Aggressive cats with other pets

Do any of you have aggressive cats that you live with? I don't right now, but when I was younger I used to have a really aggressive cat. She thought she owned the house and was on top of the world. Eventually she grew out of that stage, but there are many reasons why your cat can be aggressive. She could be unfamiliar with a scent in your house or she could be territorial with another pet in the house. If you are getting a new pet, what you can do is first introduce your cat to the new scent of the pet by giving her a towel or a blanket with the scent on it. Do this for a few days until the cat is familiar with the scent. You can then introduce your cat to your new pet.

 

Yes, our newest cat is very aggressive with our original cat. Sometimes its hard to tell if she is just trying to play with the other one or if they are full on fighting. But their altercations have gotten pretty intense at times - I'm talking balls of fur on the floor from it. They're slightly starting to get along a little better, but it has taken months.

 

My oldest cat absolutely hated when I brought in two new kittens about 2 years ago. It's been that long and she still barely tolerates them. They've learned to stay away from her but one of my cats is a bit slow and he'll forget. She'll growl and hiss and attack him with no restraint.

Now that we've adopted another kitten she won't even stay in the house unless he's not around. It's rather frustrating how angry and bitter she is. I understand the whole territory aspect of it but it's been years and she's still holding on to that grudge. I hope she gets over it some day but I rather doubt it.

 

I have an aggressive feral cat that growls at me when I go in our den to feed him. It freaks me out, but I know he won't attack me. I think he's just afraid of me.

 

Every cat have their own concept of importance. Some think that they own the place. Some are just very easy-going. I remember having an adult tabby that was very aloof. Whenever I bring home a new stray, she would stay out of the way on top of the cupboard and would not have anything to do with the newcomer. Sometimes she will keep her distance for a week or two.

 

The worst I got was when I brought home the new kitten I have. Sibyl likes full-grown cats (or at least she did last time she was around them!) but hadn't seen a kitten since her litter. When we brought this sickly, stray kitten in, she flipped out. Hissing, growling, wouldn't come near us if we had the kitten. All over a 8-10 week old (the vet guessed) little girl who had a cold. She's gotten better now. They don't really play, but Sibyl will lick Alice's head if they get close to each other and won't run away or get angry if we pet her near her.

 

Actually that's the thing which really puzzles me. I mean if it's a grown cat I can understand the territorial right thing. But for the resident adult cat to treat a newcomer kitten so aggressively is rather puzzling. I have seen it happen, too, and there's nothing I can do about it except to let time takes its course.

 

it really doesn't make sense, does it? I think she's just not used to the existence of kittens and doesn't like other creatures too much so it ended in that. That's my best guess, at least.