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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2904.0. "CATalyst for fighting" by TOCATA::PICKETT (David - Beware of the dogma.) Sat Sep 30 1989 10:06

    Hello,
    
         After having scanned the notesfile for a while, I was unable to
    locate some specific info on our particular problem. We got our first
    kitten Cuda when he was 8 weeks old, he's now 3.5 months old. On the
    advice of those who know indoor cats, and our own desire for a second,
    we adopted Judge, a 9 week old.
    
         As can be expected, Cuda's reception of Judge was cool, bordering
    on hostile. Now, a day later, they are continually beating each other
    up. The tusseling seems vicious, but there's no hissing, and no crying.
    An occasional peep from Judge seems to indicate when the melee has gone
    too far. Both Cuda and Judge instigate the battles, and both seems to
    walk away unphased. Judge seems to be making himself right at home,
    eating heartily from his dish, purring like a large block engine wih a
    competition cam, and using the box. The fact remains that they are
    constantly at each other.
    
         Our novice question is: "Is this normal?" (original, eh?) Also
    "How long will this last?" (even more original,eh?)
    
         The information we were able to glean from the provious notes on
    the topic suggests that we have already blown it royally, since we
    brought the new cat into the house ourselves, and haven't been treating
    him like a leper for the past 24 hours.
    
    Any and all help would, of course, be greatly appreciated.
    
    Anne and David
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2904.1CIRCUS::KOLLINGKaren/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.Sun Oct 01 1989 16:266
    Yes, this is normal.  It will likely take several weeks for things to
    settle down.  (As a side note, I introduced Little Bit into my
    household some time ago, to much hissing and commotion.  Things have
    been slowly settling down, and the night before last, I saw Sweetie
    grooming Little Bit. Yeah!
2904.2CRUISE::NDCNancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it allMon Oct 02 1989 08:0612
    Boy!  No hissing or growling!!!!!  What's your secret  :-)
    
    Sounds perfectly normal to me!  I say just sit back and enjoy
    the kitten capers.  They'll probably continue to be little
    whirlwinds of energy til after their 1st birthdays.  Of course,
    Mao (age 10) still races around, crabs and runs up and down the
    cat tree at full speed!  So some of them never outgrow it.  
    
    re: introducing your new kitten - Don't fret.  If they're not
    hissing and growling then I'd say you did great.
      Nancy DC
2904.3just playingAIMVAX::LUBYDTN 287-3204Mon Oct 02 1989 08:5621
	Re: .0

	Thats perfectly normal!  When I got Bandit, T.K. was two months
	older.  At first it seemed like T.K. was beating the little guy
	up but then I realized that Bandit was quite happy and instigated
	much of the rough play/

	They are just playing.  My two are two years old now and still
	have these battles.  Now they are even rougher.  Sometimes, one
	will attact the other and they will smash into a wall.  The funniest
	thing is to see T.K. sitting back on his haunches, front paws in
	the air, ears laid back, delicately slapping Bandit.  Bandit is
	so fat that he generally fights on his back.  I guess its too much
	of an effort for him to stand up and fight like a man!  The only
	noise I hear when these two fight is Bandit panting.  Sometimes
	T.K. will be washing Bandits neck or ears and suddenly get the
	urge to bite!  What a brat!

	Karen
2904.4And in this corner...USEM::MCQUEENEYBob - US/FDC Ops. ManagerMon Oct 02 1989 10:498
    	Sounds pretty normal to me.  I have a couple kittens who were
    rasied together, and they still go at it several times a day.  Lots
    of hissing and scratching sometimes, other times just quitly bashing
    each other and knocking over tables, stands, trash bins, etc.  A
    quiet little war.  I shouldn't worry, if I were you.
    
    	McQ
2904.5No ProblemDELNI::HYERMon Oct 02 1989 12:524
    Not to worry.  Our two still go at it daily.  It sounds like
    a freight train going through the house.  There are midair
    collisions, some squawking, some ears laid back but no injuries.
    I think they rather enjoy it all !!
2904.6Tease, tease, teaseSWAT::COCHRANEBrace yourself - a brace of cats!Mon Oct 02 1989 14:2414
    Sounds like my house ;-)  !!  Niniane and Charm play "kitty
    night at the wrestling matches"  and Niniane and Dream chase
    each other all around the house.  There is the occasional
    "leaky cat", and Dream sometimes doesn't know when to quit,
    but Niniane is such a little tease!  She stares right at Dream and
    I can hear her saying, "betcha can't get me, betcha can't get me."
    And when Dream finally gives in, Niniane runs right over to me,
    wailing away, "Meow Mom!  She's chasing me!" "Meow, meow!  Make 
    her stop!"
    
    Humph!  And my girlfriend thinks *she's* got it bad with a
    two-legged two year old!  ;-)
    
    Mary-Michael
2904.7'Fisticats'TOCATA::PICKETTDavid - Beware of the dogma.Mon Oct 02 1989 23:0610
    re -.*
    
    Thanks for the replies, folks. Over the weekend, Anne and I sort of
    figured out that the guys were just having fun, even though it seemed
    like a kind of 'fun' with which I was unfamiliar. The guys sleep
    together now, and periodically wash one another (with the
    aforementioned sudden urge to bite! *sneaky!*)
    
    Thanks again,
    Anne, David, Cuda, and Judge
2904.8CRUISE::NDCNancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it allTue Oct 03 1989 07:321
    Just think of all the great exercise they're getting!!
2904.9and it gets betterTHE780::WILDEAsk yourself..am I a happy cow?Wed Oct 04 1989 18:3110
>    Just think of all the great exercise they're getting!!

Our 14 year old Siamese has lost 2 unnecessary pounds, regained her girlish
figure, and gotten a 100% stamp of approval since The Youngster (Hannah)
joined the family - best exercise in the world for both of them....and, yes,
two years or so later, they are still chasing, hissing, yowling, and raising
H*ll at least once a day - but you quickly notice that Both cats start it,
so noone is getting beat up.  I only complain when one cat tears across
my head at 2:00 in the morning...8^}