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cats fight at feeding time
chaniarts wrote:
On 11/9/2011 7:49 AM, Matthew wrote: "John wrote in message eb.com... "Joseph O'Brien"obrien1984 hotmail.com wrote: OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. I would immediately (if not sooner) clip her claws. I guess it's a best kept secret, but clipping an aggressive cats claws is to me the obvious solution to help keep it from damaging other animals. That works for behavior modification without confrontation (except a little agitation during the clipping). A nonconfrontational deterrent is best for successful cat management. This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? Thanks. Joseph NEVER DECLAW A CAT and NEVER LISTEN TO JOHN DOE. He is a unstable individual and troll Get back on your meds john doe aka mark bender You will feel much better Take a look at Marks history https://www.google.com/search?q=john...I7ADSA_enUS456 try reading for comprehension. clipping is not declawing. i clip my cat's nails to make them less sharp, and also use http://softpaws.com When I go too long without clipping my cat's nails, they get them caught in cloth, like bedspreads, and blankets and couches and the like. They have come to like having their nails trimmed to prevent this. |
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Cat Feeding in a large multiple cat household can easily turn into a mob or fight scene. I have two cats so I always separate them during feeding. I used to put one bowls on the table and the other one is on the floor. You can separate your cats when they eat.
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cats fight at feeding time
DanielCasey25 wrote:
Cat Feeding in a large multiple cat household can easily turn into a mob or fight scene. I have two cats so I always separate them during feeding. I used to put one bowls on the table and the other one is on the floor. You can separate your cats when they eat. My five cats never fight over food., They each like different things, and I try to accomodate them whenever possible. I don't feed them all at the same time, but feed each one when he/she asks for something. And, they all have dry food available to them all the time. (a never ending supply of it) I also like to leave a bag of dry food unopened on the kitchen floor so they can tear into it and, "steal" it themselves....They love to do this, and cooperate in the effort. |
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OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically,
our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. ___ Pua | pick up artist | Dating Coach Last edited by mickrio : March 12th 12 at 08:08 AM. |
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