Bad Boy

Buddy is in my bad books at the moment. He came in this morning and both cats had breakfast as usual, then after about 30 minutes they seemed to be playing chase up and down the stairs. But I soon realised that Buddy was doing the chasing all the time instead of taking turns. Mary jumped on the bed and settled down, only for Buddy to jump up and he started to batter her and she started to squeal. He's getting really aggresive with her now, even though they both eat together. I shouted at him to get off her and he did eventually settle down. Maybe there is a cat on call somewhere and he's taking it out on Mary. This is the first time he has made her squeal, he has been "bullying" her for a few days now. I'm wondering if it is worth putting the two together in the same pen at the cattery, he might take his aggression out on her.

This is a difficult one Lynn, Moto has been the same with Sophie today. She came and lay down on the bed beside me this morning and he came over and started grooming her but I noticed he was actually quite rough, then he sprung on her and made her squeal, she is a squealer but lately he seems much more aggressive towards her, yet he'll run a mile if Teddy does the same to him. I hate it when they do this, I've no answer sorry, I just hope it will all pan out, but I can't think why he's started being aggressive towards her no, when we've had Teddy 7 months so I don't really want to blame that. Who knows, they can be so confusing at times.
Maybe if you put them into two seperate pens but beside one another, that way, you will feel better, they can't fight but they will still be able to smell one another and know they're near.

Pok can be very agressive towards BG... at times he will torment her beyond belief... with me and my partner rushing about after him, trying to get him to stop... for him to sneak back two seconds later and attack BG (to the point where she hisses, growls and sreams her head off).

In January we had to put them in a cattery... and I was more then worried about how it would go with the two of them in the same pen... but the staff there was very nice, and assured us that if there was any problems then they would seperate them.

There wasn't any problems at all. Pok probably calmed down as it was new surroundings...

We are putting them in the same pen again now in May. Hopefulyl things will go ok this time too, but if it doesn't then I know that they will be seperated. I really want them to be together, as I think BG would be very upset i she was seperated from Pok (heaven knows why, considering how Pok treats her! lol!).

Best of luck with your two little ones! Hopefully Buddy was just having an off-day... and not an off-year like Pok! lol!

Max and Billy can't get a bit OTT when their playing and you hear one of the crying. But its usually both and they trying to bully each other.
They eat together and sleep together so its quite wierd. lol

Has Buddy been done Lynn??

nicola wrote:Has Buddy been done Lynn??

Yes he has been done Nicola. He was about seven months old when he had his op, so I don't think that is the problem. Mary got her revenge this morning, Budster went upstairs and Mary swiped him on the nose as he went past.

lol! Good on Xena... eh... Mary the Warrior Princess I mean! lol!

Would it be any good for you to feed Mary first? that way enforcing Mary as top of the peking order i.e top cat??

Other than that i don't really know what else to say sorry but anyway it dose sound like Mary had her own back on poor Buddy, lol.

LOL! Oh cats eh? I guess they can get irratated by their brothers/sisters in the same way humans can? The way I see it, if they really wanted to cause damage to each other, they would, so whilst they can get aggressive and bully each other, I think it can often look worse to us. Saying that, I run to the 'rescue' whenever Mads starts 'back kicking' Bramble, or the other way round! lol, they're our babies and we want to protect them (even from each other! lol)