One of my cats will bite the other at least once a day. He was wildly aggressive toward other cats (but wildly affectionate toward people) when we took him in, and would initiate fights with any other cats he saw. They could just be sitting a few feet off,and he'd growl, hiss, and then run over and start slapping and biting them, usually getting his eager butt stomped into a fine kitty powder. (this only happened twice, both times he'd snuck out. The first time I did not realize it until I heard him growling, and the second time I was not home, but bf was). He would even try to fight his reflection in the mirror. His favorite thing was to be as big a jerk as possible to our resident cat ( it was almost a miracle to NOT hear her screaming in pain as he randomly decided she needed teeth and claws in her neck and body for breathing the same air as him when they were in the same room), and as a result, they spent lots of time seperated from each other.
Now, a year later, he has calmed down a lot, but still seems to think that it is his main purpose in life to terrorize our other cat. She could be doing anything, from simply walking to sleeping to using the litterbox, and he will stalk her like prey, chattering, pounce on her, and bite her, provoking a fight. She always beats him and moves to higher ground, and he runs away meowing. While he is taking the brunt (and deserves it for being such a jerk) of the consequence of fighting, I would love to put a stop to this behavior once and for all before it goes beyond him being scratched up and half-shaved.
They are both fully indoor, and have both been fixed for a quite a few months. They each get hours of petting and playtime a day. One is fed in the livingroom,and one in the kitchen. They get the same foods, plus treats. I buy a few of each toy so that there are enough to go around No one bothers anyone else at mealtime. Both dig into their respective bowls, clean up, and are off to do whatever. Everything is fine, except that for some reason, he can't seem to stop randomly pouncing on her and sinking his teeth into her spine or randomly diving at her and biting her head when she is grooming herself. She used to be totally laid back, but has become skittish and paranoid due to his terrorizing her.
Does anyone have any tips on how I can fix this problem once and for all besides getting rid of one of them? He is ALWAYS the provoker, and the attacks are so random that I am very sure there is not one external thing causing it.
Now, a year later, he has calmed down a lot, but still seems to think that it is his main purpose in life to terrorize our other cat. She could be doing anything, from simply walking to sleeping to using the litterbox, and he will stalk her like prey, chattering, pounce on her, and bite her, provoking a fight. She always beats him and moves to higher ground, and he runs away meowing. While he is taking the brunt (and deserves it for being such a jerk) of the consequence of fighting, I would love to put a stop to this behavior once and for all before it goes beyond him being scratched up and half-shaved.
They are both fully indoor, and have both been fixed for a quite a few months. They each get hours of petting and playtime a day. One is fed in the livingroom,and one in the kitchen. They get the same foods, plus treats. I buy a few of each toy so that there are enough to go around No one bothers anyone else at mealtime. Both dig into their respective bowls, clean up, and are off to do whatever. Everything is fine, except that for some reason, he can't seem to stop randomly pouncing on her and sinking his teeth into her spine or randomly diving at her and biting her head when she is grooming herself. She used to be totally laid back, but has become skittish and paranoid due to his terrorizing her.
Does anyone have any tips on how I can fix this problem once and for all besides getting rid of one of them? He is ALWAYS the provoker, and the attacks are so random that I am very sure there is not one external thing causing it.
