mystro wrote:
> I've had Pete for about a year now,he was 1yo when I got him and we
> quickly bonded but about 2 months ago I adopted another 1yo male we
> named Fred. Pete seems to have let Fred be the boss even though he is
> larger of the two..fred is very active much more then pete and they
> love to have their wrestling matches. My question is, pete seems
> alittle more stand-offish and doesn't seem fazed that fred has taken
> over..pete will watch fred play with toys but he himself will no longer
> play even with his old toys which fred immediately will grab because
> pete holds back. They both seem very friendly to-wards each other but
> there are times when fred asserts his dominance even though he weights
> less and is smaller..he seems more streetsmart whereas pete is layed
> back. How can I get pete more active playing with his old toys..do I
> need to separate them when I play. Is all this normal behavior or
> rather cat normal? ;)
What are you so worried about? They're both Tom cats, so establishing a
hierarchy is quite a normal thing for them indeed. Why do you assume
Pete is not as happy as he ever was? He may like getting bossed around.
Look... At least they're not at each other's throats. Count that much
as a blessing. If you want Pete to be as he once was, then ... get rid
of Fred! It's that simple. Otherwise, good luck in trying to alter a
system that's been going on longer than I care to mention. It's called
'nature' by the way...
IBen Getiner
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