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Feline Aggression Towards Other Cats in the Same Household (view source)
Revision as of 08:40, 9 September 2014
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Inter-cat aggression within the household is most likely to occur at certain key times, such as when a [[Effect of Environment on Feline Behaviour#Introducing a Cat to a New Home/Environment|new cat is being introduced to the household]]. This may be due to fear of the new cat or due to more general effects on the availability of resources such as resting places, owner attention or food. Another important high-risk event is when a cat that has been temporarily hospitalised or housed in a cattery returns home. Poor [[Feline Socialisation|socialisation]] of one or more of the cats in the home and the presence of social stress within the household are also factors that need to be considered.
Inter-cat aggression within the household is most likely to occur at certain key times, such as when a [[Effect of Environment on Feline Behaviour#Introducing a Cat to a New Home/Environment|new cat is being introduced to the household]]. This may be due to fear of the new cat or due to more general effects on the availability of resources such as resting places, owner attention or food. Another important high-risk event is when a cat that has been temporarily hospitalised or housed in a cattery returns home. Poor [[Feline Socialisation|socialisation]] of one or more of the cats in the home and the presence of social stress within the household are also factors that need to be considered.
==Diagnosis==
==Prevalence and risk factors==
There is no reliable prevalence data for the specific problem of inter-cat aggression within the household, but problems such as indoor spray marking and elimination, and scratching are common and associated with inter-cat conflict.
==Investigation==
As with [[Feline Housesoiling|house-soiling and spraying problems]], it is important to fully understand the nature of the [[Feline Social Behaviour|cat’s relationships with each other]] and the way that they make use of their domestic territory.
As with [[Feline Housesoiling|house-soiling and spraying problems]], it is important to fully understand the nature of the [[Feline Social Behaviour|cat’s relationships with each other]] and the way that they make use of their domestic territory.