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Neutered cat suddenly humping (driving us all crazy)

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Rhonda - 29 Dec 2004 02:08 GMT
We have a 13-year old cat, Bear, that has recently started humping a
couple of our 8-month old altered kittens. There is one male in
particular that he humps, but has been seen terrorizing one or both of
the others.

If Bear is near these guys he climbs on and grabs their scruff, and
starts meowing like he's in pain. His meows can be heard the length of
the house.

Other than annoying us all, could he have medical issues? His last blood
test showed one of his kidney values a little off, possibly the start of
CRF. But humping?

He did hump another kitten quite often a few years ago, before she was
fixed. After her spay, that was it. It was nothing like this, and these
kittens are fixed.

Any ideas? Does he need to go to counseling?

Thanks,

Rhonda
Mary - 29 Dec 2004 02:29 GMT
>Any ideas? Does he need to go to counseling?

It's normal. It's a male domination ritual. He's telling the little guys that
he's the boss in the house. My vet told me to just let them do it. They will
sort out who's the boss of the house eventually.
Rhonda - 29 Dec 2004 04:08 GMT
That's interesting.

The kitten that Bear humps most often is the people-kitten. Bear is a
big teddy bear and wants our attention constantly. Dude, the kitten,
also prefers to be with people more than cats. Those two are the ones
that wait for us at the front door at night. That might be why Bear is
asserting himself more to Dude, wanting to be "top cat" with our attention.

Thanks!

Rhonda

>>Any ideas? Does he need to go to counseling?
>
> It's normal. It's a male domination ritual. He's telling the little guys that
> he's the boss in the house. My vet told me to just let them do it. They will
> sort out who's the boss of the house eventually.
 
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