Hi All,
I posted sometime ago about 9 month old sister cats wrestling/playing with each other and I got some helpful answers but I wanted to ask about some other tips.
Usually the two girls get along but every now and then there seems to be a big fight and usually it is the same one being the aggressor. This sometimes results in one cat cowering down and running away.
We think that, like kids, one cat wants to play with the other but the other cat doesn't want to play at the moment. The reaction is of course negative from the cat who does want to play. Other times the two will run after each other and play just fine with no problems.
We have taken the steps of isolating the two, putting the aggressor into a room that is less appealing than the rest of the apartment but this has so far only led to temporary relief.
I have read many conflicting things saying that one should isolate the aggressor, one should not isolate the aggressor, one should spray/not spray the aggressor, etc.
It is most likely a territorial issue and, because cats are territorial by nature, there is not much we can do about that. We plan to take them to the vet in the next week or so but I wanted to see if our ideas of one cat trying to play and the other get annoyed might be correct. Like I said, they get along fine for the most part but every now and then one acts out.
They have been here for a little over a month now so perhaps there is still a battle for territory but I'm not sure. I'm trying to figure out all the possibilities so we can take the right steps.
Sorry for the semi-same post but I figured the behaviors were a little different than the post before so it warranted a new post.
Thank you for your help.
- Confused new cat owners
I posted sometime ago about 9 month old sister cats wrestling/playing with each other and I got some helpful answers but I wanted to ask about some other tips.
Usually the two girls get along but every now and then there seems to be a big fight and usually it is the same one being the aggressor. This sometimes results in one cat cowering down and running away.
We think that, like kids, one cat wants to play with the other but the other cat doesn't want to play at the moment. The reaction is of course negative from the cat who does want to play. Other times the two will run after each other and play just fine with no problems.
We have taken the steps of isolating the two, putting the aggressor into a room that is less appealing than the rest of the apartment but this has so far only led to temporary relief.
I have read many conflicting things saying that one should isolate the aggressor, one should not isolate the aggressor, one should spray/not spray the aggressor, etc.
It is most likely a territorial issue and, because cats are territorial by nature, there is not much we can do about that. We plan to take them to the vet in the next week or so but I wanted to see if our ideas of one cat trying to play and the other get annoyed might be correct. Like I said, they get along fine for the most part but every now and then one acts out.
They have been here for a little over a month now so perhaps there is still a battle for territory but I'm not sure. I'm trying to figure out all the possibilities so we can take the right steps.
Sorry for the semi-same post but I figured the behaviors were a little different than the post before so it warranted a new post.
Thank you for your help.
- Confused new cat owners
