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Old July 20th 09, 09:54 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
chatnoir
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Default When 1 is a bully?

On Jul 19, 9:57*am, ensoul wrote:
they're brothers, indoor & neutered...both the same size, Rudy is the
bully if they're in the same room (my place is a small 2 bdrm apart.)
he will stop Moe from what ever he's doing; using the straching post,
playing w/a toy,looking out the window etc...Rudy goes over & wacks
him w/his paw, *bites, chases what Moe, what ever he needs to do to
stop him....Rudy has sat right next to one their litter boxes when Moe
is in it and wait until he gets out the second he lays a paw of the
floor Rudy is after him

He's not causing any marks on Moe

when they do their play fighting I don't

Rudy has never mewoed or make, growled only hissed one time when my
daughter brought up a kitten, Moe immediately went to the kitten
rubbed against him, licked him...while Rudy was veru aggresive w/the
kitten

...Rudy w/the kitten I think was more "normal"

they've lived togther all their life, we got them from the APCA 4 - 5
yrs ago...some cruel person had dropped them & their sisters in a
pillow case by the side of the road, their sisters didn't live...SPCA
kept them in the same cage and they lived their from kittenhood until
8 months old when we got them

just telling you this get any idea of their behavior

do I interfear (sp) with this when Rudy is being a bully?

ensoul


I have two cats who are brothers - Izzy and Nebby! Izzy has always
been the dominant cat! As kittens, they would lie in bed and lick
each other and be very affectionate! Now Izzy and Nebby still do that
less often; but in the play fighting Izzy is very agressive! Nebby
starts to growl and tries to get away! If Nebby gets away, Izzy will
chase him down or run him into a hiding place - Izzy then gives up!
Izzy does not try to stop Nebby from doing anything! However with the
new cat, Mrs. Emma Peel, Izzy does try to stop her from doing things!
My oldest cat Pancho is still strong enough to beat Izzy up! So,
there is no probem there!