Aggressive and territorial cat! HELP!

[PickyPenny]

So my step sister is staying with us and she has two cats of her own and I have my own cat. She’s staying with us until she finds a new house but in the meantime, the cats are becoming a problem. Just a little information about the cats to begin. They’re all males and NOT neutered. Her cats are okay, they’re used to children handling them and were able to go outside, and they don’t mind anything. Mine is strictly an inside cat and I love my boy but he gets annoyed easily and will scratch and bite sometimes, nothing serious though. So the cats have been here for about 2 weeks. It started off a little rough, and then it got better. My cat wasn’t trying to attack them but it was still tense. But my cat and one of my sister’s cat got into a pretty bad fight, both were bleeding and it went DOWNHILL. My cat sleeps in the basement so we keep him downstairs and the other two upstairs. My cat has done nothing but anticipate coming up and fighting the other two. He became stressed and started attacking US, like a feral cat that will attack a stranger or another cat. There’s a lot of bleeding and it’s just BAD. Even I got a few injuries. The family is becoming more annoyed and tired of my boy. But I know that my poor baby is suffering as well and I really sympathize. I looked into maybe possibly neutering him, but I’m not sure that’ll help at all. It’s possible that the two cats may stay for a while so I just want to find a way to make this as easy as possible for the cats and the family. Please suggest any ideas you guys have. I’M DESPERATE. 

[LongEaredLions]

Neuter the cats. Cats can become brutal when they are not fixed, neutering should fix most if not everything. Sorry I don’t have much other than that.

[Fiona Hopsalot]

Neutering should help tremendously… It may seem pricey but one nasty bite on a human ( due to attempting to break up a fight) can cost thousands at the ER.
Good luck!

[Hazel]

Posted By PickyPenny on 01/05/2014 02:12 AM

The family is becoming more annoyed and tired of my boy.

Eve though he seems to be the instigator, there’s absolutely no reason for anyone in your family to get annoyed with him. Two intact males invaded his territory, of course he’s going to defend it. It’s what cats do. If it was the other way around and he had moved into your sister’s place, her cats would act just as aggressively towards him. Probably even more so because he’s alone and they are two.

Anyway, as the others have said, neutering is the only solution, other than keeping them apart. Is your cat down in the basement all the time or just to sleep?

Slightly off topic: I know you  said your cat is strictly indoors (thank you by the way, loose neighborhood cats are such a nuisance and one of my worst pet peeves), so it’s not such an issue with him. But why is your sister letting her cats go outside if they are intact? There’s no doubt about the fact that they are knocking up any female they can find and there are enough unwanted cats being put down every day in shelters. Maybe that’s something you can talk to her about. It’s not responsible pet ownership to let your animals procreate like this and add to the pet overpopulation.

[Boing]

I agree with Hazel – this is to be expected given that your cat is unneutered and so are the interlopers. My advice, if neutering isn’t feasible right now, is to confine the cats to different areas. In your sister’s case, this may mean a room or two – not ideal, but not forever either. Otherwise, when your cat is alone and once again king of his domain, he may feel the need to mark his territory, just in case, neutered or not. You should discourage anyone from letting any of the cats outside too. Good luck with this!

[Zombie-Sue]

Your step sister came to YOU for a place to stay and is annoyed with your pets? Uhhh

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