Cat advice

[Manciniera]

Had that done to me once, so I would not go wanting…

 

[grunge]

Well goddam it.

decided to let Buddy out for the day. So he can start to Mark out his territory and keep him in at night for the next few months. Within 6 hours of being outside he has another major fight and now has a bloody leg again!

It was in next door neighbours garden. Ended up having to spray the bush the were fighting in with a hose to split them up.

At least I now know the offending feline doing the damage!

 

[kaz7]

Well goddam it.

decided to let Buddy out for the day. So he can start to Mark out his territory and keep him in at night for the next few months. Within 6 hours of being outside he has another major fight and now has a bloody leg again!

It was in next door neighbours garden. Ended up having to spray the bush the were fighting in with a hose to split them up.

At least I now know the offending feline doing the damage!

He needs to stay inside , he will get used to being a housecat if you play with him two or three times a day , you have no control over next doors cat

Edit ,on second thoughts give it one more try so they can try and work it out ,he cant keep getting battered though

 

[ob]

Don't think she wants me to go out today

 

[grunge]

He needs to stay inside , he will get used to being a housecat if you play with him two or three times a day , you have no control over next doors cat

Edit ,on second thoughts give it one more try so they can try and work it out ,he cant keep getting battered though

Thanks, Thankfully these wounds turned out to be quite superficial. after an evening of feeling sorry for himself he was bouncing around again wanting to go out. we let him out yesterday without incident thankfully. we've started with smaller times, obviously not something we can fully control but when he comes back for food we're keeping him in so he's only out for a few hours at a time so he can get his territory marked up.

if he does keep getting injured then yeah we'll have to do what we can do with keeping him in. already looking at cat tree's and the like as he likes being high up, spends a lot of time on top of the fridge when he's on his own or when the door bell goes he bolts up there so he clearly feels safe when high up.

 

[grunge]

He needs to stay inside , he will get used to being a housecat if you play with him two or three times a day , you have no control over next doors cat

Edit ,on second thoughts give it one more try so they can try and work it out ,he cant keep getting battered though

its starting to look like this maybe the only option to be honest.

he come home tonight, head and neck covered in scratches and bites and is a bloody mess again.

clearly has no ability to back down from a fight at the moment and clearly is over the hill in his ability

 

[kaz7]

its starting to look like this maybe the only option to be honest.

he come home tonight, head and neck covered in scratches and bites and is a bloody mess again.

clearly has no ability to back down from a fight at the moment and clearly is over the hill in his ability

Oh bless him , a bully cat has really got his number , how old is he ? He would get used to being in but you will have to weather the initial complaing ! @Bigg Bigg Blue has several indoor cats , he can give you some tips

 

[Semper aggressus]

its starting to look like this maybe the only option to be honest.

he come home tonight, head and neck covered in scratches and bites and is a bloody mess again.

clearly has no ability to back down from a fight at the moment and clearly is over the hill in his ability

Poor kitty, it sounds like he’d be a lot safer indoors. I’m sure he’d get used to the comforts of home and decide he didn’t need to go out. You just need to get him used to using a litter tray, which does seem to come quite naturally to most cats.

We have four indoor cats, all were rescued by my wife from the streets of Connecticut in the last ten years, some having spent the first couple of years as ferals, so they do get used to staying in. Safe from cars too!

Have plenty of comfy cat beds around the house for him, and a few toys plus litter tray and I reckon he’ll settle as an indoor cat.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Our house is full of cat beds and 4 litter trays, the cats are all safe and want for nothing

 

[grunge]

He clearly has no ability to back down at the moment, was really hoping that he would have settled down.

We may have 1 more attempt in a 4/5 weeks time when the hormones will be fully flushed. If not then there is no choice. thankfully he has a litter tray and knows how to use it. he keeps having the runs which isn't nice, we thought it was the antiboitocs but its not clearing up, he's at the vets again for 2nd vaccines in 2 weeks so will raise it the if its still happening.

I think we will have to get a couple more trays. and we'll get some more beds and Im thinking a cat tree as he likes being high up.

Right now he's sleeping it off.

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