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cats not getting on
Hi, I am probably answering my own question here....
I have two cats, one is 3 and the other not yet a year old. The older one has been neutered, the younger one has not yet been done. They used to get on and tollerate each other, now the older one growels and the pesky little one. Is this because he still has his bits and the older one sees or smells this as a threat to his position?
I have two cats, one is 3 and the other not yet a year old. The older one has been neutered, the younger one has not yet been done. They used to get on and tollerate each other, now the older one growels and the pesky little one. Is this because he still has his bits and the older one sees or smells this as a threat to his position?
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We have had theis type of question before -
Cats are pack animals, and there is a pecking order.
A maturing cat down the line will often try his luck at moving up the order by challening a senior cat. This will end in one of two ways - senior cat will inform junior that he is punching above his weight - this will take the form of a lot of noise, spitting, and yowling, the odd fight, and then things will go on as before, or -
the junior cat will manage to assert his position, which will usually be the result of a lot more yowling, spitting, and more serious fights, then some sulking and avoidance of each other, and then everything will settle down.
What you as pack leader need to do is keep out of it, let them sort it out for themselves, and everything will return to normal - until the next time.
This is all perfectly normal behaviour, and it is the way of the cat world, so resist the temptation to step in - especially in defence of the under-cat, which ever one it may be.
They must sort it out for themselves, and having done so, everyone will settle down, and life will go on.
Cats are pack animals, and there is a pecking order.
A maturing cat down the line will often try his luck at moving up the order by challening a senior cat. This will end in one of two ways - senior cat will inform junior that he is punching above his weight - this will take the form of a lot of noise, spitting, and yowling, the odd fight, and then things will go on as before, or -
the junior cat will manage to assert his position, which will usually be the result of a lot more yowling, spitting, and more serious fights, then some sulking and avoidance of each other, and then everything will settle down.
What you as pack leader need to do is keep out of it, let them sort it out for themselves, and everything will return to normal - until the next time.
This is all perfectly normal behaviour, and it is the way of the cat world, so resist the temptation to step in - especially in defence of the under-cat, which ever one it may be.
They must sort it out for themselves, and having done so, everyone will settle down, and life will go on.
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