How Can I Stop My Cats Fighting Each Other?

I have had my cat Lily, for a few years now, and we took in a slightly feral kitten early this year, Leo, and he always fights Lily. He%26#039;s fixed, but that doesn%26#039;t seem to calm him down, it%26#039;s getting so bad he%26#039;s ripping fur out of her :(





Any ideas?





:) Thanks

How Can I Stop My Cats Fighting Each Other?
First of all, don%26#039;t ever use physical punishment on a cat, like kicking or slapping. They don%26#039;t respond to punishment the same way dogs do, and will only learn to be scared of you if you do this. Try getting a water pistol or spray bottle with a long stream, and squirt the cat with water every time you catch him doing something bad. This doesn%26#039;t ALWAYS work with fighting, but sometimes it does, and it works for most any kind of bad kitty behavior too. The cat will learn to associate getting wet with doing the bad activity, and will eventually learn to stop. This is especially effective if the cat doesn%26#039;t see you spray him, so he doesn%26#039;t know WHERE the water is coming from, only that it is there.





I%26#039;ve had pairs of cats that fight alot, and sometimes when they don%26#039;t learn to get along or don%26#039;t respond to anything you do to stop them, you just have to try to minimalize the amount of contact they have with eachother. Keep food dishes separate ~ one for each cat, and have at least one litter box for each cat too. If they are indoor/outdoor kitties, then maybe have one in while the other is out.





Good luck :)
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At least they won%26#039;t scratch each other bleeding.
Reply:Best thing to do is have a spray bottle filled with cold water to hand, one that is used to moisten the leaves of houseplants.





Watch the cats carefully, and any time they start to fight, spray them with the cold water. The sound and the cold water will shock them harmlessly, and pretty soon they will learn to associate fighting with an unpleasant shock and will learn to stop fighting.
Reply:You might try professional pet training.Otherwise there may be no other way.Discipline is the only proved method in teaching pets but sometimes that may not work.Pets are a lot like children and cats are the most stubborn of all the pets.
Reply:We used to spray our cats with water and they learnt their lesson. When bringing a new cat in they will fight because they need to find out what the pecking order is. After a few months they should settle down.





If not, try getting some advice from you vets or visit a behaviour specialist. They should be able to help you in some way. However, with Leo being a feral kitten means he is used to being a lone cat so another one may always be seen as an enemy. He could be a cat that should be in a single cat home.





good luck and if the worst happens and he has to go to a new home, remember that at least he will be happy there and your cat will settle again.
Reply:It%26#039;s obvious isn%26#039;t it? Get rid of Leo.
Reply:Get a feliway diffuser. It emits calming pheromones that will help to stop the fighting and control stress.
Reply:I use this tone of voice w/ my cat (Kinda like the one your mom used when she called you by your whole name.) pick him up by the back of his neck and remove him from the room were we are all at. I have 2 boys. And one lives mostly outside and my baby inside and he gets a Lil%26#039; jealous of the outside boy and wants to fight. I did that a couple of times and it seemed to work.
Reply:its there nature.
Reply:Kcik Leo everytime it starts attacking Lily, it will get him to know that attacking Lily is wrong; thus the abomination will stop, or instead of kicking the living hell out of the cat just spray it with harmless water



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