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

[Olga_Snow]

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

Well, I came here to share my problem and to hear advises from more experienced breeders, and I feel like I have to defend myself for not understanding cats` needs and so on...

May be your cats was raised together and hierarchy was established already by the time they became adults, may be what is why they do not to fight for their territorial interests?

The attacking cat was the first one who started to feel very confident in my house, so she decided to suppress another cat. (please, explain to me why would she do so, if it was not territorial?)

Yes I used to have cats before who never fight.... But my past experience does not help me now.
Also I never purchased 2 adult cats at the same time, and I never thought it can be a problem if 2 cats came from the same place. Breeder recommended to get 2 cats to keep company to each other.

I was trying to find the explanation of one cat aggression toward another cat, so it could help me to manage the situation....

 

[shelby]

You did not say where the girls are kept. Do they have full run of the house? Are they in an enclosure? This can make a big difference as to the behavior. They do like for things to stay the same...as they are creatures of habit. If they were kept differently at the breeder's home...this might just be the one girl not accepting a change . Not so much you as the new owner, but having to share space that maybe was all hers at the breeder's home? This being due to not being in with other cats and not really knowing how to socialize with other cats? On the reverse side...she might very well be one that will never be happy with another cat?

 

[Olga_Snow]

I told that at first they both had a full run of the house, until I realized in couple of days that one cat suppressing another (the second cat was hiding most of the time, and I thought it was just becouse she was slower to adjust...). Now the attacking cat is in in separate room (living room) and in a cage at nights. The younger cat still have a full run.
I suspect that they were kept separately at breeder`s house, but was introduced to each other before I came to pick them up. It was still not enough time for them to get used to each other and build bonds...
If this is a case, I guess I have a little chance to make them get used to each other ...
May be having a male can help... but may be not

 

[ambiente18]

I think that cats get used to each other. What do they do? Not in a hurry to change anything. For example my first Oriental cat accustomed to the male more than four or five months. And women, for example loved faster. But each time, buying a new cat, I kept it in a separate room not less than 1 month ( but I never kept cats in a cage at night, on the contrary, I tried to sleep with a new cat together). Try to sleep with one cat, on the other, try to feed them together, play together with them. If my cat begins to show aggression I swear on it (loud clapping) and she knows that it's bad. I am sure that your cats are accustomed to each other, but not as fast as you want to

 

[shelby]

I would contact the breeder. They will know there cats better than anyone. They may very well be able to offer suggestions and be a big help;>)

 

[ambiente18]

I want to add that if you want to breed cats, the situation is changing - pregnant cat,and the cat's in desire, cats and kittens different behavior and may be different aggression I may write more and more....

 

[Trish Allearz]

You shouldn't feel defensive, but you are presenting theories and more experienced breeders are explaining why that probably isn't the case.

Unfortunately, this is a hard way to start and I wish your breeder would have ensured they sent bonded cats or one at a time.

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