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My oldest female cat is being bullied by my other cats
Why is my oldest female cat(Billie) being bullied? I have four females
and two male indoor cats. They all have access to an outside cat run. When Billie comes out of the litter tray she is always pounced upon. Mainly by the two boys but the other females have been known to do this. All are neutered except the two youngest females. Has anyone else come across this? |
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My oldest female cat is being bullied by my other cats
On 17 Oct 2005 12:37:03 -0700, "nora batty"
wrote: Why is my oldest female cat(Billie) being bullied? I have four females and two male indoor cats. They all have access to an outside cat run. When Billie comes out of the litter tray she is always pounced upon. Mainly by the two boys but the other females have been known to do this. All are neutered except the two youngest females. Has anyone else come across this? The obvious first question is: "Is there a new cat in the neighborhood?" Secondly, has this just started, or has this always been the situation with your little brood? In physics, it's relatively easy to calculate the movements of two objects in space (taking into account gravity and momentum), but when you add a third object it becomes exponentially more difficult. This is the way it works with cats. Every time there's a change in the local cat population, they need to do their cat-dance to figure out the pecking order. Another question is whether Billie is ill.. the other cats may be able to notice this where you can't. You may take her in for a quick checkup (this is just my guess, unsupported by cat experts, but an ill brood member is often singled out in wild populations) Also, how many litter boxes do you have for all these folks? If it's litterbox aggression this may very well be due to too few in the house. Finally, in my experience (and I'll be corrected if wrong, no doubt) females in general are at the top of the social order. Even a spayed female will usually pull rank in a house of neutered males (which has been my own experience). However, there may be a struggle with spayed/non-spayed females. I don't know if there's any accepted wisdom on how these things work themselves out. Good luck! Let us know how things proceed. BLink |
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My oldest female cat is being bullied by my other cats
We got Billie and her litter brother as kittens. When they matured we
got another kitten (male). When he matured thats when the bullying started. A couple of years later we got another kitten (female) she is the only one who doesn't bully her. The third female (Perl) which is entire has only just started bullying since Billie was accidently locked in a room with Perl's kittens. The fourth female is Perl's kitten and doesn't bully at the moment. But I would think she will copy her mum as they are very close. I dont think Billie is ill. She eats very well. I have two litter boxes at the moment. Think I will put another down to see if it makes any difference. |
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