Playtime is an important part of cat life. If you live with more than one cat, hopefully, they have a good relationship and spend time playing together. If your cats are kittens , that playtime is also used as a tool for them to learn how gently to bite in order to keep in playtime mode. If you put your hands in the middle of two fighting cats, you risk getting scratched or bitten. One or both of the cats may lunge toward your face as well.
As a result, their behavior toward you may change even after the fight has ended. If your cat bites you, you should go to the hospital or urgent care as soon as possible.
Cat bites often get infected with pasteurella strains, and they can also cause cellulitis. Early treatment is the best means or prevention.
Prevent future fights. You can do this by making sure your cats do not have to compete for resources. Each cat should have its own litter box, food bowls, bed, perches, and toys in different areas of the house.
Additionally, neutering or spaying your cats may help reduce fighting between them. Typically cats will hiss when they are either afraid or warning you to back off. To interpret a hiss look towards the other body language signs being presented.
Not Helpful 23 Helpful This is a natural communication among cats and it is part of the way they play together. Not Helpful 28 Helpful Yes, many cats love to play and will play on their own when toys are offered. Not Helpful 17 Helpful Cats can not get along for a variety of reasons. Competition for resources water, food, or litter boxes or attention are common causes. Consult with your vet or a behaviorist for help. Not Helpful 27 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Cats that are unfamiliar with each other, or who have had a hostile interaction with each other previously, are more likely to fight. Helpful 44 Not Helpful 6. Related wikiHows How to.
How to. More References 5. About this article. Co-authored by:. Co-authors: 8. Set up window perches , condos , and cat trees in multiple rooms to give them more spaces to claim as their own territory. Give them interactive toys and engage them in lots of playtime. You can also try clicker training to give them a mental workout. If you find you can't redirect their attention at all and these other activities aren't helping, you may need to reintroduce your cats as if they're meeting for the first time.
This involves keeping them in separate rooms, swapping scents, and feeding them on opposite sides of a closed door. Once they're calm when sensing the other, feed them on opposite sides of a screen or gate. Then graduate to limited, supervised visits. Over time, they'll learn the other isn't a threat. It can be tough to know where the line is between playing and fighting. If you see signs of fighting between your cats, some extra supervision and playtime can help. Remember: it's always okay to talk to a cat behaviorist or your veterinarian if you're not sure what to do next.
With the right steps, most cats can learn to be friends again. Johnson-Bennett, Pam. Union Lake Pet Services. The following post was originally written by fellow cat veterinarian Dr.
Colleen Currigan of Cat Hospital of Chicago. How about in your household? Are your cats fighting or playing? Cats, particularly littermates, frequently indulge in specific behaviors that if one did not know otherwise might be inaccurately called a cat fight, when in reality it is not at all.
These are actually play sessions. Few people would confuse the middle-of-the-night growling and screaming of two cats outdoors as being involved in a major cat fight. As well, most of us can appreciate the enjoyment of watching two tiny kittens stalking each other on either side of a curtain or darting out from under a bed just as though they were hunting prey in the wild.
One of the kittens will pounce, and then the two of them become a rolling ball of fur. But what about everything in between kitten play and a major cat fight? Cats will often have play sessions with another cat all of their lives, not just when they are kittens, as long they have another cat to play with.
As a general rule, play sessions occur between cats that belong to the same social group.
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