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How do I keep new alpha cat from pouncing on little Burmese.
Siamese pounces on Burmese after he seeks him out in house. help

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Lynne,

I am assuming they are both neutered/spayed and the age and weight differences are not too outlandish.  Is the Burmese a girl? If they are not neutered, that is something you want to have done pretty quickly!

You don't do anything.  The Siamese an d Burmese have to sort it out between themselves!!!!!  We tend to attribute human motives and emotions to cats, and, for the most part we often mistake their activities.  Cats tend to play very, very roughly with each other.  They have very, very tough skin and biting/scratching really does not hurt them much.  When they "play" fight, they often make lots of noise and it sounds like World War III.  They may even loosen up some fur.  As long as there is no blood drawn I would not worry.  I suspect the Burmese a=can really look after itself.

I would do absolutely nothing.  Let them alone and ignore the noise and "fighting".

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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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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