February 27, 2004, Newsletter Issue #83: Stopping Your Cats From Fighting
Tip of the Week
The occasional cat fight is expected in multiple cat households, because cats are territorial. However, when aggressive behavior becomes the norm, you can take steps to stop it.
These are some tips I use, and a few more from Friskies cat food: Identify the aggressor and victim, then separate the cats when they canīt be supervised. Give the aggressor corrective measures, and the victim rewards.
Corrective measures can include: confinement in a less attractive space; place a collar and bell on the aggressor; squirt the aggressor with a water sprayer during agressive acts.
For the victim give rewards such as free roam of the house, plus edible and affection rewards.
Gradually increase the supervised interaction, rewarding good behavior and using corrective measures against agression.
Until next week,
Gloria, cat.lifetips Guru
www.catfurnitureandmore.biz
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