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Avoid redirected aggression of cats
I have a 3-4 yr old male cat. Whenever he senses our neighbours cat at our door when she is in heat. He gets aggressive and as our door is closed, he redirects his aggression towards me. We neutered him last Sunday. Still whenever I come from outside he growls. We have put him in a cage. Will you please guide how I should avoid his redirected aggression and will it be fine to put him into a cage for half of the day to avoid his interaction with me? I had been attacked twice by him from last month.
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Do you play with him often in a day. He needs to invest or spend his energy somewhere. Keeping in cage will do no good and also will make him more mad towards you. Cats are very intelligent pets and their each action comes with a reason.
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buy him some interactive toys easily available on Amazon too.. and play with him. that will make his mental health better and less agression towards you.
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After neutering it takes a few weeks for testosterone levels to go down which in turn results in cat getting docile and amenable
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for now you can wait and avoid confrontations, Keeping him caged for long is not an option as it will make him or irritable and aggressive.
If possible consult a cat behaviourist Or trainer after a few weeks if he doesn't stop attacking you
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Definitely, you can keep him in a cage for some times if he behaves aggressively. It is a kind of training. He will understand that if he behaves aggressively, then he will be kept in a cage that will make him behave normally. But you can't keep him in a cage itself it will make him lose trust, so make sure he is not kept in cage for so long. Moreover, you have neutered him, so hopefully, he will mellow down in a few weeks.
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Dr. Madhavi Vidiyala
Veterinary Physician
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
You can keep him in cage for some time and train him.. continuously keeping him inside is not an option..Also try natural calming medications like Anxocare(Himalya) or calming collars etc..
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