Two cats fight because of territorial disputes; the male cat’s aggressive instinct: mostly occurs between unneutered male cats, and female cats will also fight due to competition for status and resources; defensive attack; redirected attack: due to other stimuli Transferred to unrelated cats; seemingly "aggressive" play.

Two cats fight because they are not familiar with each other

If two kittens that have grown up together, especially kittens in the same litter, have been living together, the probability of conflict is very small. Because kittens living together undergo socialization training together, they are very familiar with each other. Of course, it is not ruled out that a small number of people will fight, but the probability will be much smaller.

Therefore, it is recommended that if you are a pet family and plan to raise two cats from the beginning, it is better to order two kittens born in the same litter in the same cattery.

A fight between two cats is a "territorial" dispute

Occasionally, this type of aggressive behavior occurs when a cat takes over another cat's space. However, there is an interesting phenomenon here, that is, some cats may be furious with a cat that invades their territory, but are gentle to another cat...

The most common scenario of aggressive behavior caused by territorial disputes is when a new cat comes to the house. The original cat or several cats have established a friendly and balanced living environment. The new cat will disturb this balance, so if it is not handled properly, disputes will be stirred up immediately.

According to an incompletely reliable data, at least half of the parents do not isolate the new cat after buying it, but directly let it come into contact with the indigenous people. This is very prone to problems.

Fighting between two cats is the aggressive instinct of male cats

This problem is more common in unneutered adult male cats. Sometimes female cats will fight each other due to competition for space, status in the group, and even resource competition. Fights between female cats usually start with a confrontation and may last for a long time. If not stopped in time, it may end in a brutal fight.

Therefore, if there are multiple cats in a pet household, it is recommended that male cats must be neutered. In a breeding family, male cats should be kept in separate spaces.

A fight between two cats is a defensive attack

Defensive aggression is generally a defensive posture adopted by cats after feeling threatened by a cat or other factors. Usually the whole body is crouched, with the tail on the ground and the ears close to the head. Cat, a state of self-preservation.

A fight between two cats is a redirected attack

This attack behavior can explain any attack behavior that cannot be explained by the above three reasons.

Redirect attacks are actually very common, but I don’t know why. There is very little information about this kind of attack in China. To understand it simply, the meaning of a redirected attack is: the cat may have been stimulated or frightened elsewhere at a certain moment, but it was unable to respond immediately at the time. After a while, a clear attackable target appears in another space. This target will be hit inexplicably.

A fight between two cats is a seemingly "aggressive" play

As a qualified cat owner, you must learn to distinguish between aggressive behavior and playful behavior.

There is a lot of aggressive play between kittens. Sometimes if it is just one kitten, it may regard you as its playmate.