Otis Almost got in a fight this morning.

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My Otis almost got in a fight with this HUGE cat this morning when he got outside( I did'nt even know he was out there) All I heard was a cat fight outside my bedroom window and when I go to see what was happening I find him out there with this great big cat. Then when I chase the other cat off, otis starts hissing at me, I was kinda surpised at him for hissing at me because he never does.

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Megan, sorry you got a scare ! Otis might have WANTED to mix it up a little with the other cat, and when you broke it up he could have been a little dissapointed, or he could have still been in the fight "mode", and you were a convienient outlet for a little of his hostility. In such a situation, be slow to touch a cat, and talk softly to him and be sure you have his attention before touching him. He will come around, but it might take a minute or two. Leonard.
 
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Oh...he's fine as soon as I got him in the house he was purring so ...he's not to mad at me. Otis has never tried to attack me before so I never have to worry about that. I think I may have possibly embarrassed him
but there was just no way I was gonna let him fight a cat that huge.
 
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Oh for goodness sake.... Otis' reaction had nothing to do with "disappointment". That's just a machismo emotion projected onto an animal that doesn't think that way. Cats don't "want" to fight, it is an instinctive drive and they take no pleasure from it. Fact is, Megan did the best possible thing by breaking up the fight, and most probably avoiding some hefty vet bills.

It's called redirected aggression. He was in a fight or flight mode, his adrenaline was going, and he was physically and mentally prepared to fight. He couldn't simply turn that off in a split second. He didn't mean anything by it toward you.


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Originally Posted by valanhb

Oh for goodness sake.... Otis' reaction had nothing to do with "disappointment". That's just a machismo emotion projected onto an animal that doesn't think that way. Cats don't "want" to fight, it is an instinctive drive and they take no pleasure from it. Fact is, Megan did the best possible thing by breaking up the fight, and most probably avoiding some hefty vet bills.

It's called redirected aggression. He was in a fight or flight mode, his adrenaline was going, and he was physically and mentally prepared to fight. He couldn't simply turn that off in a split second. He didn't mean anything by it toward you.


I'll move this to Behavior.
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I will concur with this Megan..Cats don't want to fight. Its an instinct and a last resort. Many cats (and dogs even) will be in that reactive misdirected mode for awhile after such an encounter...Some cats even do it when they are inside but see another cat outside as a threat to their territory...
I am glad he is safe inside now..
 
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