I’m sorry... was that directed at me or someone else?

ok to make answering all of your questions and not missing any i've copied
and pasted your post and i'll put answers beside your questions in CAPS. I
have erased all non question to make this post a little shorter. and thank
you so much for your input!  =)

Are the cats all neutered, the vaccinations and boosters up to date? YES ALL
OF THEM ARE FIXED AND UP TO DATE.

Are the cats in questions showing any other strange behavior such as
urinating outside the box? NO, NONE OF THEM ARE.

Ok   how did you introduce them to the other cats?  I going to bet that you
just put them together.  If you did not let them get used to one another on
their terms  some of the conditions you described are going to happen due to
dominant behavior specially with 7 other cats in the house. OF COURSE WE DID
NOT FORCE THEM ONTO EACH OTHER. WE LET THEM GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER ON THEIR
OWN TERMS. WE RESCUE CATS AND WE HAVE WORKED WITH ALOT OF THEM. I'VE EVEN
TAKEN A CLASS TO LEARN THE PROPER TECHNIQUES TO TAKE CARE OF THEM (THE CLASS
NEVER TOUCHED BASE OF AGGRESSION) HENCE WHY I AM HERE ASKING MY QUESTION.

Why were any of the other cats aggressive when you first go them? NO NOT ALL
OF THEM. A FEW HAVE BEEN BUT CALMED DOWN AFTER GETTING USE TO US.

A cat might calm down to a human but may maintain the aggressive behavior
towards other cats.  Are any of the other cats fighting? THE ONLY CAT THAT IS
EVEN SLIGHTLY AGGRESSIVE TO ANY OTHER CAT IS MY LITTLE ORANGE ONE. WE HAVEN'T
INTRODUCED THE NEWEST ONE TO ANY OF THE CATS YET. HE'S NEVER HAD TO LIVE WITH
OTHER CATS SO WE HAVE HIM IN OUR COMPUTER ROOM BY HIMSELF (WITH NO OTHER CATS)
AND WE GO SPEND TIME WITH HIM EVERYDAY. AS A MATTER OF FACT HE IS WITH ME
RIGHT NOW.

Is their stress in the house such as moving furniture etc beside a new
addition in the cage? NOT AT THIS TIME.

What is the cat in the cage for is there no other place to keep him in an
environment that he can feel safe.  Do the other cats have access to the
area where the cage is kept.  This bad behavior can be standard reaction to
a stressful environment. SEE ANSWER TO QUESTION ABOVE.

How much room do you have.  You have eight cats one in a cage that means
they need a lot of room. THEY HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM. 4 OF THE CATS ARE INDOOR-
OUTDOOR CATS AND COME IN AND OUT AS THEY PLEASE.

The hissing thing well it works and it doesn't work both side of the
argument can be stated but will cause a flame war that I am not interested
in dealing with.  If the person doing it backs down from the cat in the
dominance issue the cat wins.  If the person try's to establish dominance
over an cat all they get is a cat scared of them.  See how either side of
the debate can start a problem. I ONLY TRIED THIS TECHNIQUE A FEW TIMES, SAW
THAT IT DIDN'T WORK AND HAVE NOT DONE IT SINCE. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I READ
ON ONE OF THE MANY WEB SITES I'VE GONE ON TO REGUARDING AGGRESSIVE CATS.

IMO I am going to say there is alot more going on then wrote about.  It
almost sounds like you have more than you can handle or need some outside
help to step in and definitely help with the cats.  And that is not accusing
you of anything just an observation from your post and response. THERE ARE 4
OF US HERE IN MY HOUSE INCLUDING MYSELF. THERES MY MOTHER, FATHER, AND
BROTHER. WE EACH HAVE 2 CATS EACH TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CATS GET THE SAME
AMOUNT OF LOVING AND CARE. THE ORANGE CAT IS MINE AND THE ONE THAT WAS CAGED
IS MY MOTHERS. SO I DO HAVE PLENTY OF HELP.

THANKS AGAIN,
ANGIE

I'm sorry but I think that you have me all wrong! You basically just told me
that you, in some sense do the same thing that I do... only instead of
hissing or using water, you use air! And for the same reason I do. and like
I’ve tried telling you before, which I’m guessing since you've already have
this horrible image of me in your mind, I only tried the hissing and water
thing a few times, got no results from it and so I stopped doing it! And as
for "feeling emotionally rejected by a cat" I don't. I could care less how it
makes me feel. My main concern is my cats. I don’t like seeing them looking
as scared all the time. I don't believe that an animal could live happy like
that. Now once again I’m sorry that you have this image of me but you have it
all wrong. I love my cats, and there is absolutely nothing that I wouldn't do
for them! Including coming on websites and getting criticized by people like
you that make up images when instead of jumping to conclusions all you had to
do was just simply ask instead of assuming! But once again thanks for your
input!

Angie

Well everyone this is the last time I'm coming on this site... thanks to
everyone that has helped and just to let everyone know cat # 2 is doing great!
Thanks to you Alison. You have been the most help and for that I am very
grateful! He is now loose in the house not attacking anyone and hasn't got
into any fights with any other cats. He is still a little skittish but that's
with all cats in a new home. When we first rescued him we were just going to
keep him for a while until we found him a new and good home, but seeing how
much trouble he had just adjusting to us we've decided to keep him instead of
letting him go though the same fight with other people that might hurt him!
As for my little orange cat, she's still very very mean but I've given it a
lot of thought and I love her just the way she is... like me =) She's just
feisty and needs more attention then the others or in some cases less
attention. I've also thought that I might just go ahead and get her soft paws
and keep her in my room away from the other cats. That should give the other
cats in the house a break since she does have them all afraid of her even
though she's half, if not less, their size. =) but thanks once again Alison,
Tracyrose, NMR, and anyone else that has actually tried to help! (You know
who you are) Have a great year oh and thanks for the typing lessons cybercat
I honestly don’t know if I could have gone on though life typing like I was
if it wasn’t for you! =) Bye All!!