Aggressions in the
Same House

The kitties that have grown up together are in the habit of get well when they are adult, although they are not brothers. Generally, also the parents and the kitties are in the habit of continue being affection, but there are exceptions. Can arise fights on the hierarchy if two animals see one to another one as the same range. Sometimes, the disputes arise when the cat of a house comes to the puberty (6-10 months) or to the maturity (2-4 years) or when a new visitor appears before to an established group. The heaping and the nerviosism can break the social harmony, but sometimes there is no explanation for a sudden hatred. In the serious cases, the only solution is to look for another house to one of the cats.

When we take a new cat to house, it is necessary to try to minimize the possible friction following the recommendations above. The key of the familiarity between cats is the smell, so that it is important to wait at least one week that the cat or already resident cats get used to the smell of the new visitor. It is not necessary to let the new cat free around the house until he has been accepted by the residents. Can spend several weeks before we could know how they are going to get well. It is possible that they never be the best friends, but it is not necessary to worry for it providing that each one respects the space of the others.

Q/A My cat Toffee has started spitting at his sister, Peladilla, who has just returned from spending one week in the veterinary clinic. What is happening?

Probably, Peladilla takes still the smell of the hospital and she smells different to to Toffe. Bathe her, to take out the strange smells from her or, still better, bathe the two and dry them with the same towel: this will do that their smells are mixed and that Toffe and his sister becomes reconciled. If this does not result, separate them to avoid fights and ask an expert for advice.

Our cat Zape was looking through the window at the neighbor's cat grumbling at him. When our cat Zipi was passing close to him, Zape bit her suddenly. Now Zipi has panic over him. What can I do?

Zape wanted to fight with the cat of your neighbor and Zipi came in a bad moment. It's called forwarded aggression and sometimes it can go against the persons. Try to prevent that Zipi see the real goal of his hatred and intervene immediately with a water pistol if she shows aggressive with Zipi. Give them too much space, but try to give them of eating one next to another one and caressing them in the same room. Put a different sleigh-bell to every cat, in order that you know where they are.

There is a male cat who pursues our two sterilized cats even inside the house. He has started eating his food and, which is worse, wetting in the house. What can we do?

Probably, the best solution is a cathole with a device capable of recognizing the sensors of a special necklaces that should take your cats, on the way that it can open just for them Try to talk also with the owner of the cat or, if he is a vagabond cat, call to the local kennel.