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Knowflake Posts: 103
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted April 06, 2004 02:39 PM
 
Help!!!
I think I just need to be told that its ok.2 cats one male one female
litter mates (they have never been apart)
both fixed at 16 weeks (on the same day in the same hospital... came home in the same box) They will be 2 years old in August 2004 They are indoor/outdoor. They do not stay out at night-I know this is bad but I live in a 400 square foor back house in LA, I was only going to take one kitten but they woman I got them from was having a hard time placing the female. I said I would take her for a couple of weeks...that being said I have 2 but my place is just too small to have the m both inside the house) I didn't start letting them out until they were ayear old. Anyway...
Thye fight. They have always played around but now they don't sleep together anymore. (They are both on the bed with me but not snuggled together like before) and the male will stak the feamle into a corner until she rolls over claws extended the whole deal. Next day the male will be lying down in King of the Castle mode and she will prance up to hom and SWAT claws and all right across the face of the male. Now it would be kinda funny except I don't like them fighting and I don't know what has caused it. Maybe they are just sick of each other maybe they are just young?? HELP anybody got any ideas... Amber
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Aphrodite
Moderator Posts: 3400
From: San Francisco, CA, United States
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted April 06, 2004 02:44 PM
My cat has behavioral problems too. I went to the SPCA and got a lot of insight about what was going on. The information was free and the volunteer was helpful. May be you can give the SPCA a visit?IP: Logged |
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Knowflake Posts: 103
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted April 06, 2004 03:11 PM
OOO...Didn't even think about that...
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purplezen
Knowflake Posts: 386
From: outer space
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted April 06, 2004 08:28 PM
If they are young cats, maybe they are just playing?IP: Logged |
tahariel
Knowflake Posts: 117
From: south wales
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted April 06, 2004 10:16 PM
Are you 100% sure they are not playing ? My kittens look as if they are being viscious but they are just playing. They will bite each others throats quite strongly, I hate it but I know it's fine.
Other than that, is jealousy an issue at all ?
ivillage has cat behavioural problems message board, I recommed them !IP: Logged |
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Knowflake Posts: 103
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted April 07, 2004 11:43 AM
Thanks so much...
I will try Icats and the SPCAThey maybe. It is interesting that they don't fight over food???(They have seperate bowls but they are right next to each other) and they don't fight at the litter box. I only have one (its big but still...) They are young, I guess???? No one comes out worse for ware but... (Here is comes...) My friend's cats get along great!!! (Of course there is about a 5-6 year difference between them... Thanks for the ideas guys It will be OK. If I find 'the' answer I'll post to let you know Happy Wednesday! Amber IP: Logged |
silverbells
Knowflake Posts: 1046
From: maryland
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted April 07, 2004 12:53 PM
Animals have their own culture just like humans. They have important interanimal issues and perhaps they are having personality differences that they are hashing out. Watch them to see if they make up the next day. When my cats (3, two males and one female) were approaching age 1 they used to get into serious fights all of the time and sometimes the conflict would last for days and then I would see them licking each other and then the fights would start again. Who really knows why they are fighting? They should be allowed to have whatever interaction they would like because humans enjoy that freedom and it is good. As long as they are your cats and they live together and one is not being victimized constantly, then... ------------------
Loneliness makes you strong, only love makes you free - Michael Franks IP: Logged |
tahariel
Knowflake Posts: 117
From: south wales
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted April 07, 2004 09:38 PM
"It is interesting that they don't fight over food???(They have seperate bowls but they are right next to each other) and they don't fight at the litter box. I only have one (its big but still...)"They won't fight over food as it's simply to precious ! Mine will check to see if the others have more food, but to fight would waste valuable eating time ! As for the litter box, I think they understand how vunerable the other is while using it. Mine will queue up and wait :0) IP: Logged |
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Knowflake Posts: 103
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted April 08, 2004 11:52 AM
That's funny!!! (Queing up!!)I never thought about it really. You guys have been such a big help. This is the first time in my life that I have had pets on my own (as a kid but Mom handled the tough stuff  ) I think maybe I was just trying to force what I think they should be...as opposed to just letting them figure it out. No one is hurt and I don't sense any victamization (sorry about the spelling). I'm loving the advice...thank you so much...
I think I just need/needed some hand holding
 Love,
Amber
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tahariel
Knowflake Posts: 117
From: south wales
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted April 08, 2004 05:42 PM
Yep, everyone loves to watch mine queing up ! Sometimes two will go in the same box too ! They don't like to be parted :0)This is the first time I've had kittens too, but I armed myself ! Looking into cat behaviour really will help. I read "Psycho Kitty" by Pam Johnson-Bennett, that opened my eyes well up. If you can get behind the reasons of why cats do the stuff they do, the rest comes almost as common sense. It's just like cracking a code really, I've managed to break mine of a few bad habits, not bad for my first 3 kittens ! Your cats sound perfectly fine, you have no reason to worry about a thing ! IP: Logged |
pidaua
Knowflake Posts: 1857
From: Annapolis, Maryland USA
Registered: May 2002
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posted April 22, 2004 04:48 PM
I have had my two cats for ummm well, Phoebe the calico since she was 8 weeks old October 1996 and Fletcher was about 4 years old when I adopted him in December 1997. At the time I had a cranky Siamese and she hated both of them. Phoebe and Fletcher are like brother and sister. They fight, chase, stalk, lick, snuggle all within the same hour LOL.....sometimes fat Phoebe will be laying there all content and Fletcher will just sit on her..she whines and then he nibbles on her head and runs...Of course, she must then get her watermelon of a body up and give chase. I sometimes worry the downstairs neighbors must think I have a toddler because when she runs...the whole place shakes - okay - that's an exaggeration. They are not outdoor cats at all - only indoors as both of them are former HBC (hit by car) survivors that I rehabed and brought home. Fletcher was a thrown out of car..then hit by car survivor that lived with a Vet friend of mine first before she gave him to me. He was a big pain at first...and we didn't like each other - now I love him with all my heart and he follows me around like a puppy. In any case, they fight for the heck of it. Just like I did when I was a kid with my brother and although I don't wrestle my bro now - we still verbally banter at the age of 34 and 30 Both cats enjoy sitting out on my balcony to enjoy the sun and evening. They are not interested in jumping because the outside world is scary..they know it from experience. I wouldn't worry too much unless they end up hurting each other. The screams are normal - goes back to their primitive instinct to hunt and stalk and whine like heck. IP: Logged |
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