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by Stephanie Sowers on April 24th, 2005

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My 1 year old female cat randomly attacks my younger female cat, but just minutes later she'll be cuddling with her and grooming her. Why is she doing this?

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  • by Too Much Time On My Hands on May 1st, 2005

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    They're playing. Cats have natural predatory instincts, and this is how they "keep in shape". In a litter of kittens, for example, it's not uncommon for the kittens to play at attacking each other to practice their hunting skills. Mother cats will even encourage their kittens in these games. The older cat is really just acting like a big brother or sister to the younger cat.

    Since it seems that the cats get along well the rest of the time, I'd say that's the only explanation, and that it's not a serious problem. One thing to remember is that cats have thicker skin than humans. They can attack each other playfully without hurting each other. This is one reason why cats playfully nip at humans... they have no idea how much it hurts when our thin, sensitive, human skin gets bitten!

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