Questions tagged [aggression]
Covers aggressive behavior exhibited by pets towards humans, other pets, or other animals in general
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Dealing with an overactive, unpredictable part-Siamese
Almost two months ago, we recently welcomed a 1 year old black cat into our family. We believe he's part Siamese: he's got the sleek jawline and he's very skinny.
Our problem with our cat is that ...
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Can cats be abusive towards humans?
I’m sitting with my cat, and she’s being very nice to me. She’s purring, and she’s sleepy and calm and very nice. However, yesterday she was on a wild streak and attempted to bite and claw me to get ...
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Shih Tzu with food aggression behavior problems
I have a male Shih Tzu dog that is just over a year old (not neutered), and he has food aggression behavioral problems. We got him when he was just a month old, and he tends to be a picky eater (maybe ...
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Dog hasn't had friends; how to make new friends?
My 9 year old greyhound-terrier mix has not really ever had long term dog friends that didn't live in the house. We had two dogs for several years, but the other dog wasn't so active, so they didn't ...
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My cat attacks me if I breath loudly close to her
After sterilization my cat (she's about 10 months old) became a bit aggressive and very hyperactive, which I thought might be caused as her hormones are getting back to the place after the surgery.
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How best to give up a dog for adoption?
We have a pit bull just over 1 year old. Because we now have children we feel it best to not have the dog, though we (the parents) love him. We do not want the dog “put down”.
How best can we put ...
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Aggressive cat bites out of no where, even though he's usually affectionate
I got my cat when he was one month old from a shelter. Ironically I picked him because he did not bite me.
Once we got home it changed. He would stalk me at night as I slept and bite my face/nose (not ...
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Why has my cat become aggressive
So my cat went missing for 2 years. When I first got him, he was a loving 11-year-old rescue and was my best friend. I was absolutely devastated when he went missing and assumed he had left to pass ...
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Should I intervene when cat hiss during play?
We have two kittens we adopted 3 months ago. The male cat is some variation of Russian Blue and is neutered; the female cat (2 months older but smaller) is orange and not spayed (yet).
Whenever we ...
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Where should I release a pet hamster to maximize its chance of survival?
I bought a djungarian hamster as a gift for a relative's daughter, but now she says she doesn't want to keep it, because it's very aggressive and always bites. She's had a few hamsters before and says ...
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Stop dog from bothering my mom
My mom has come to our house and our dog is constantly bothering her. Continuously licking her feet, smelling and licking her genital areas, etc. Telling him no or giving him jail time is not helping. ...
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Why has my cat changed all of a sudden?
I've raised my cat from a kitten, she was maybe 3 or 4 weeks old. I've been by her constantly. I am a stay at home mom so I really mean constantly. I carried her around the house with me, put her in ...
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Brahman calf aggression?
My sister has a 7 month old brahman calf that charges at me. My niece is the one that takes care of him but with school it has been difficult for her to do so. As soon as i enter the pen he runs at me....
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What is that cat trying to do?
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I have a male pet cat whose name is Gulu and his mother's name is Kuchi who is a stray cat we used to feed.
We don't really keep him in all the time. He can go in and out anytime he ...
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Aggression in puppy after getting a small object into his mouth - how can it be corrected?
I have a serious question today, and I am hoping that the answers will reflect the seriousness and use sources to back up their information, this is something I don't want to mess up.
My 5-8 month old ...
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How do I stop my male cat from stalking and biting my two female cat's necks?
I have six cats total, two of which are male and four are female - all fixed. My three oldest cats are, Binx - the oldest (7 years old), Phoebe, and Mavis. Binx only attacks these two consistently and ...
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Is there something wrong with my cat and rabbit's relationship?
I'm hoping someone can help me. I assume my rabbit has just formed a strong bond with my kitten, but just wanted another person's perspective on the matter.
So, my cat is only four months old. However,...
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How can I prevent my male Bengal cat from attacking my two other cats?
I have a neutered male Bengal cat who is nine months old, and two neutered female Bengals, both nearly four years old. The male keeps attacking the females, sometimes without a pause. We have tried ...
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Black molly male attacking female
We have 3 female black mollies. 2 black ones which have turned a bit silvery/whiteish. Originally, we had one male which had the same colour, but we noticed it will be dying soon (swimming upside ...
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Worried about domestic cat and urban cat fight
We have one male Persian cat, who likes to go to our yard and we have seen there is one male urban cat which is fighting with our Persian cat at our yard. Here are the cats below:
We are worked about ...
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Why is my pair of budgies fighting in a nest box?
I have a male and female budgie. The female budgie has 5 eggs in her nest box and sits the whole day in it. Along with her, the male budgie also stays in the nest box with her. Sometimes, they act as ...
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Two male dogs: one neutered, one intact; they were fine until one was neutered, now he goes after intact male; will neutering other male help?
I have 3 dogs: a female Ellie (7 yrs), male Blake (2 yrs), and male Bosco (9 months). Blake was neutered a few months ago and since then has gone after Bosco completely unprovoked. Blake is half the ...
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Aggression or rough play between my two dogs? [duplicate]
My two dogs won't stop biting each other.
This concerns me because of their sizes, I'm afraid that my big dog gets out of control and ends up hurting my little one.
What can I do to stop them from ...
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Is there hope cats will be friends after lukewarm start?
I have a one-year-old British Blue boy called Sausage. He is neutered and very calm, sweet, affectionate, and social. I had always planned to get him a companion as he gets along well with everyone ...
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German Shepherd - Australian Dingo mix puppy
Are German Shepherd - Australian Dingo puppies good around very young children?
I know they are sometimes used as guard dogs but is it possible to train them to be more socializable and friendly?
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How to train a German Shepherd so that it is not agressive?
I just wanted to know how to make a German Shepherd less aggressive, so it doesn't bite and snap. These dogs are around 1 to 1.5 yrs old. And they're owned by most of my friends. Most of these GSDs ...
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Calming aggressive puppy
Me and my girlfriend got our puppy (German Pinscher) 4 weeks ago. Everything went on fine so far, he is quite an energetic comrade, but we try to give him as much rest as possible. Sometimes, it is ...
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My female cat hisses and pins down my kitten before licking her and cuddling her?
I got a kitten a few weeks ago. At first my older female was unhappy with it of course, but no severe fighting, just a hiss or two.
Now she’s recently started to hiss and pin her head down randomly. ...
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How to stop neutered male cat from mounting the other one?
I have two neutered male cats that sometimes exhibit dominance behaviors. I've had them both for about 5 years, and they go between cuddling, ignoring each other, and trying to be dominant multiple ...
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Resident cat still attacking new cat after 4 months. Help?
In August, I adopted a one year old female cat. My first cat is a three year old female, who I’ve had for over a year. I’ve been going slow with their introduction, but we keep getting stuck at the ...
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My cat attacked me for first time in 10 months! Why is that?
My cat attacked me for first time in 10 months! Why is that? She is a very calm cat, 10 months old. She never pawed at me before tonight, even when I cut her nails or hug her tight (though she always ...
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Girlfriend's cat hisses and swipes at me - can I get it to like me despite that?
Having trouble with my girlfriend's cat constantly hissing at me and swiping at my legs. Wondering if there is a way I can get this cat to like me, or at least to get it to stop this behavior.
The cat ...
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New bullying behavior between sister kitties
We adopted Tabby sisters early this year, and they are now both a year and a half old. They are both spayed. Lately Sheena, the larger cat, has taken to bullying the smaller built cat, Zoey. Sometimes ...
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How to make an unsocialized cat get along with a socialized cat
Short summary of my tomcats:
Bodhi:
1 year old;
has been living for 5 months with me;
checked by vet last time a month ago and is healthy;
he gets along great with me, but he uses his claws if I pet ...
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Why is my cat following and keeping an eye on my other cat?
Some context: I have two cats, one male (Gatão, 3-5 years old) and one female (Pitica, 1-2 years old). Pitica has been spayed before I took her in, Gatão has been spayed since last week. They came ...
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Why is my cat acting so anxious and aggressive? [duplicate]
My cat is acting anxious and aggressive. Also, he is being mean to his little sister. I have tried keeping them in my room to practice working together, but that does not help. And whenever I pick him ...
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5 month kitten is aggressively playful
I got my first kitten around a month ago. She keeps biting and scratching my blankets, and attacking them with her hind legs. I've tried rewarding her when she uses her own toys or her scratching post,...
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Can't find a way to introduce my third cat to the other two
We currently have an issue following the adoption of our third cat. We can't find a way to introduce him to our two other cats.
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We have three cats:
Female A, 7 year old, adopted in May 2018: ...
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New cat absolutely wants to get out of safe room, but doesn't get along with resident yet
I need help. I bought a new cat 2 days ago. As soon as I got home, I put her in a safe room with litterbox, water and food. The new cat seems to be very trusty of people (naive?), so she took to me ...
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Older dog being aggressive towards puppy
I have an 8 year old Yorkshire terrier mix that was not socialized too much during her life, as she never wanted to go on a lot of walks and generally didn't like being outside or around people she ...
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My seven year old cat is hissing at my new three month old kitten! [duplicate]
I just recently adopted a three month old kitten; while already having a seven year old resident cat in my home.
My seven year old cat is not a happy camper and is aggressive towards my new kitty.
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Male cat attacking female
My mom and I have 3 cats, a 3 year old female, and a 2 year old male, along with their 1 year old daughter. The male is fixed, however our female is not. We have noticed that he randomly attacks the ...
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Girlfriend's chihuahua very aggressive with me at night while being already awake
My girlfriend's chihuahua is generally very protective with his uneaten food, or when he has a bone to play with; which is fine as long as he doesn't bite for it (and he doesn't, he just growls). He ...
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Do stray mother cats hate their kittens after they grew up?
So there is this one stray black cat that I have always been feeding. After a year, she started to stay most of the time around my house (still in my lot), up to the point that she decided to give ...
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My dog (border collie half breed) too excited even after workout
We got a rescue dog, vet told us he has a lot of border collie in him, he's about 1 and a half years old. The problem: it seems as if he can't get tired or get calm, it happens everyday. We've had him ...
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How long does it take for a newly adopted pet to be accepted by current pet?
A year ago we adopted a 3 month old, male, neutered MinPin from the shelter. We recently adopted a second dog who we believe to be a Jack Russell Terrier/Dachshund mix. He was originally rescued from ...
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Aggressive dog in certain situations
My wife and I have a Corgi, who is about 9 months old. He is fixed. He gets along with other dogs in general, besides when being picked up by us in close proximity to another dog and sometimes when on ...
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How should I stop my aggressive cat from viciously attacking me?
My 2 year old, male, part Egyptian Mau cat is really vicious when he attacks. There is always blood after it has happened. What can I do to stop him?
He will attack any part of you and he always ...
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Mother aggression towards puppy and impact to the puppy
I'm doing some research into the way mother's aggression (not normal levels of discipline) can affect a puppy as it grows and becomes an adult.
Specifically, focusing on long term behaviour.
Would ...
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Dog is newly aggressive towards other dogs after lockdown
We sometimes take out a relative's German Shepherd for walks. She's generally been good with other dogs, playing well with larger dogs and ignoring smaller ones, and only getting a bit aggressive when ...
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