i have 2 desexed male cats. one is 2 years old and has lived here since being a baby. the other is 6 years old and has been with us for 8 months. they fight nonstop. to the extent of causing serious injury. the 6 year old also attacks my 3 year old desexed female. she has been living here for 18 months and gets on well with the 2 year old male and our other cat, an 8 month old desexed female we have a very unhappy household. please can somebody help sort this mess out
2006-10-24 11:30:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
i have been using a spray bottle with lavander water when i catch them fighting but we live on a farm and i can't always be there.
2006-10-24 12:43:18 · update #1
This 6 year old is trying to win the dominant spot in your household. Even fixed cats are territorial. If he is seriously injuring the others, he may have to go. Spats and hiss fights are normal when you have several cats in the same house, but I wouldn't let him hurt the others seriously. I have 4 and every day somebody hisses at somebody about something but they have never hurt each other.
2006-10-24 12:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be asking a veterinarian. People on yahoo are all just a bunch of amateurs. But one guess I have is that maybe they detect a smell they don't like. One cat has a smell that drives the other one crazy. Trying washing the cats. Also, try burning a candle to change the scent of the room. See if they still fight. Are there any other scents in the house like cigarette smoke or scents from a trash can? Maybe this is setting them off.
2006-10-24 18:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by rasckal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you may have two Alpha Male katz. If everyone is getting along but the 6 year old, he may be happier in a one kitty household. If this has been going on for longer than a few months, it sounds like it's not just a "pecking order" problem. At one time, we had 8 katz, and had a similar problem. The one who didn't get along with anyone went to live with my Mom, and he is just pleased as punch to be "master of his domain." My remaining seven all get along, and are much happier without the brute around...
2006-10-24 20:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by ihave5katz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a cat carried I'd suggest punishing the instigator in the fights by placing them in the carrier for a while. Eventually he will get the hint that fighting = isolation. Babies learn much the same way.
2006-10-24 18:37:49 · answer #4 · answered by lil_love1982 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a spray bottle with a stream setting and put water into it. Whenever they start to fight squirt them with the water bottle, cats hate that........pretty soon they will make the connection and stop fighting.
2006-10-24 18:42:24 · answer #5 · answered by Scotty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like they just don't like each other. You can wait for them to get used to each other or find one of the males another home.
2006-10-24 18:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by Spekter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋