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Old April 2nd 09, 04:39 PM posted to de.alt.augenoptik,rec.pets.cats.health+behav
MaryL
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Default Rivalry between two cats!


"Jasper Tiler" wrote in message
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I have two cats and they're both sweet.

However, they are constantly fighting each other.

It seems like they are fighting for territory.One of the
cats doesn't seem to like company and she wants
to be alone.

What can I do to stop the fighting?


How long have you had your cats? Have they been lifelong companions, or did
you introduce a new cat to a resident cat? If it is the latter, you
probably did not go through a good introduction and may need to start over
again. People sometimes have success by just "putting the cats together,"
but that is often a recipe for disaster. It is far better to undergo a
slow, careful introduction.

Holly was my only cat for several years, and she would violently attack any
other cat that was in my vicinity. For example, she would go into a rage
when I visited my sister if her cats came close to me. I thought for
several years that it would really be impossible to adopt another cat and
expect Holly to adjust. We even called Holly "the black tornado" (she's a
gorgeous, solid black cat). Then I saw Duffy's picture on petfinder.com,
and his picture and description tore at my heartstrings. He was blind and
had been in a little cage at the animal shelter for several months. With
the help of a friend, I undertook the type of slow, careful introduction I
said you should consider. It has been a dramatic success! I have written
several lengthy messages about this. Here is a link to one of them, if you
would like to read the description:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...9fda4387?hl=en

MaryL