Cats are solitary predators. Domesticated cats can adapt to extended socialization, but those that are content to do so will usually have been kept together as kittens. There are situations when artificial feral groups come together due to scarcity of food or lack of ownership. Kittens brought up together may show mutual socialization and are usually less aggressive towards each other in domestication. However, all wild kittens will develop competitive behaviour towards each other.
Cats will fight over territory, access to food or the attention of owners and, if entire, potential sexual partners. In nature, the loser skulks away to fight over another territory that is not so well defended, or to fight the same battle another day. In the home, the competitive battle lines can be redrawn and refought on a daily basis.
7 responses so far ↓
1 mohammed shadid // Nov 25, 2007 at 6:33 am
how can i wash and clean my cat and she hate water ?
2 jedi // Jul 8, 2008 at 3:18 am
they have wipes you can buy at the pet store. its great!
3 fransis // Sep 14, 2008 at 4:46 pm
hi my name is fransis.
and please help me my cats wont stop fighting!
i got a cat named Oliver.
and i got him 10 weeks.
he,s actually 20 weeks old.
but he,s very cute but in beginning he mauwing all the time and its all good,
but my dad said thats gonna come another cat and my cat was the only cat we have so i thought that another cat maked him happy.but i was wrong.we brougth at september 13 at home is name is Simba from the lion king.and today is it september 14 so there fighting 2 days now and i dont know what to do.
because Oliver begins the fighting but Simba does do nothing.and i thought that Oliver is jalous about Simba.and then i thought to that Oliver scared is for deflea,s so
HELP ME PLASE!!!!!
4 anisah // Jun 17, 2009 at 1:37 pm
hey i’m anisah…
I have a big problem at home..actually my cat, Frisky wants to fight with another white cat …They keep making those loud sounds and i cant keep the white cat away….my mother is so angry of the sounds so i don’t know what to do…these cats are making me crazy! What should I do?
By the way, the white cat is still staying outside the balcony forever that i can’t let Frisky out!!! Argh!!
5 Kelly // Nov 22, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I have a 8 year old female cat and a 3 year old male cat they usually get along but sometimes they fight and I noticed Oakie my male will chase her and she will hiss and groul at him then she will take off but he will keep at her then I notice him sleeping in her favorite spot.
6 robert lindenmayer // Mar 18, 2011 at 12:26 pm
i have 2 two cats sisters and as of late the older by 2 minutes is getting posessive to the point of bulling her sister and is starting to go releive her self in an unapropiate area i feel bad bout this what can i do
7 Ganesh // Dec 7, 2011 at 3:25 am
Hi,
I have 2 cats & both are female.One my first cat ia always in outside & coming only for food in morning & evening.But one more cat from outside has occupied my house with her baby cat.This 2 cat ha not allowed to come first cat to my house for food & fighting.My first cat is not coming to my house.How can I settle this problem so that my favourate first cat has to come to my house ?
Whether second cat to be separated from my house with baby cat ?
pl suggest
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