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Title: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: siou2 on March 30, 2010, 17:59:32 PM
Ok advice please,

Taz is nearly a year old now & he has a friend that comes visiting, who also looks quite young, i've named his friend Tigger for want of a better name.  Now Tigger supposedly has a home somewhere, as far as I can tell he's never in it tho, always out, rain, wind or shine.  So he spends a lot of time with us. 

Now both Taz n Tigger play constantly when they're inside, it's like they're wrestling apart from when Taz, gets fed up & starts whining 'cos he's a soft mummy's boy.  Is this behaviour just playing or is it some sort of mysterious cat ranking thing.  As I suspect Tigger thinks he's moved in.  I have Tasha as well now she's the boss when in comes to other cats & Tigger's bright enough not to go near her, lol.  All advice gratefully recieved, thanks, Sue
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on March 30, 2010, 18:53:15 PM
It definitely sounds like playing to me, 'wrestling' is exactly how I would describe it when my two are playfighting. It might be an idea to pop a paper collar on Tigger asking for his owners to contact you, just to check that he does have a home and isn't lost as it sounds a bit odd that he's out in all weathers.
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: siou2 on March 30, 2010, 19:09:00 PM
Hiya,

thanks for that, been a long time since I had any younger cats, usually adults that adopt me. Tigger's gone out for now, hopefully home.  He does have a home somewhere as he has a collar of his own but there's no name tag or address.  Also the 1st few times he was about he was very small, well I wouldn't have let him out at that size :shocked: I will however add a note to his collar the next time he's in.  Which probably won't be long  ;D thanks
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: JackSpratt on March 30, 2010, 19:25:52 PM
Welcome to Purrs. :) If both cats are coming out of it unscathed it's likely to be rough play. My younger two can be terrifying with their "matches." (Although now I end up playing the music that happens when Captain Kirk has a scrap in Star Trek in my head....odd, I know. ;))
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: Daisymac on March 30, 2010, 19:34:08 PM
Yes Ripley and Ruby Red Pants are always wrestling,  Ripley usually comes off worse but is soon back for another round as soon as Ruby turns her back. 
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: siou2 on March 30, 2010, 19:35:49 PM
 :rofl:

cheers i'm stuck with that in my head now too, lol.  If anyone has some better names than Tigger, let me know as I still can't think of anything thanks
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: JackSpratt on March 30, 2010, 19:38:48 PM
Presumably Tigger is a tabby? I love naming animals, will have a think. (Pictures help. ;))
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: siou2 on March 30, 2010, 20:04:33 PM
Hiya,

no pics of him yet but Tigger is a brown mackeral tabby, quite gentle, doesn't mind you stroking him but obviously isnt used to it, generally friendly especially when food's coming, lol  :sneaky:


I stand corrected I do have a pic....Tigger is the 1 looking at the camera
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: JackSpratt on March 30, 2010, 21:11:36 PM
What lovely cats! :) Ummm - Radu? (It means "happy.")
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on March 30, 2010, 21:15:20 PM
They're both gorgeous and look like they could be brothers  :Luv2: Maybe you could give Tigger a wrestlers name  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: siou2 on March 30, 2010, 21:34:04 PM
I like Radu & will also look up some wrestlers names too...

Guess i'll have to watch him like I did my other 2 - Tasha my big black girl, 'cos she'd have done alright in the russian mafia or general world domination  :evillaugh:

Taz - well 'cos of tazmanian devil really, destroys everything in his path & will eat anything too.  My spare recycle bin, Taz would be the 1 to destroy all life on earth by pushing the big red button, not on purpose off course, but 'cos he fell on it or tried to eat it, lol  :naughty:
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on March 30, 2010, 21:51:18 PM
ooooh he's lovely ... I'd call him Mack (seeing as he's a mackeral tabby  :innocent:) - yeah I know not very original! lol
Title: Re: CATS PLAYING/FIGHTING??
Post by: purrdy1 on March 30, 2010, 23:24:54 PM
 :Luv: aww they are both beautiful!...im not good at names...but like the suggestions here....how about 'cefer'...?...C for (cat?)  :rofl: