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| 866.1 | | WRKSYS::MACKAY_E | | Thu Mar 02 1995 06:56 | 16 |
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re. .0
I have 2 neutered males. They don't go looking for fights. *BUT*
they still fight any cat or dog, male or female, wandering into the
our yard or their definition of our yard. And yes, they get beaten up
once in a while, quite a few times they needed vet attention. One male
learnt how to spray even after neutering at 6 months and nothing we tried
could change his instincts/habits.
IMO, the outcoming depends a lot upon the other tom cat's behavior,
and how territorial your tom cat is. A book I read said that neutered
males are *MORE* territorial than un-neutered males.
Eva
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| 866.2 | | USCTR1::MERRITT_S | Kitty City | Thu Mar 02 1995 08:56 | 7 |
| I believe if you neuter Hanni you will solve some of the problems
because un-neutered animals do fight more for their territory.
It would also be helpful if you could neuter the other Tom cat
that is in your neighborhood.
Sandy
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| 866.3 | | PADC::KOLLING | | Thu Mar 02 1995 09:38 | 9 |
| I think you should seriously consider keeping your cats inside; Hanni
cannot be very happy in the current situation. In my experience, it
takes 2-3 weeks for a previously outdoor cat to adjust to being
indoors, and stop asking to go out. My kitties have toys, perches
(bookcases, dressers, etc.) in front of windows, inside and seem
quite happy. I play catch the catnip mouse with them and other
games, although they also get exercise just racketing around the
house.
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| 866.4 | | PEKING::MUGGLETONJ | | Thu Mar 02 1995 11:57 | 16 |
| Thank you for the replies so far.
re .1 and .2
I didn't make it clear that it is not a case of Hanni defending his
territory. The other cat comes looking for him to beat him up. Hanni
tries to run away - the coward :-) - but isn't fast enough. Our next
door neighbour has 2 cats and Hanni takes no notice if they come in our
garden, and he goes in their garden and there is no fighting.
re .3
I don't think it's feasible to keep cats indoors in the UK. We don't
have air-conditioning or anything like that. We live in a bungalow in
a semi-rural area (fields opposite) and always have windows open.
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| 866.5 | | WRKSYS::MACKAY_E | | Thu Mar 02 1995 12:07 | 8 |
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re .4
So you are hoping that by neutering your cat, the other tom cat will
leave your cat alone? That's sounds reasonable.
Eva
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| 866.6 | | WRKSYS::MACKAY_E | | Thu Mar 02 1995 12:15 | 11 |
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After more thoughts,
So the question is will the other tom cat still consider
your cat a threat after neutering? Will there still be "stuff"
in a neutered male cat's urine to "annoy" a tom cat? Maybe a
vet or breeder would the answer.
Eva
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| 866.7 | Neutering may work, then again... | NEWOA::GATHERN | | Fri Mar 03 1995 10:03 | 11 |
| Both of my cats have been neutered, but it didn't stop a big black tom
called Clyde beating them up. He used to swagger around as though he
owned the place. My youngest cat, a Birman, seemed to avoid most of the
trouble but my eldest moggie stood his ground now and then which
resulted in one very expensive visit to the vet.
We also had to fit an electronic cat flap, which stopped him following
our cats through the old cat flap and spraying inside.
Dave
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