I might not have mentioned this before, but I have three male cats in my household, including Six Toes. One is 7 years old and the other two haven't even hit one yet. All of my male cats have been neutered.
Anyhow, over the past few weeks, my 7 year old male has been actively trying to mate with Six Toes. He grabs him just like a female on the neck and tries to hump him. Six Toes cries because he doesn't understand why he's doing it and fights to get away. His brother Buddha has no problem with my 7 year old male. So what gives?
I did a little research and apparently, when male cats feel unhappy or threatened, they will resort to humping the competition. It has nothing to do with sex but is concerned with establishing dominance. My 7 year old male cat has been MY cat for as long as I've had him and apparently, he doesn't like sharing me with Six Toes. Six Toes has a habit of sitting in my lap whenever I'm sitting to sew and my 7 year old man doesn't like it. He sees that attention as a threat to his position as the alpha male. So Six Toes has been very unhappy lately.
The way to solve the problem is to grab the aggressor by the scruff of the neck or squirt them in the face with water to deter them from their actions. I did that with my 7 year old male yesterday and it seemed to work for a few hours. Six Toes was left alone and in peace.
Has anyone else had this problem with their male cats? If so, how did you solve it? Let me know!
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