Why do my male cats viciously fight?

[LoboBlanco]

think this started back in 2013. One day, a female cat came to visit our house, so me and my dad went outside and fed her. After coming back inside, my two male cats, (Sam and Dean) mainly Dean, started sniffing a little hole in the corner of the front door.

When Sam walked over to Dean, I think (if I remember correctly) Dean started slapping Sam a little bit. That was just the beginning. They started fighting worse and worse after that happened, and now, in the present day, we can't let them both wander the house freely without them starting vicious, fur-flying, blood-drawing fights.

Today we tried to let them both wander the house freely and eat breakfast. It started out OK, all Dean did was sniff Sam's butt while he was eating, and all Sam did to react was stare at him for a few minutes.

A bit after that, Sam started growling and hissing at Dean when he walked even a step towards him. My dad was getting ready to put Sam back in one of our pet cages, but Dean started following Sam around and that led to a vicious fight. This was the first time one of the brothers' fights drew blood.

They knocked over the mini-table, the milkshakes that were on it and they spilled everywhere, on the TV-stand, all over the floor, etc.

A while after that, we decided to make sure that Sam was OK. My mom was cleaning the milkshake and crumbs off of his coat, when I noticed that he had some blood around his right eye.

I don't like having to have one of the brothers in the cage and swapping them out sometimes, it upsets me. Why do the brothers fight so viciously and what started it?

My mom and dad both said it's because they're fighting for dominance and because they both want my female cat (Bella) all for themselves. They also said that if we get the brothers neutered that it might make them stop viciously fighting, but we aren't sure if they will even begin to get along again after that.

We don't want to have to get rid of one of the brothers... Why are they doing this? How do I stop it?

 

[toastia]

OH my wow.... i'm sorry this happened but I will let you know if I find anything on how to stop it!

 

[oath2order]

neuter them. it will hep a lot.

 

[Kaiaa]

If they aren't fixed, get them fixed.

Male cats are devils when they can smell female cat pheromones. They aren't doing it because they hate each other, they are doing it because of their biological drives. Neutering them will help them become more docile and loving too.

 

[Suave_Spencer]

neuter them. it will hep a lot.

This. All cat species (minus lions) are solitary animals by nature. Domestic cats have had most of it bred out of them, but in cases like this they will fight for dominance. Male cats of any species will always fight over females, it's in their nature. Even in lions, when male cubs get old enough to fend for themselves the alpha will force them out of the pride. Also if a new male takes over the pride it will kill any cubs fathered by the previous male.
Neutering is best if you have more than one male cat. I assume the female wasn't there before this started? If so, that's what started it. The only problem is if you want kittens, but even so I think it's best. I'd suggest talking to a vet about it first, it could work if you just get the female neutered.

 

[LoboBlanco]

OH my wow.... i'm sorry this happened but I will let you know if I find anything on how to stop it!

Thank you.

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neuter them. it will hep a lot.

Thank you for the answer.

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If they aren't fixed, get them fixed.

Male cats are devils when they can smell female cat pheromones. They aren't doing it because they hate each other, they are doing it because of their biological drives. Neutering them will help them become more docile and loving too.

Wow, thank you for the detailed answer.

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This. All cat species (minus lions) are solitary animals by nature. Domestic cats have had most of it bred out of them, but in cases like this they will fight for dominance. Male cats of any species will always fight over females, it's in their nature. Even in lions, when male cubs get old enough to fend for themselves the alpha will force them out of the pride. Also if a new male takes over the pride it will kill any cubs fathered by the previous male.
Neutering is best if you have more than one male cat. I assume the female wasn't there before this started? If so, that's what started it. The only problem is if you want kittens, but even so I think it's best. I'd suggest talking to a vet about it first, it could work if you just get the female neutered.

It depends on which female cat you mean. The cat that comes to visit, or Bella?

If you mean the cat that comes to visit, she never visited until after we adopted Sam and Dean. I don't remember how long it was until she started visiting, but it wasn't right after. I just realized that the cat that comes to visit might actually be a neutered male...

And if you mean Bella, we adopted her before we adopted Sam and Dean.

 

[oath2order]

by the way love the names

 

[Mary]

If they aren't fixed, get them fixed.

Males are devils when they can smell females . They aren't doing it because they hate each other, they are doing it because of their biological drives. Neutering them will help them become more docile and loving too.

I fixed it for you.

 

[Redlatios]

Thank you.

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Thank you for the answer.

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Wow, thank you for the detailed answer.

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It depends on which female cat you mean. The cat that comes to visit, or Bella?

If you mean the cat that comes to visit, she never visited until after we adopted Sam and Dean. I don't remember how long it was until she started visiting, but it wasn't right after. I just realized that the cat that comes to visit might actually be a neutered male...

And if you mean Bella, we adopted her before we adopted Sam and Dean.

Maybe Bella is going into heat and is causing all this? Still neutering is the best choice. Also I love those names.

 

[Mercedes]

If you don't want to neuter the male spay the female, Hope I helped

 

[Kaiaa]

I fixed it for you.

Lol well I suppose that's true, not only for cats

 

[LoboBlanco]

Thanks for all the answers!

Also, thanks for the name compliments.