Fighting Cats
Feral or unferal, your cat could get mixed up up in one of these if they are in particular an outdoor kitty. Inside cats if by themselves are clearly not as prone to this hazard, unless they find themselves outside, or a stray visitor indoors.. but 2 or more inside cats might have their “bad” days as well.
If you allow your cat to journey outside in the big wild outside, I sincerely advise you take kitty to your veterinarian from a early age and begin getting him vaccinated! And make sure this is done every year without question! This is critical if you don’t want your kitty to become infected by nasties such as Feline Aids (FIV) which is transmitted through blood while fighting. This also protects your cat from several other different diseases out there such as Feline Leukemia
(FLV). It’s also highly advisable to get him (or her) neutered. Unspayed males will brawl violently for the female if she is in heat, which can leave both cats in tatters and spayed males can find themselves amid something they do not understand if an unspayed male gets the wrong impression…
Cats brawling outside at evening time may be quite of a shock, as at times they can sound similar to a child screaming or yelling, and it is definitely the last thing you wish to listen to when your attempting to sleep in the dead of night! My ultimate method of getting rid of cats engaged in a clash is to turn the hose on them, as loud noises won’t distract them hardly as they are concentrating solely on the other cat!
For home loving kitties, obviously wet all around the shagpile is uninvited so I find ordinarily placing a huge item between the two that will cut off eye contact with both cats works well. If they’re engaged in a brawl, do not get in their way as cat nips can not just hurt, but tend to be more likely to become contaminated than dog nips. Use a chair and turn the other way up and use the back of the chair and quietly manouvre the stool between the cats, this will distract them and stop them from brawling. Offer the cats ‘relaxing time’ by placing one in a locked room for a quick period of time.
A great tell-tale sign if a cat is scared, is that the hair will stand up all over the body and when the cat threatens or is ready to strike, you will observe the hair rise up in a narrow strip over the spine and tail to make him look larger, and this is also a pretty good time to get out that hose or stool!
With the typical lifespan of an outside only cat if they’re feral or unferal, is only about 3 years! And that is why if you love your kitty and want him to live a wholesome life, you can keep him at home and he can live a whopping sixteen years longer!
Not only will you benefit from keeping your cat alive for a longer time in the house, it can save you high-priced vet bills for contaminated nips, damaged teeth, torn ears, and so forth by these nasty fights.
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