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hi there ,
I have a 5/6 year old tom cat who has a great relationship with our labrador...thye hug, cuddle play and..apparently stick up for eachother. This is purley an observation...but over the last 2 years we (my family) have noticed other cats from the area (including an imposter cat who had the cheek to enter our home!!!) any way the eat his food (we leave it on the window sill because really he is not allowed inside the house) so he battles with birds aswell. but during the nightimes sometimes we hear a high pitch cry , painful and stressed cry that sets our lab (indoors) crazy and jumps and growls at the door to get out and find him ( tom..the cat)..when we find him ( the cat) he is stressed and tense and his eyes are dilated heavily..and then we see or hear 1 0r two cats scattering...the poor thing is he being tormented? do they bully him? i know its hard for you to answer but is it possible?...anyway i have some maller questions aswell now that i have time to think...i also reckon this cat is hypnotized by the sound of can opening....it could be beans or tomatoe puree but since ear;y dyas of catfood in tins..we feed him dry food mainly now...he springs up out of no where...almost KNOWING its tuna or food of some sort! ha! sort of funny but strange :)
Lyndsey,
The plight of the outside cat is to have to get along with all the other cats in the neighborhood. There is little you can do. He has to fend for himself in the goings on at night. The good news is that most cat fights are mostly noise and little real damage to either party., However, I would check him periodically for bites to make sure he has no abscesses.
Also, is he neutered? If not, he might do better were he neutered.
I am sorry I cannot give you any better answer than this, but it really is like a jungle out there.
Best regards... Norm.
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Norman Auspitz
Expertise
I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.
Experience
I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.
Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.
Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook
Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.
Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.
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