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Sexual or dominance behavior

post #1 of 3
1/11/10 at 8:46pm
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OK. Tonight I saw something I have not seen before. One male cat mounting and humping another. At first I thought it was dominance behavior... Casper not liking Ghost on his window perch.. He jumped up and pinned Ghost and had him by the neck... the next thing I see... Casper going through the "motions" and then licking Ghost's face. This happened twice and Ghost didn't seem upset!

So, are they a couple now? Or is this like apes and monkeys ... where males will mount a lesser male to show dominance?
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post #2 of 3
1/11/10 at 9:05pm
If everyone's neutered, it's dominance.
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post #3 of 3
1/11/10 at 9:11pm
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Originally Posted by missymotus View Post
If everyone's neutered, it's dominance.
Thanks. Casper is a timid cat... He is afraid of the other cats, except Ghost. He does get bullied by Archie, so I think he is taking it out on poor little Ghostie.

How do I handle this? Do I keep Ghost out of Cas' room (Cas has his own room cuz of his fears.) Do I separate them? I pulled Cas off of Ghost the second time.

Would some Feliway help, ya think??? Didn't seem to help Casper before....
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