Prevent Fighting When You Own Multiple Cats

If you should have multiple cats or reside in a neighborhood where there are a lot of cats you already know that cats do fight. Cats express their discontent with other cats by picking fights. When you fully grasp the reasons why cats fight you are able to better determine how to forestall your cats from fighting down the road. Discussed below are the primary reasons why cats fight.

They are being territorial

Cats are very territorial a lot more so as compared with dogs. Whenever they think that their territory has been or is going to be invaded they are going to fight. They will even hiss and paw at cats who have been in the house even longer than they have. Both female and male cats are just as territorial so recognize that it has absolutely nothing to do with gender. One way to prevent territorial battles would be to establish a place for each cat in your home.

They are fighting for Social Rank

This is prevalent in male cats if you possess more than one male in the home. Even neutered males are prone to fighting to establish rank. Male cats will battle to establish themselves as the head of the cat hierarchy. Two cats might position their bodies, then begin howling and screaming at one another.  If one of the cats walk away or back down, then the catfight is invariably avoided. If neither cat is willing to back down they will continue to fight until one surrenders. There are normally no incidents suffered in these kinds of combats and it is rarely probable that your interference will be necessary.

They are expressing internal aggression

Cats also fight due to some kind of redirected aggression and this is fairly common, especially with indoor cats. They may battle for your attention, for each others attention or for simple things like who gets the treats first. These kinds of battles are quite common and short lived.

If you have to handle the occasional fight understand that this is quite normal for cats. When there is a bonafide threat to a cat you will most certainly be able to distinguish. In these scenarios you will need to intervene before there is any bloodshed. When you do intercede do this cautiously to protect yourself from getting scratched. You can get their attention by making a loud sound or spraying them with water and then administering corrective actions.

Bottom line is that it’s in cats nature to fight and you should take whatsoever safeguards you can to forestall fighting like making sure each cat has his or her own toys, space and utensils. Monitor the fighting and get involved when necessary.

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