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The question in the title is a little extreme some might think. There’d be right but I’m looking at some extreme examples in the human-to-cat relationship. We know that in multi-cat homes there are instances of one cat bullying another. A dominant cat bullying a submissive cat. We also know that in homes where …
Both the behaviour of the dominant cat as well as that of the submissive cat are discussed here. There are two sides to this form of feline behaviour. Dominant cats will block the movement of subordinate cats. Sometimes they will replace or supersede the movements of the submissive cat. The dominant cat might bat …
A 2002 book on the wild cats tells me that “like most felids, pumas live alone, and apart from associations for mating purposes the only prolonged contact is between females and their kittens” (Wild Cats of the World page 260). That opening sentence on the social organisation of the puma a.k.a. mountain lion appears, …
You might also ask whether domestic cats have a hierarchy with humans? Some people, even experts, think that domestic cats living in a group do have a hierarchy but it is untrue. I am able to refer to my general knowledge acquired over many years of writing about cats and to a couple of …
The question must refer to a multi-cat household in which there are cats of various sizes. The question is: Do the bigger cats bully the smaller cats? That’s my interpretation of the question in round terms. The reference to the Maine Coon breed is not strictly relevant. In all the reading that I have …
This is a video showing a classic example of feline dominance in what is probably a multi-cat household. The dominant, grey cat is imposing his authority over the other cat by controlling access to resources which in this case is food in the shape of a fish in a bowl! This is my interpretation. …
The title to this post explains it. The family companion animal dynamics and hierarchy are quite interesting. You know what they say: size matters. [weaver_show_posts cats=”” tags=”cat-hierarchy” author=”” author_id=”” single_post=”” post_type=” orderby=”date” sort=”ASC” number=”1″ show=”full” hide_title=”” hide_top_info=”1″ hide_bottom_info=”1″ show_featured_image=”1″ hide_featured_image=”” show_avatar=”” show_bio=”” excerpt_length=”” style=”background-color:HoneyDew; border:2px dotted darkgrey; padding:12px” class=”” header=”Associated page (this is a …
