http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/comment-page-1/#comment-3878 Felisa Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:50:14 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/#comment-3878 Probably because of the stray cat. The stray is on your property and your cats are defending you. That is why they are fighting. They want to help you as much as possible. Probably because you care for them very much and you love them. I know because this happened to me once and I have 3 cats. They are just protecting you, that is what causes the fighting. :) Probably because of the stray cat. The stray is on your property and your cats are defending you. That is why they are fighting. They want to help you as much as possible. Probably because you care for them very much and you love them. I know because this happened to me once and I have 3 cats. They are just protecting you, that is what causes the fighting.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/comment-page-1/#comment-3877 Kristen S Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:05:16 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/#comment-3877 Um, if your cats are getting hair ripped out, why don't you...um...CLOSE THE DOOR? I mean, really. Do you ONLY have a screen door? Wow. Um, if your cats are getting hair ripped out, why don’t you…um…CLOSE THE DOOR? I mean, really. Do you ONLY have a screen door? Wow.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/comment-page-1/#comment-3876 michele_cat_cyprus Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:31:01 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/#comment-3876 Cats are highly territorial and as your two are unable to get at the stray cat outside, they are venting their frustration and anger on each other. This is known as re-directed aggression. You can read more about this behaviour and how to handle the situation in the articles below. Cats are highly territorial and as your two are unable to get at the stray cat outside, they are venting their frustration and anger on each other. This is known as re-directed aggression. You can read more about this behaviour and how to handle the situation in the articles below.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/comment-page-1/#comment-3875 kirazi Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:44:32 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/#comment-3875 If something makes a cat angry, it will take that anger out on the closest thing. Your cats are probably reacting in a territorial manner at the stray cat and are attacking each other simply because they are the closest thing to attack. (If you tried to pull your cats apart, one of them might try to attack you, for example, just because you diverted their anger onto yourself). If something makes a cat angry, it will take that anger out on the closest thing. Your cats are probably reacting in a territorial manner at the stray cat and are attacking each other simply because they are the closest thing to attack. (If you tried to pull your cats apart, one of them might try to attack you, for example, just because you diverted their anger onto yourself).

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/comment-page-1/#comment-3874 Rapid Fire Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:54:38 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/#comment-3874 Turf war. The stray wants you and your house as his property and your cat in in his way. And your cat is quite content to stay where it is and is saying 'no thank you' to the stray cat. Turf war. The stray wants you and your house as his property and your cat in in his way. And your cat is quite content to stay where it is and is saying ‘no thank you’ to the stray cat.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/comment-page-1/#comment-3873 Wise Guy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:44:57 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/a-stray-cat-comes-to-my-screen-door-and-my-cats-start-fighting-each-other1/#comment-3873 They are probobly having disagreements on turf. They are probobly having disagreements on turf.

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