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Hello.i have a cat named lucky.he is a male,not neutered, and a big cat(fat and masive hair)..He is not a loveing cat and doesent like attention..but with me and the rest of the family he is fine and lets us pet him.he doese fine with the rabbit we have..but recently we got a new kitten..its a girl..(yes i know we have to get lucky neutered,maybe that will help with the fighting)..any way..lucky keeps trying to smell the other cat..but the baby keeps hissing (defence)..but know they dont stop with eachother.lucky will not stop meowing fopr the other cat..and they both start...noe luckly tries to start with the other one and bit him about three times..what shoukd i do....the small cat will now sleep in my room....
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Kelly,
What is going on is perfectly normal. Yes, things will calm down when Lucky is neutered (the sooner, the better). Is Lucky drawing blood when he bites the kitten? If not, it is how they play with each other. If no blood is drawn, no one is getting hurt (no matter what it may sound like)!
Cats go through a reasonably complicated "getting to know you" ritual. Also, cats have very, very tough skin, so that bites that would cause us pain and bleeding usually do not phase the cats or kittens. So, I would let them play with each other and ignore any noise, hissing, spitting, posturing, yowling, and the like. They will eventually get along. If they are playing chase (even if it ends up in a "fight"), this is a good sign. Once you let them play together, you should not separate them again.
One other thing, if you pay attention to the kitten, make sure you give Lucky extra attention and special treats. You want Lucky to come to feel that having the kitten around is a good thing. After all, cats do get jealous!
Given their ages, the whole "getting to know you" thing should take no more than a few weeks at most. There is one caveat: Occasionally, two cats just do not get along, but this seems to be fairly rare.
Please let me know how it goes.
Best regards... Norm
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| Comment | its okay.we gave the kiten back.i assure you,they were not playing.i see cats play all the time(rough i know)..but they were nbot playing with echother..my cat put hois whole body on th kitten and bites hi...and my cat doesent even like attention and u gave him extrta...also we gave it back mostly because of the big cats health..he was not eating...just sitting outside the dootr the kitten was in anmd meowed all day and night | ||
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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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