A female attacking another female. Is it possible to stop?

[shelby]

Have you considered keeping the females apart? It may just be a situation where these two will never get along. I personally would solve the problem by giving each one their own space. It isn't fair for the other one to be attacked all the time. Eventually someone is going to get hurt. I have no idea what you are talking about when you say....wild territorial aggression. Cats will sometimes have a disagreement, but it isn't because they are wild. It would have helped if you could have seen the two together before you chose to purchase two adult cats. On the other hand the aggressive behavior could be the result of the cats being upset at being rehomed as adults. Do you have other pets in the home or outside? I am wondering if these girls were kept in the home as pets or in enclosures? If they have not been kept with others in a free roam situation....everything is new to them and may possibly calm down after awhile. My advice is to keep them away from each other for a few weeks and try to reintroduce them slowly.

 

[Trish Allearz]

Oh lord- any breeder who says they will stop fighting as soon as they have kittens is... questionable.

Look, OP- when they have kittens- if they already have a feud- it will probably get worse, not better.

I think girls are much harder to please then boys in regard to cats. I agree with Shelby- IMHO, housing them separately at least for a while will probably save you a lot of kitty drama. And ALL cats are like this- my Mom has a female Highlander who goes after her Sphynxes constantly. She is the sweetest thing, but she does not care for the other cats. I had a Munchkin female who hated all of my other cats- she didn't attack them- no, she waited until bedtime and then jumped up and peed on my stove top! This only thing that stopped her was placing her in a home with no other cats. She stopped immediately, never did it at her new home.

 

[Trish Allearz]

I wanted to add real quick- UNSPAYED females are really the culprits when it comes to naughty kitty behaviors. Those hormones constantly raging- I think we should count ourselves lucky they are as well behaved as they are! And in case you were NOT informed- unspayed females DO spray and will spritz around your house, so be prepared for that. Be prepared for your neighborhood tom to come up and spritz your doorstep. It's all a part of this glamorous job!

 

[admin]

I agree with Trish and Shelby....Zuri turned into the cat from hell when she went into heat after her kittens were born. She does not hurt any of the cats, but screams, growls and hisses one minute and kisses them the next...hormones play a big role in how many female (and male) cats behave, but females seem much worse. I guess it is the mother instinct in them.

When Zuri is not in heat, she is very sweet and there are no issues...

 

[admin]

I wanted to add real quick- UNSPAYED females are really the culprits when it comes to naughty kitty behaviors. Those hormones constantly raging- I think we should count ourselves lucky they are as well behaved as they are! And in case you were NOT informed- unspayed females DO spray and will spritz around your house, so be prepared for that. Be prepared for your neighborhood tom to come up and spritz your doorstep. It's all a part of this glamorous job!

Yes, this is also true...for the most part Zuri's hormones only calmed down for 2 months and it has been challenging to say the least...the cat wheel really helps her deal with those raging hormones - it is the next best thing for her, other than a male

And she has sprayed - only once or twice and I caught her in the act, so knew where to clean, but it does happen.

 

[Patti]

- my Mom has a female Highlander who goes after her Sphynxes constantly. She is the sweetest thing, but she does not care for the other cats.

Is your mom breeding Elfs now? Would love to know where she got her Highlander from (always trying to connect to new breeders).

 

[Trish Allearz]

Is your mom breeding Elfs now? Would love to know where she got her Highlander from (always trying to connect to new breeders).

It was her intention, but she is spaying her Highlander, I do believe.

 

[Olga_Snow]

Have you considered keeping the females apart? It may just be a situation where these two will never get along. I personally would solve the problem by giving each one their own space. It isn't fair for the other one to be attacked all the time. Eventually someone is going to get hurt. I have no idea what you are talking about when you say....wild territorial aggression. Cats will sometimes have a disagreement, but it isn't because they are wild. It would have helped if you could have seen the two together before you chose to purchase two adult cats. On the other hand the aggressive behavior could be the result of the cats being upset at being rehomed as adults. Do you have other pets in the home or outside? I am wondering if these girls were kept in the home as pets or in enclosures? If they have not been kept with others in a free roam situation....everything is new to them and may possibly calm down after awhile. My advice is to keep them away from each other for a few weeks and try to reintroduce them slowly.

Yes, I do keep them apart because they were fighting till bleeding...
I was talking about territorial aggression because Serval (grandfather for one of them and grate-grandfather for second one) is a solitary animal. In nature female will get rid of another female from her territory. Cats are solitary too!
Yes I have seen those 2 together on picture, but I guess it was another Alfa-dominant cat at their previous house, so they both were not dominant there. Now the structure is changed - so the older cat is trying to eliminate the competitor.
There are no other cats or other animals except them in my house.
No, they do not exhibit any depression by being re-home.
I will keep them apart, I have no other choice.
Thank all of your who replayed!

 

[shelby]

LOL...I am glad my cats didn't hear that cats are considered solitary animals;>) As a matter of fact as a general rule....... do love the companionship of cats and other animals. As a matter of fact they sometimes will form a stronger bond with other cats they live with than the human that feeds them. My F1s, F2s and F3s live in harmony here. They may sometimes get a ruffled feather across their butts, but will also be grooming each other in the next second. I will not say there may be exceptions, but ....it may very well be the one cat that will cause all your problems. When she has babies I would watch closely to see if she is teaching the kittens the same behavior.

 

[ambiente18]

I want to tell about my cats. I have a 4 females (F2 - 2, F3 and oriental cats) and one male. They live together, sometimes fight. I have never seen aggression females when they mating ( funny, but all cats look, when one female mates). But pregnant females are more aggressive especially before birth ( but I think that it's not their fault - they just are looking for a quiet place for kittens). I want to say that aggression cats - this is the fault of human - something people don't understand and can't do something very important for them