Cats fighting behind my house !! What should i do???
By xabimaru
@xabimaru (340)
Malaysia
February 15, 2007 8:39pm CST
The situation goes like this:
There one cat with white bushy fur always come to my house during meal time and i always feed him plus he suffer injuries from previous cat fight and got open wound at the side of his neck, that's another reason why i keep feeding him. My neighbour have a lot of cats and usually when ever the male can stumble upon this new cat, they started to fight.
If i am around i will try to stop it but now in middle of the nite they always making loud noise like they are going to fight. I have try my best to prevent the fight but sometimes they do.
What is the best way to stop it and how??
Please help me on this.
5 responses
@givemechance (3794)
• Indonesia
6 Mar 07
mm... let them fight.he..he, i think always doing again, again and again.
@Yestheypayme2dothis (7874)
• United States
6 Mar 07
Why don't you take the injured cat for a pet and keep him in the house?
1 person likes this
@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
6 Mar 07
Definitly water - use a hose, or set up a sprinkler.
You can also STOP feeding the stray. Don't worry, she'll find food elsewhere (or if you think she doens't have an owner, you could take her in to your home, and also get he checked up by the vet) But if you stop feeding her in the yard, she'll stop coming to your yard - and maybe the fights won't happen there.
It is possible, if it's a she, or any of the cats are a she... and they are NOT spayed, that they are in heat. Nothing you can do aout this, but get the animal spayed. Cats in heat make terrible sounding noises. Again, water hose will scare them off, and stop feeding them in your yard, and maybe they'll stop hanging out in your yard.
@Lush_heidi (994)
• United States
16 Feb 07
I know usually male cats will fight over staking their territory, there isnt much to do to prevent outside cats from fighting,we feed a sweet outdoors cat that would come around the house, and we fed him and he got into fights too. I tihnk he got sick cause he hasnt been around lately. I do have inside cats but I keep them inside with me. I found some helpful ways to break up a cat fight, here ya go! Hope it helps
cat fight often sounds worse than it is; however, intervention may be necessary to prevent bloodshed. Here are some options.
Instructions
STEP 1: Avoid hitting the cats or getting your hands anywhere near their mouths. Hitting could make the situation worse and could cause the attack to be redirected toward you. STEP 2: Spray the aggressor with a water hose. If this doesn't make a difference, aim for the nostrils. STEP 3: Hold a broom between the cats to separate them. STEP 4: Use a noisemaking device such as an air horn to drive the animals apart, and be prepared to move away quickly or defend yourself. Tips & Warnings
Consider keeping your cat inside. Abscesses resulting from cat fights can pose serious health risks and are expensive to treat.
A cat can become infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) when it is bitten - such as in a cat fight.
1 person likes this
@Stringbean (1273)
• United States
16 Feb 07
Try setting up a hose and sprinkler and the next time a good fight is going on, turn the water on full blast. That should shock them out of it. You may have to do it several times before they get the idea. Good luck.
1 person likes this
@xabimaru (340)
• Malaysia
16 Feb 07
Okay i'll try it but when at night (when i am going to/sleeping) they will stated fighting. At this time i can't lose my night sleep as i have to work for the next day. Any other way for me to do it??
How to prevent them from running towards you when you try to cease their fight??