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Cats fights
- Thread starter frances
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It's sometimes hard to tell when they're playing and when they're fighting (outside of flying fur).
Could you give me some more examples of what is play and what is a fight?
The little one is very vocal when "rough housing". I have been using the tone and pitch and loudness of his vocals to ascertain "is this normal or not?".
It seems as if the little one instigates the action and chasing throughout the house....despite him being 10lbs lighter and much smaller than the big one. Other times the big one will come looking for action.
The kicker is that both cats eat from the same paper plate in the morning when I give them wet food. I have heard most cats do not do this. Only very rarely will one or the other growl when eating, and the other one backs off immediately.
Could you give me some more examples of what is play and what is a fight?
The little one is very vocal when "rough housing". I have been using the tone and pitch and loudness of his vocals to ascertain "is this normal or not?".
It seems as if the little one instigates the action and chasing throughout the house....despite him being 10lbs lighter and much smaller than the big one. Other times the big one will come looking for action.
The kicker is that both cats eat from the same paper plate in the morning when I give them wet food. I have heard most cats do not do this. Only very rarely will one or the other growl when eating, and the other one backs off immediately.
I think the easiest way to tell is by ear position - if the ears are flat against the head that is not play. Deborah has posted a flyer of feline body language before - I'm typing from my phone and at a meeting so can't look for it right now, but perhaps she will post it again.
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Ouch....ok so why would two cats who have known each other since they were kittens get into a fight?
Generally speaking, they get along great. They groom each other, eat together from the same plate (no growling or jockying for position) sleep together curled up and get into trouble together.
I vaguely recall one or both with ears flat against head a couple of fights ago.
Generally speaking, they get along great. They groom each other, eat together from the same plate (no growling or jockying for position) sleep together curled up and get into trouble together.
I vaguely recall one or both with ears flat against head a couple of fights ago.
Carykd7kau
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It could just be someone was in a bad mood. Our ears go back often with the ones we love. No?