As you can guess by his name he has always been the trouble maker, from when he was a kitten. One of his brothers also lives in the same road, a few doors down and they don’t get on and have always had fights. His brother is a ‘special needs’ cat, he was born with water on the brain and is one of the sweetest natured cats I’ve ever met. He will fight back though and so far it’s been pretty even.
These last few weeks the situation has completely escalated. He has bitten Mitsy so badly that he’s lost big chunks of fur with big holes (clearly bite marks) that have become infected and needed treatment only for a new set appearing within days! Mitsy hasn’t been going out much and Tyson is actively going after him to the point of trying to get into the neighbours’ house!! Tonight they were fighting again on Mitsy’s drive way, the neighbour chased Tyson off and got Mitsy in the house only to Tyson making his way into their garden to look for him!
Nothing at home has changed and his behaviour at home isn’t different either. He is fussy and happy and has also not had recent injuries to make him feel vulnerable outside. I just don’t understand what is happening.
I can’t make Tyson a full time indoor cat without making him very unhappy (and picking on my other much older female cat). I have suggested a going out schedule to the neighbour to try and avoid having them out at the same time but I know it’s going to be difficult for the neighbours to keep track of Mitsy at all times as they have three cats, three dogs and children, so there is a lot of running in and out etc.
Any ideas? Anybody ever come across a situation like this?
