Questions tagged [aggression]
Covers aggressive behavior exhibited by pets towards humans, other pets, or other animals in general
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Out of character agression amongst dogs?
I have a 2 year old golden retriever named Fika.
My wife and I got her at 8 weeks old from a reputable breeder. She has never had a bad experience and is honestly one of the sweetest dogs I've ever ...
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My older cat being jealous
My cat is a year old and I introduced him to our 3 month kitten who was a twin and it took 3 weeks before he started to play with them ,lay with them , groom with them even share their food together ...
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Can i stop my dog from attacking other dog [duplicate]
My dog keeps attacking my other dog. It killed a rabbit. Immediately turned on other dog. I have to keep them separated. Each chance it gets it for after the other dog. They use to be able to be ...
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Canine Male-Male Aggression Question
I'm having a difficult time finding a straightforward answer to the following question:
All other things being equal, in which interactions are aggression most and least likely to occur (regardless of ...
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Troubles with my female kitten
So I have a 7 months old female kitten who's now growing a lot and now starting to cause lots of trouble especially stealing fish and raw chicken from kitchen. I also have a 3 year old male cat but I ...
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New cat chasing resident cat [duplicate]
I have adopted my daughter’s cat Velma, she’s eight months old, I had her spayed a couple weeks ago. Resident cat Theo is very gentle and mellow. Velma has been here for seven weeks, I did the slow ...
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First dog is being aggressive towards new puppy. How do I fix this behavior?
So my fiancé had a dog before we got together, he’s almost a two year old Rottweiler mix who hasn’t been fixed (he’s getting neutered July 23rd). Two days ago I got a puppy (4 month old husky mix) for ...
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2/3 cats fighting, help/advice urgently needed and greatly appreciated
I have 3 cats and I have issues with two of them getting along. My first cat is the oldest and we adopted him in 2015, he is laid back and lazy and doesn’t fight with the new cat but doesn’t bother ...
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Trying to introduce a new cat
Here's the progress so far, I'm looking for tips on how to make sure the situation doesn't degrade.
We got a new cat about 1.5 years old. His owner had passed and he's a little withdrawn. We started ...
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my momma cat is fighting all of my cats all of a sudden [duplicate]
My cat Azzy had kittens a couple weeks ago and ever since then shes been on a tyrant. She was getting along great with my other cat Anya who they would literally stay together in the box with the ...
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Strange cat behaviour
My cat is a male about 9 months old. He's been to the vet twice already for his vaccinations (his last appointment was four days ago). The veterinarian said he was super healthy, his food and water ...
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What is causing the cats' spontaneous aggression after being hurt?
My friend and I moved in together and she brought her two cats. The other day, a kid was brought to the house, and for some reason, the cats started attacking the kid when he was left alone. Not ...
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My dog doesn't read playmates social cues and when the other dog growls or nips at her my dog will start a dog fight, how do I help her get over this?
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Some back story, my 1.5 year old lab mix is a super sweet girl. She has never been aggressive towards humans and just loves life. She is a super high energy dog, we take her for long walks ...
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What to do about living with roommates and their misbehaved dog?
My fiancé and I have a small 1yr old dog and a cat, both of which we raised and trained since they were 10wks old.
The roommates we're about to move in with have a big 1.5yr old gsd and a cat. They ...
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Why can 3 or more dogs fight to death so easily? What makes them different, in this respect, from wolves? Or do wolves behave the same way?
I've recently assisted to 3 dogs (not blood borthers, but they live, eat and play together everyday) fighting in a way that in my opinion was clearly leading to one of them being killed by the other ...
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Two rescue cats from the same outdoor area, and the male is fixated on the female
Any help that you could provide would be much appreciated.
We recently moved to a new area and discovered it is a popular area for feral cats in the city. Within a couple of weeks of each other, two ...
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My female and male cats get along and are healthy, but when male goes up to play with female, she hisses and growls
My female and male cats are litter mates, and they used to be a bonded pair- cannot say they still are as of now. After I had gotten both of them fixed, the female gets provoked at little things such ...
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New cat keeps wailing to get out of safe room, but also constantly attacks resident cat
We just adopted a new female cat around 2 weeks ago, and did the usual protocol - we prepared a safe room for her with all the required food and litter boxes. Problem is, she is a confident young cat ...
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Year old cat being too aggressive when playing
I adopted a 5 month old kitten back in September and aside from the normal adjusting and kitten behaviour everything was fine. He turned a year old in April and around this same time I noticed a ...
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How to stop my neutered male cat from attacking my spayed female cat?
I have 4 cats in my household. A female brown tabby (oldest, 9 yrs), female black cat (7), female black & white short-hair & male black & white short-hair (both 5). All neutered and spayed ...
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How to rebond rabbits without fighting?
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If you have rabbits that have been bonded for near a decade but start to fight because one of them has been sick and there were strange rabbits in the house at the time, how do you get ...
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How to stop unpredictable aggressive behaviour in a rescued dog?
Monte is a mixed breed rescue dog and the vet estimates that he is about a year old.
Monte lives on a farm with my sister and another mixed breed rescue dog: Gina a bitch that is 6 years old.
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My 2 yr old dog has become aggressive indoors only
My 2yr old border collie/sheltie/lab mix has recently become aggressive when we try to pet him. He was also showing signs of high anxiety, dog licking, yawning etc, and he had a rash on his belly. He’...
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Why is one of my dogs biting the other one?
I just adopted two siblings. Around 1 year old both of them. They are labradoodles. They have always been together and never had any aggression problems. The female dog has been playing really rough ...
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Small female cat is scared of her brother
I recently adopted two kittens a larger brother and a small runt female. They were both so shy and timid when I got them but she was terrified and always hid under the couch. I realized that she is ...
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I don't know what's wrong with my guppy
I have four guppies. I'm pretty sure they are all males. I moved them into a smaller tank in the middle of June. They we're all in a bigger tank with some others in my classroom.
It seemed like they ...
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Aggressive cat towards my wife but is super affectionate with me
We have a 5 year old Egyptian Mau rescued from the streets.
She has a weird habit whenever she sees my wife laying in bed with the phone in her hand she would analyze the situation in how to charge at ...
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Cat attacks me then beats up his brother
I was cutting fabric on my worktable and Milo (age 9, neutered male) was sitting on the fabric. I nudged his hind left foot, the only part of him that was in my way. He reared up and slapped my head ...
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My dog is occasionally aggressive in various situations
We adopted my dog from the street a few weeks ago most of the time she's docile but occasionaly, probably 1 interaction in 20 she'll become very aggressive. These aggressive interactions include ...
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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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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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