Cat sitting question - Page 2

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Cruel? They are cats not children. Of course you could let them sort their differences out and nothing horrible will happen. They'll be so hissing and spitting and humped backs but most likely no fighting. One will be the "winner", the dominant one and either they will become friends or they will stay as far away from each other as possible. I wouldn't bother since you are just cat sitting. I'd stick with your plan and keep them in their own spaces.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

On 3/3/2014 croemer said:
No way I would do this. You DH sounds like a man...they think fight it out and get over it. I think this would be cruel for the cat with no claws...like one going to a knife fight when you have no knife....yet the other guy does.

That is not necessarily true. We had a declawed cat for 18 years who insisted upon being an outside cat . . . he was born in the wild and there was no way to keep him in. He killed probably hundreds of furry little ones, and he climbed trees and fences, and had many run-ins with other cats which he often was the victor. It's what is in a cat's DNA that makes them fight, the lack of claws didn't seem to matter with him. He still had back claws and teeth.

Ragdolls won't fight. She(he) will just roll over and be vanquished. As I already posted, please don't do this.

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MikafromTopeka · ‎03-10-2010

It sounds like these two cats have never been introduced? I would try to introduce them in a controlled manner. They may get along.

NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

NO, PLEASE NO!

Cat fighting wounds can end up costing a lot of money and you would be liable for it.

Just imagine one cat scratching the eye of the other kitty. It could cause blindness and massive bills.

The suggestion to let them fight it out is terrible, horrible. Would you really consider letting your own cat get hurt?

My God, that's awful.

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hyacinth003 · ‎03-12-2010

If you can keep them separate, I would. They and you don't need the stress.

Only if they were going to be together all the time would I have them work it out.

Hyacinth

NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

On 3/3/2014 chrystaltree said:
Cruel? They are cats not children. Of course you could let them sort their differences out and nothing horrible will happen. They'll be so hissing and spitting and humped backs but most likely no fighting. One will be the "winner", the dominant one and either they will become friends or they will stay as far away from each other as possible. I wouldn't bother since you are just cat sitting. I'd stick with your plan and keep them in their own spaces.

You are so wrong. Did you read the entire line where several people said ragdolls won't fight or fight back?

I have a cat like that also, a silver tipped Persian and she won't fight back, and I know that for sure.

Cats are like children in that most of us love our cats and would never want to see them hurt.

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Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/3/2014 chrystaltree said:
Cruel? They are cats not children. Of course you could let them sort their differences out and nothing horrible will happen. They'll be so hissing and spitting and humped backs but most likely no fighting. One will be the "winner", the dominant one and either they will become friends or they will stay as far away from each other as possible. I wouldn't bother since you are just cat sitting. I'd stick with your plan and keep them in their own spaces.

Are you kidding? I hope you don't have cats or any animals!

My best friend just had an incident at her house involving 2 cats that were always kept apart. One lived outside and isn't really her's but because of the extreme cold, she brought it in. She already has a cat inside her house.

They ended up crossing paths and all you know what broke loose. Her cat got tore up, ended up costing $100.00's of dollars at the vet, she got mauled up trying to separate the cats and now, her own cat absolutely will not come out of an upstairs bedroom and this incident happened over a month ago.

It boggles my mind that people have such disregard for animals.

SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/3/2014 chrystaltree said:
Cruel? They are cats not children. Of course you could let them sort their differences out and nothing horrible will happen. They'll be so hissing and spitting and humped backs but most likely no fighting. One will be the "winner", the dominant one and either they will become friends or they will stay as far away from each other as possible. I wouldn't bother since you are just cat sitting. I'd stick with your plan and keep them in their own spaces.

Even with no fighting, a seriously stressed cat can hibernate and forego food and water for days. Or stop using it's litter box.

NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

On 3/3/2014 SydneyH said:
On 3/3/2014 chrystaltree said:
Cruel? They are cats not children. Of course you could let them sort their differences out and nothing horrible will happen. They'll be so hissing and spitting and humped backs but most likely no fighting. One will be the "winner", the dominant one and either they will become friends or they will stay as far away from each other as possible. I wouldn't bother since you are just cat sitting. I'd stick with your plan and keep them in their own spaces.

Even with no fighting, a seriously stressed cat can hibernate and forego food and water for days. Or stop using it's litter box.

You're right, Sydney. And why would anyone even consider traumatizing an animal they loved? They wouldn't.

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