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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What is that cat trying to do?
Introduction:
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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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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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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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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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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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.
I ...
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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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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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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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How to help my cat feel less threatened by other cats outside? [duplicate]
A little over a year ago, a cat showed up on our doorstep. Since then, we've taken her in and she lives with us. She spends most of her time indoors, but she doesn't have a litter box, as she goes ...
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How normal is it for a non-dominant cat to stand its ground in a fight?
I live in a condominium complex where about 12 feral cats have made their home. The cats are fairly well-established, they tolerate people well, they are well-fed, they are all fixed, and some of them ...
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My cat has started slapping my head/forehead with her claws when she wants to be fed
Unfortunately our cat needed to have all her teeth pulled and a couple of other visits to the veterinarian. Fortunately, (we're quite sure) she's not in pain anymore.
However we noticed, that her ...
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Male cat suddenly aggressive towards female cat with whom he has been together for more than a year
I have 2 outdoor cats, A male and another female. Both were very friendly and have had a litter too around 4 months ago. They are together since more than a year. They were very playful and shared ...
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Senior female cat will not accept male 14 week old kitten?
We adopted an 8 week old male cat into our household. His name is Ollie. We have a 14 year old Siamese female - her name is Jade. Jade was the 3rd of 3 cats that I had for a very long time. She ...
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Rescue from hell or just doesn't like me?
After the loss of my three babies, within a 6 month period, I was finally ready to adopt. I adopted a 6 month old kitten from a well known rescue that I used before. I have had him 8 weeks now. The ...
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My cat gets angry and scared at me if I stand
I recently (3-4 weeks ago) adopted this cat and she was incredibly scared at first. With time she warmed up to me, but she is only happy if I'm sitting down or lying down. As soon as she notices I'm ...
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How do I stop my cat from attacking me
I got a cat a week ago off a friend and at first it was very scared and didn’t come out from under the sofa, in the past 2 days it has come out and plays with us.
The cat is a house cat and has never ...
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Why did my mother cat suddenly attack me?
My nice and well behaved Siamese delivered her first litter 6 weeks ago. We had a very strong bond, she would sleep with me and I was her favorite human. She trusted me enough to go in labor lying on ...
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Why does my cat only bite my partner? [duplicate]
My girlfriend and I have a 1 year old (or slightly younger) orange tabby that we adopted a little over a month ago. He is a good, easy-going cat overall, but he sometimes bites my girlfriend, either ...
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Can cat understand if we try to communicate in cat's language by mimicking sounds that cats make in different situations to communicate?
First of all my apology to those readers who have little or no experience with cats and don't know the meaning of a numerous numbers and types of cat vocalizations and gestures.
This may sound absurd ...
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Highly aggressive kittens
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Two kittens (originally three in litter, one died recently) are extremely aggressive around food and in pursuit of food. Their behavior includes slashing, biting, growling, and hissing at ...
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Why is my cat hissing and growling at his sister after just 30 minutes of separation
I took my cat to the vet for 30 minutes. When I got her back home, her brother started to hiss on her and he looks aggressive. she tried to touch his nose but he still doesn't like it.
Should I ...
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My 2 cats never faught each other. When we moved, fighting was common. How could I resolve this?
Could I condition them?
I'm gone for 10 hours a day.
There are toys laying around. I play with them once I'm home & through the rest of the day.
Could I effecively condition them to not fight, in ...
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Why is my cat attacking my face & what can I do to stop it?
I have a recent issue exacerbated by the fact that I'm allergic to cats. We adopted a cat ~4 years ago, and she took a liking to me. These past couple years I'm her "favorite", she ignores the other ...
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Cat who is normally docile freaks out when a neighborhood cat comes onto our porch, despite getting along well with our other cats. Why?
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Our family has four cats. Some details about Pepe, the most relevant one to this question:
5 years old
Orange tabby
Male
Exclusively indoors
Properly fixed
Extremely friendly and ...
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Male cat attacking female cat
We have 2 cats - one male and one female, which are 8 months old now. Both are siblings and they were very attached to each other as we separated them from mom when they were only 2 months old.
I ...
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Cat behaving badly
We have a 9 year old female cat that has been hitting, spitting and being very verbal towards our 4 (almost 5) year-old Male cat. Both have been neutered, so they can’t breed.
We have had Willow since ...
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How to stop one cat from using another cats box
I have 4 cats and 4 boxes. They're all good animals but one has anxiety and temperment. 3 cats will use any box, don't care , she will only use her box and once another cat uses it she will no longer ...
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Male cat harassing his sister, causing her to hiss
We adopted two cats together, a brother and a sister, about a year and a half ago from a rescue organization. They are both spayed / neutered and are probably about 1 year 8 months old. The sister is ~...
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Two cats get along but end up fighting when playing
We have had a cat for 5 years in my home. It is a male cat adopted from the streets when he was barely 3 weeks old. Recently we introduced a new cat, which is a male Ragdoll that is 9 months old.
We ...
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Kittens Playing or Fighting
I have some 12 week old kittens that just met. We kept them separate for a couple days so that they could play with each other under the door, then we propped the door open just a bit. They liked ...
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How to stop my younger male cat from attacking my older female cat? Both are desexed [duplicate]
I have 2 cats. I got both at the local animal shelter 5 years ago.
The female was 6 years old had her shots and spayed. She is a very sweet cat and has no problematic behavior. It took her a while to ...