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Cat aggressive towards new kitten

post #1 of 2
9/11/10 at 7:11am
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Hi all,

I have a 1.5 year old named Charlie. We decided he needed a friend and adopted a five month old kitten, Eva. We had had cats in the house before that Charlie got along with and since we live in a small one bedroom apartment (and therefore its not easy to keep two cats separated), we did not do a very slow introduction. It has been a month and Charlie grooms Eva all the time and they often sleep together. However, during his "crazy" hours, he can get aggressive towards her. He will try to get her to chase him, and when she doesn't respond, he seems to get frustrated and will attack her from behind, biting her neck and kicking her. She will hiss and hide under the bed or coffee table. After a couple of minutes she comes out and does not seem to be afraid of him. In general, we separate them and try to give them their own play time, but I am concerned since he is twice her size and will hurt her. I am also puzzled because he will be affectionate towards her, but then overly aggressive towards her.

Please note that they are both spayed/neutered. I appreciate an advice you may have.
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post #2 of 2
9/11/10 at 11:40am
He's a dominate cat, that yes is likely frustrated that she doesn't play how he'd like. This is why I suggest if people have a high energy cat, especially a young male cat, that they get similar so that they can keep up.
Maybe I've only had wussy girls, but I've always noticed that they get fed up with rough play a lot quicker unless they really want it themselves. Male kittens will just keep going until they run out of energy.

She should be old enough to take care of herself. They really need to sort it out themselves. But try to play more with Charlie. Really intensive tiring play with a Da Bird or another wand toy and/or a laser pointer.
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