Hi All,
We (Me and the wife) have 2 cats, we got Fudge (the oldest, 2 and a
half years old) when she was a kitten, in February of this year we
decided to get another cat to keep Fudge company while we were at
work.
So we went to the local RSPCA shelter and got Zoe(1 year old), now
they did take a while to get to know each another but they still wont
curl up together and be 'friends' as such....
They do chase each another round the house and it normally ends up
with Fudge being hurt by Zoe, this morning I saw Zoe did her claws
into Fudges hind legs...
How can we stop them fighting like this?
Regards
Dave & Teresa
Mary - 30 Oct 2003 19:00 GMT
>> So we went to the local RSPCA shelter and got Zoe(1 year old), now
>> they did take a while to get to know each another but they still
wont
>> curl up together and be 'friends' as such....
>>
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> Do they have plenty of toys like feathers on a string that YOU use
to
> play with them separately and together? They need you, too, to help
> them burn off energy in good healthy ways.
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> Third and most important: give them time. It took ours a solid two
years to become buddies.
> Best of luck and bless your heart for adopting an adult cat! They
are
> the best!
Kalyahna - 31 Oct 2003 01:34 GMT
> Hi All,
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> Dave & Teresa
Is there actual bloodshed? Injuries? If you haven't had many cats before, or
usually only have one, you may not be aware of the play that goes on. If
Fudge and Zoe are wrestling or chasing and there's nothing audible beyond
the pitter-patter of fuzzy feet, they may just be starting to play together.
Chasing for cats is just practice-hunting behavior, and often enough lions
swipe at the back legs of their prey to knock them down or trip them up, so
Zoe swiping at Fudge's legs may be play.
You should be able to call the SPCA from which you adopted Zoe and explain
the situation to them. But in my experience, unless you hear snarling or
screaming (which is more likely if it's outright aggressive attacks),
they're probably just playing.