I had him neutered but he's still very dominant. He's lovely and loving with me but the little sister is even afraid of him, hiding and jumpy. Is there anything I can do to help the situation? Thanks for your help.
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Awww hun, I'm sorry that the little sister is scared of her big brother. Poor thing!
Like everyone else has said, there is usually a dominant animal in the house and eventually they should at the very least tolerate each other.
Whilst growing up I had 3 cats. The oldest male was laid back with the humans in the house, but he and the female had a constant power battle going on. If the female cat was on my lap, the male cat would circle her and she would look at him smugly - and vice versa.
Eventually as they both grow older, the male cat should chill out some, and the female cat should be able to learn to stand on her own two feet.
In the meantime, let them sort it out between themselves and don't intervene. If you tell the male cat off, he will feel that you are taking sides with the female and will bully her even more. Just make sure you give them both an equal amount of attention. Again, if you give the female more attention because you think the male is 'naughty', it will make the problem worse! The male cat will feel threatened.
Feed them together at the same time and make sure they have separate litter boxes and belongings, this may help the situation.
http://www.catsinternational.org/article...
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pe...
http://cats.about.com/cs/behavioralissue...
http://www.paws.org/cas/resources/fact_s...
xx Emmie
well you really cant resolve this kind of problem. just when one is playing keep one in a cage to protect any taunting or fighting then eventually the male cat will adapt to living with the female gender. I don't think seperation is a good thing but it's the only way
Be consistent and don't expect immediate results. My fluffy is like that with the females in the house. I yell his name and pull him off and give him a tap on the butt. NO HARD, just enough to let him know that you are displeased. Do it every time. Fluffy is 3 years old, and I still have to tell him occasionally. He was bottle fed by me so you would think he would listen.
Give them both as much fuss, don't single one cat out. Got the same problem with my two,one is quite dominant. you just have to let them get on with it, over time I'm sure they will sort them selves out.
Good luck
in any household there has to be a dominant animal. i just recommend letting him know that his behavior is not acceptable. cats are like children you have to let them know who is in charge or they will walk all over you and grow up to not respect you.. i recommend a squirt bottle very effective and you dont get hurt in the process and their is no physical contact but he will always be a little more dominant but the squir bottle should help i had 13 cats at once.. 12 from the same litter it was.. interesting to say the least
good luck !
A squirt bottle or spray bottle will do the trick or at least make him slow down and think. When he goes to attack her or gets a little to rough just spray him a little and he should scatter cause they don't like water.
Yes, you need to dab a small amount of English mustard (Colmans if you can get it) on the offending animals anus. His aggression will disappear immediately.
when he starts to play up take him away and shut jim away from her for a while just to calm him down a bit, we are in exactly the same situation as we adopted 2 kittens last year and the male is very dominant, also your female cat will start to stick up for herself and then he'll get the message
The only thing i ask say is have a spray bottle so when he is like that you can spray him and he will get used to leaving his sister alone. Dont forget the vets can give you tips on this to help both cats.
Good luck
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