There are five reasons why cats fight:

Territorial reasons

Male cat aggressive behavior

Defensive attack

Redirect attack

Play that looks like an attack

How to stop cats and prevent cats from fighting, start from two angles.

　01 Wrong approach

In a relatively complex cat social environment like a cattery, fights between two cats still happen from time to time.

Especially between two stud males. Because they are not neutered, if there is a slight negligence in management, there may be fights.

Compared with a pet family, if you have two male cats and both are neutered, the number of fights between the two male cats is relatively rare.

Of course, there are many other reasons for fights between two cats, just like the five major categories of reasons I wrote in yesterday’s article, the fifth category of reasons can be ignored.

If you are at the scene of a fight, you definitely cannot tolerate the two cats continuing to fight, because the impact will be very detrimental to their health and the entire family environment.

Therefore, we must stop fighting as soon as possible.

So how should we stop it?

Many parents who don’t know the correct approach may directly use their own bodies to intervene.

For example, directly reach out and stretch out your arms to stop them from fighting,

Another example is to directly extend your feet and legs to stop them from fighting.

Some parents will even pick up a fighting cat.

The above practices are all wrong. As a result, there is a very high probability that you will be injured and the battle will not be completely stopped.

If two cats are fighting and your limbs are involved, most of them will not care about how familiar they are with you. They will treat that part of your body as a living target.

Moreover, when fighting, the cat is highly concentrated. Even if he does not want to hurt you, but you reach out rashly, his body may have already reacted with attack before he can see you clearly.

So for the safety of our own lives...

Let’s share the correct method

　02 The correct method

​ Below I will introduce x methods. The effect of the method will vary depending on the cat, so you need to master a few more to ensure that you can successfully prevent the battle at the critical moment.

Method 1. Make noise

This is a large category of methods, and there are many ways to make noise:

You can yell at them with your loud, sharp voice;

You can turn on the vacuum cleaner to scare them;

You can also applaud violently, close the door hard, turn on a blank TV station and play a huge rustling sound;

You can fill a can with coins, seal the mouth with tape, and shake it violently when necessary;

You can just buy a trumpet to cheer for the team on the court, and then blow it as hard as you can;

You can even grab two pans and bang them violently (if the fight happens in the kitchen);

In short, you can try any method that can make a violent, short, and loud sound. Of course, don't scare yourself.

Method 2. Throw something to interrupt

This is also a large category of methods, simple to understand:

It is to interrupt the combat state by distracting attention.

For example, throw a pillow among them;

For example, take a board, no matter what material it is made of, and hold it to separate the two;

For example, throw a blanket and cover them. Usually when the light goes dark, they will lose their sense of direction for a short time, so they run away under the blanket. If there is no blanket, they can use clothes, bath towels, etc. instead.

There are many things you can choose from for this method, but the general principle is not to hurt the cat by throwing things out.

Method 3. Water

Methods such as using water are not recommended in the process of training cats to correct bad behaviors, but they are a very good choice in situations where fighting is prevented.

You can always prepare a handheld sprayer filled with pure water. If there is a fight, spray it with a measuring stick. Remember, don’t get too close;

If a fight breaks out in the garden, you can use a flower-watering hose to spray it. Be careful not to spray it completely on the cat. It is best to aim the spray at half a meter of the ground in the fighting area;

In addition, the water gun is also a very useful tool. You can buy one for a few yuan as a spare.

Remember, do not use it when the ambient temperature is very lowUse this method next.

You can use these methods together. Generally speaking, the best combination principle is that the method is both gentle and effective.

　03 Methods to prevent attacks

For most common fighting behaviors,

How should we prevent it?

There are many methods, and we have to deal with them according to the actual situation.

Generally speaking, I summarize the following strategies:

1. All male and female cats not used for breeding should be neutered.

2. Disperse resources such as water, food, toilets, cat beds, toys, etc. in different corners of the house.

3. Increase the utilization of vertical space.

4. When two cats behave in a friendly manner, reward them promptly.

5. If there are signs of fighting, such as starting a confrontation, separate the two before hissing occurs.

6. Keep cats indoors forever.

7. Try to give different cats the same attention every day.

8. Use pheromones to minimize territorial issues.

04 About the processing and prevention of redirect attacks

The above methods are effective prevention and prevention methods for most fights.

But if you conclude that the fighting behavior between two cats is redirected aggression, then the corresponding specific handling and preventive measures will be different in detail, especially the management of cats after the fight.