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BILL INDREBOE - 26 Jan 2005 21:12 GMT
I have 7 all indoor cats.

Simba is 14
Spooky is one of 3 that are 5.

Both are neutered males.

Spooky has taken to harrassing Simba almost all time time and even though I
setup a high, safe place for Simba he will find it and get up there and
whack him around.

We've tried putting Spook in the bathroom on a time-out type ban but he'll
go right back at him the same day.

Anyone got any idea on how to get them to get along ?

This all started only about 2 years ago by the way.

Thanks !
Margaret S. - 26 Jan 2005 21:30 GMT
> I have 7 all indoor cats.
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> This all started only about 2 years ago by the way.

Did anything else change 2 years ago? Did you increase the number of cats,
or decrease or change their available space?

Margaret S.
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Karen Chuplis - 26 Jan 2005 23:37 GMT
> I have 7 all indoor cats.
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> Thanks !

I would keep them separated except under supervision and I would definitely
add a couple of Feliway diffusers in the house.
Meghan Noecker - 28 Jan 2005 09:36 GMT
>I have 7 all indoor cats.
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>This all started only about 2 years ago by the way.

Try putting Spooky on a halter. It may or may not work, but I have a
similar problem with Chase and Kira. Chase likes to chase (at least we
got his name right). When I put the halter on him, he slinks around.
He can physically do anything, but he seems to think that he can't.
So, he won't chase her when he is wearing it. We call it is twisted
halter. It looks kind of like a halo, twisted into halter shape. Put
it on him and he becomes "angel boy".

Whenever he acts up, we put the halter on him. After a couple hours,
we take it off, and he is usually better behaved. It also acts as a
good deterrant. He knows what it is, and he seems to understand why he
wears it. When he is mildly acting up, I show it to him, and he
usually behaves better.

If that doesn't help, you may need to keep him on a leash part of the
time.

Also, does Simba run? If Simba runs on sight of Spooky, then you have
a cycle that needs to be broken. Simba runs because Spooky chases. But
Spooky chases because Simba runs. At this point, it doesn't matter how
it started. They both have to relearn the correct behavior. Spooky has
to learn not to attack. And Simba has to learn to hold his ground. I
had a situation like this many years ago. It took several months, but
we were able to eliminate the chase/attack behavior, and they were
able to hang out in the same room without any problems.

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