THE CATS ARE PLAYING OR FIGHTING? RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE!

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If You have two cats, of course You often see that the two cats had seemed to wrestle each other, as if he were fighting. Indeed, wrestling is one of the “style of fighting” mainstay who owned the cat, but the wrestling was not only made to fight, but also to play.

Therefore, not a few people misunderstand when two cats are wrestling. Even the origin of the two cats that play wrestling can look like a fight. That is one cat bullying another cat, then by a cat who bullied rewarded with a pounce the cat first and then be grappled.

Because of the resemblance, You must be observant to see and understand the difference between a cat that is playing or are fighting. Here are some of the differences.

Noiseless or not

One of the best ways to understand whether the cats are fighting or playing is of the view the presence or absence of the sound of the second cat. If the cat is playing, then during the “interaction wrestling” they will be silent, and will only pounce and kicking without any sound coming out at all.

If there is any sound, then usually only from a single cat signifies that he was in pain. And usually, if you hear this sound, the cat will stop playing, because it is aware that the play action that they do can cause the pain to play.

On the contrary, if the cat were fighting, then they will continue to issue the sound. Ranging from the sound of growls when stared at each other and pay attention to the motion step each cat, up to the sound of the cries when a cat pounce, kick, and wrestle with the other cats.

Note the leaves of his ears!

See the leaves of the ears of a cat can also be one way to find out whether the cats are playing or fighting. Cats that are fighting will enter into “standby mode” that can be recognized from the shape of the leaves of his ears. Cats that be on the lookout as being a fight will pull his ears back.

This is different from cats which are playing, which will continue to make his ears stand up straight to the front (if you can), during play with the other cats into play. Surely it can't be seen in cats that have conditions special ear, like the cat breed Scottish Fold.

Note the nails or claws of a cat

This part is also a part important enough to be taken to distinguish where the actual action of aggression and which one is actually the action of the play cats. Cat beragresi or fight will certainly be removing the nails and claws to attack other cats. This also makes the cat will be easily injured or lost a few when they were really fighting.

On the contrary, when the cat was just playing around, though they really pounce on and kick with the hard enough, this will not cause a wound or fur uprooted, because the cat did not issue its claws, so it does not cause pain excessive.

Claws can become a tool that is better in distinguishing a cat that was playing and fighting, compared to the fangs. Because at the time the play was cats generally are also showing fangs and bite your playing, although the bite was not strong and did not cause injuries.

A tail that fluffy

When cats are fighting, cats who feel dominated will show the shape of the tail which expands. This can be a reference that the behavior of the indicated cat-the cat is no longer just a game, but rather a quarrel.

Kittens who are playing

The kitten is a special section that is important to talk about specifically about this topic. Because sometimes all the traits mentioned above does not apply to kittens. They sometimes removing the nails, screaming, and pulling their ears when playing.
However, the differentiator is its strength. The child cats when playing will pounce, kick, and wrestle with other cats with lower power so as not to injure the other cats.

Another thing that is also important to consider is when the kitten asked to play the adult cat. Kittens are often invited to play the adult cats who do not want to play, so make the adult cat becomes irritated and yells (meows with a little growl).

If You find the above behavior, do not immediately panic if the adult cat will attack a kitten, because it's usually a growl that they give a sign for the kittens to stop being ignorant.