Cats & Dogs
For Indiana
Monday May 3, 2010
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Cat Aggression in the Middle of the Night
By Keith A Dunn We recently had some new neighbors move in next door and they brought their cat with them. This is all fine and good however they leave the cat out all night which I do not leave ours out even though we have a 6' privacy fence we do not let ours out unattended. About a month ago I was awakened in the middle of the night by a screeching cat fight outside of the house. I did not get up and go outside to investigate as it quickly subsided.
Several weeks ago it happened again so I got up this time and went down stairs to see if I could figure out what was going on. By the time I got downstairs it had ended however two of my cats were upset and trying to get to the basement window (the only one on that side of the house). I have shelving units under that window so it was fairly easy for them to get to the window and look out. After getting my cats calmed down with assurances and attention I went back to bed.
A couple of days later I was awakened by a cat fight inside my house. My cats rarely are aggressive with one another so I ran downstairs this time as sounded like they were really going at it and I did not what my pets to hurt each other. All of my cats were in the basement two in the floor extremely upset and one (Bootsie) on top of the shelving unit fighting the neighbors cat through the window. Our basement window has a window well on the outside and the neighbors' cat was in it face to face with Bootsie through the glass growling and smacking the window. Bootsie was extremely upset and would not let me handle him however I managed to shoo the other cat away. After getting my cats all calmed down again I placed a large box on the top shelf to block most of the window and went back to bed.
The next day I checked the window and shelf and all was good. I understand the cat's territorial instincts however this window is on a street side of the house, as I live on a corner lot, and I could do nothing to prevent the cat from getting to the window. For now the box seemed to be working so I left well enough alone.
Surprise three days later it happened again in the middle of the night. This time when I got downstairs Bootsie had managed to move the box partially out of the way and the cat outside had managed to force the window open about an inch and the two felines were taking turns boxing the window frame trying to get at each other. This time it was harder to drive the other cat of however I managed to scare it by slamming the window shut and pounding on it a few times. It is late and I am tired so I calmed my cats once again and went back to bed.
The next day I got a bigger and heavier box and place it directly against the window and blocking almost all of it. This did not work either because a few nights later they were at it again as Bootsie had a small space the box did not cover to get to the window. I guess I am going to have to put some chicken wire over the window well to keep the neighbor's cat out and away from Bootsie. I hope this works as I love my pets and do not want them stressed from territorial disputes if I can help it. It would be nice if the cat would wake up the neighbor instead so that they would make sure that they get him in at night.
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I have raised and cared for cats for over forty years dealing with all the Cat Behavior Problems and a few diseases. I will always have cat(s)as my wife and I love them dearly. We currently have three having as many as nine at one time in the past. Mostly we have taken in strays and providing them a home and getting immense enjoyment from them.
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