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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2006Bullying between cats in the neighbourhood?
A few days ago, after coming back from work our cat was sitting on the windowsil looking out the window. He was watching another cat who was on our garden fence with his back arched. One of the kids spotted him and ran outside in an attempt to bring him in the house but the cat ran off before they could get near it. Jez, our cat, ran upstairs and Pete caught him wondering around as though he was looking for this cat. He then spent the whole weekend hiding under beds, on top of warldrobes and being hesitant about going outside. He's started to use his litter tray much more frequently than usual and has lost his appetite. I have heard that cats have been known to bully more timid cats in their neighbourhoods. Jez hardly goes out as it is. He was a stray who we took in and used to be fairly timid whenever we tried playing with him. Do you think it's possible that this cat we saw could be bullying Jez? > A few days ago, after coming back from work our cat was sitting on the > windowsil looking out the window. He was watching another cat who was [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > with him. Do you think it's possible that this cat we saw could be > bullying Jez? Of course. As long as you allow your cat to roam unsupervised, anything can happen. <SNIP> . Do you think it's possible that this cat we saw could be > > bullying Jez? > > Of course. As long as you allow your cat to roam unsupervised, > anything can happen. ... Of course, NOTHING can happen to a cat left inside while your at work all day... Why do people think that a species that is a nocturnal hunter & has bbeen for 10's of thousands of years is better off locked up in a man made box??? Nature is perfect!!! We do NOT know better. You need look no farther than Dick Cheyney to demonstrate this... Mathew Butler to 3 cats: Chablis, Muscat & Sage En Vino Veritas >... Of course, NOTHING can happen to a cat left inside while your at work >all day... Nothing happens to my cats left in the house all day. But here's what can happen if I let them out: Infectious diseases from other cats and wildlife - FelLk, FIV, FIP, Distemper Disease that can infect them and then humans - Rabies Wounds from fights with other cats which can then become infected abscesses Hit by car Killed by dog/s Captured by neighbours who are tired of it pooping in garden and brought to Animal Control Shot or poisoned by cruel neighbour who hates cats in his yard Eats a mouse that's ingested poision Gets stuck in bad situation/place due to curiosity Stolen by someone > >... Of course, NOTHING can happen to a cat left inside while your at work > >all day... [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Gets stuck in bad situation/place due to curiosity > Stolen by someone yup.... sttill does not answer my question... Why do we think we know better than 10's of thousands of years of mother nature guiding feline developememt.... Humans are soooo arrogant.  SignatureMathew Butler to 3 cats: Chablis, Muscat & Sage En Vino Veritas >I have heard that cats have been known to bully more timid cats in >their neighbourhoods. Jez hardly goes out as it is. He was a stray >who we took in and used to be fairly timid whenever we tried playing >with him. Do you think it's possible that this cat we saw could be >bullying Jez? Even if your cat doesn't go outside, he can still be scared by cats that come up to his window while he's in the house. But what you describe sounds like quite an extreme reaction so perhaps it is that he is not feeling well. You say he has lost his appetite and is using box more often. He may have a urinary tract infection, especially if he's going back and forth to box and voiding little spots of urine. If this keeps up, take him to vet for a urine test. Also, do not him go without eating at all for days, they can get liver disease this way. Anna > A few days ago, after coming back from work our cat was sitting on the > windowsil looking out the window. He was watching another cat who was > on our garden fence with his back arched. One of the kids spotted him > and ran outside in an attempt to bring him in the house but the cat ran > off before they could get near it. Why would you bring an unknown cat into your home, especially since it was blatanly obvious that this strange cat was upsetting your cat? This is *insane.* > Jez, our cat, ran upstairs and Pete caught him wondering around as > though he was looking for this cat. He then spent the whole weekend [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I have heard that cats have been known to bully more timid cats in > their neighbourhoods. Jez hardly goes out as it is. Doesn't mattter how often he goes out. If he goes out at all he has territory which he marks and defends. > He was a stray > who we took in and used to be fairly timid whenever we tried playing > with him. Do you think it's possible that this cat we saw could be > bullying Jez? (The lack of understanding of cat behavior exhibited by people who own cats never fails to amaze me...) Cats have territories which they patrol and defend - even if they are neutered. So yes, these cats are fighting over territory. If you want to keep your cat healthy and safe, do not let him roam outside unattended. -L. (posts like these make we want to quit reading H+B altogether...) -L You may have been frustrated with this person's question, but making a person feel bad for asking a question defeats the purpose of these boards. I would rather someone ask the question and let us educate them with our experience, instead of having someone do something to put their cat in danger. If you are not willing to participate in helping people maybe you're right and you shouldn't read these boards any more. -Frieda I agree with Anna's earlier comment. And please keep asking questions, we are all here to help eachother learn and share ideas. > -L > You may have been frustrated with this person's question, but making a > person feel bad for asking a question I have no control over whether or not someone "feels bad". >defeats the purpose of these > boards. I would rather someone ask the question and let us educate > them with our experience, instead of having someone do something to put > their cat in danger. As would I. But some of this sh.t borders on the ridiculous. > If you are not willing to participate in helping > people maybe you're right and you shouldn't read these boards any more. Who died and made you ng Mommy? Let me give you a clue: f.ck off. And I mean that in the most flattering way! -L. : Doesn't mattter how often he goes out. If he goes out at all he has : territory which he marks and defends. In our neighborhood we have a situation where each cat has his/her own home, but they all go out and pass through a few backyards. They can't get out of this area. So, my cat doesn't share our home with any cat, but other cats do walk through our yard and ours goes to the neighbors' yards. I can't tell if they are "friends" but so far they seem to tolerate each other. At least we haven't seen any fights. >Why would you bring an unknown cat into your home, especially since it >was blatanly obvious that this strange cat was upsetting your cat? >This is *insane.* My understanding is that the kid who owns the cat who was doing the bullying came out and tried to bring the cat into it's own house. >(The lack of understanding of cat behavior exhibited by people who own >cats never fails to amaze me...) That is why they post questions here, to learn. No need to make them feel bad that they don't know a lot about cats. Did we all know everything with our first cat? Or even now? >(posts like these make we want to quit reading H+B altogether...) Pretty harsh. Anna > >Why would you bring an unknown cat into your home, especially since it > >was blatanly obvious that this strange cat was upsetting your cat? > >This is *insane.* > > My understanding is that the kid who owns the cat who was doing the bullying > came out and tried to bring the cat into it's own house. OK, that makes a *lot* more sense. > >(The lack of understanding of cat behavior exhibited by people who own > >cats never fails to amaze me...) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pretty harsh. Maybe, but true. -L. |
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