| Title: | Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected |
| Notice: | purrrrr... |
| Moderator: | JULIET::CORDES_JA |
| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1079 |
| Total number of notes: | 28858 |
Hello,
I thought I'd ask fellow FELINE noters for their ideas to help me
out of a dilemma.
Currently I have a 5 yr old spayed female cat, Squiff. I have owned
her since a kitten and she was the runt of a litter. She is very
friendly with people, but aggressive towards other cats. She is
too small to handle herself in a cat fight and ends up being
bullied by her neighbourhood "peers".
Now the problem. My fiancee lives only 4 doors away and owns her
own cat, Amber. Both mine and my fiancee's house have cat flaps
for convenience. Amber has taken to coming around to my house
when noone's around (except Squiff) and bullies my cat mercilessly.
I know this happens 'cos I find fur around and have caught her
coming in on numerous occasions.
I plan to sell my house very shortly and this poses the real problem.
I don't think there is a chance these two will be able to live
together, given the history of fighting. Even if I try to move
Squiff in with Amber, my former home is only a few yards away, so
Squiff will probably try to remain at the old address.
I am thinking in terms of finding a new home for Squiff, unless
anyone can think of anything to try. I'd be particularly
interested in others who have overcome similar problems.
Graham Warnes
PS: Amber is quite friendly with other cats, she just hates mine !
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| 579.1 | MORLEY::CARR | Dave Carr 845-2317 | Mon Aug 02 1993 07:06 | 10 | |
Graham, As you know, we have 2 cats, and I often find clumps of fur when they've been "playing" together (though of course they have grown up together). Are they actually at the point of injuring one another - are they drawing blood? Perhaps they have already started a process of determining who will be the dominant cat in the shared territory...? Best of luck, Dave. | |||||
| 579.2 | EBYGUM::WARNESG | This space deliberately left blank | Mon Aug 02 1993 07:57 | 14 | |
Hi Dave,
Yes, I'm afraid it's real "to the death" type stuff when they meet.
Your theory about the territorial thing is interesting. The problem
is that although my cat is aggressive, it is a master of being able
to slip away into some hiding place too small for (let's face it
slightly plump) Amber to follow. I guess the territorial struggle
never gets resolved, which must be frustrating to Amber who would
I'm sure, become the dominant cat if she were only given a chance.
Graham
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| 579.3 | POWDML::MANDILE | medium and messy | Mon Aug 02 1993 08:48 | 15 | |
I have a similar problem. One of my outdoor cats is the most
timid thing, and every cat in the neighborhood intimidates and/
or beats the heck out of her. My other outdoor cat started to do
the same thing, picking on her and driving her away. I made it
quite clear to her that the other cat was welcome, and was not
to be bothered. This took a lot of effort on my part, as I had
to interfere whenever I caught her stalking the timid cat. I
would toss a glass of water at her, chase her off, pick her up
and shut her in the barn, etc. etc.
It has worked well, to the point where she will leave her alone
to eat in peace, at least if I'm around! (8 The timid cat was actually
owned by a house about 3 houses down, but she was actually starving
to death, because she was so timid....
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