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A Cat Therapist?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 05 July 2016 - 03:34

Hi all. I've had my two male cats together for ages; they're father and son. I do desperately want them to get along. Upon the advise of our vet, we were to let them settle things out on their own. But recently, the alpha male (the father) has been arguing with our other cats as well. I have two other females, his wife and daughter.
They have all been neutured/spayed.

Anyone know of a cat trainer or therapist here in Dubai?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 July 2016 - 19:25
Would a 'cat run' help so they could go outside out of each other's way (obviously when it's cooler)? Sorry no other advice other than that.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 07 July 2016 - 06:15
Well the simple answer is, too many cats together in the same environment. Cats are usually pretty independent and when you have a few of them in a confined area, they have to compete for things. The dominant cat (father) is simply reinforcing his position as the Alpha cat. You don't say how old your cats are, but if the son is an adolescent, then neutered or not, he's going to try and become more dominant over his father and you will have the old 'sibling rivalry'. Try giving them more space, by putting down extra food, water bowls in different areas, so they're not all forced to interact with one another. Don't force them to use the same litter, for four cats ideally you need about 3 litter boxes. Give them places where they can get away from one another - install some cat shelves, as cats like to go 'up'.
 
 

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