We are sure that if you have more than one cat at home, you will have witnessed a confrontation or fight between the two on more than one occasion. In this sense, we must say that many times we will not understand the reason and it will catch us by surprise since, after the tension, normally everything returns to calm , a calm that makes it seem that the fight we just witnessed did not exist.
But … why do they peel? Are they surly? Do you like the confrontation? Well, cats have their own peculiarities and it is for them that these confrontations can arise. It should also be noted that the individual personality of each of these animals can greatly influence their proactivity to fights.
Cats are very territorial animals, both with their things and with people and places. Perhaps the fact that there is another member that can take away that territorial “primacy” can generate a conflict. They are also quite “jealous” animals since that territorial feeling can lead to unhealthy jealousy that ends in a conflict.
Normally nothing happens but sometimes the fights are too intense and one of the cats can get hurt. If this happens, our cat will need us to clean and disinfect the wounds and perhaps we should consult an ethologist or behavioral expert to explain what is happening.
It is also important to say that the presence of a female between two males can cause conflicts, even in the calmest cats, since due to their territorial instinct they can see the other feline as an opponent. In this sense, castration usually improves the behavior of kittens.
There are techniques that can avoid conflicts between two cats at home. One of them is to introduce the new cat little by little, so that the feline that already lives with us does not feel threatened.
From Muy Pets we bring you everything you need to know about cat fighting and how to act about it.
