How Outdoor Cats Trigger Bad Behavior in Indoor Cats

Have you ever wondered why your indoor cat is acting out? Maybe it’s peeing outside the litterbox, or maybe it’s being extra aggressive towards another one of your cats. Well, the reason might be outdoor cats that it can see through the windows. Your cat might be reacting to those cats in perfectly normal ways. It’s just that they are triggering natural reactions that you interpret as bad behavior. It’s also possible for your cats to catch viruses, worms, parasites and other medical problems from those cats even though they never go outside. This video looks at how outdoor cats and strays affect indoor cats.
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[@reflexflow9088]

Great Video, and Good Advice!

[@9LivesToLive]

Thanks Reflex!

[@lucktw]

Experiencing the redirect agrression after move to a house (I used to live in apartment). Now, we are facing vocalization and and redirect agression after Tetris (male) saw, like, face to face, outdor cat by the window. Now we are making playground cats and using fellingway friends to make Tetris and Mazi(female) friends again. Thanks for sharing this knowledge.

[@9LivesToLive]

Good luck, Luciano. I think they will become friends again, but it might take time. Thanks for your comment.

[@dianneleon2522]

Thank you for the informative🐈🐈‍⬛ video. As always thoughly and thoughtfully done!!!

[@9LivesToLive]

Thanks for your comment Dianne, I appreciate it!

[@janekingsley6911]

Very informative since we just had a mama cat and her 3 kittens start hanging our in our yard and we have a sweet little indoor cat who watches them when he can through the windows.

[@9LivesToLive]

Thanks for your comment, Jane! I appreciate it.

[@janbrown5950]

Great info, thank you!

[@9LivesToLive]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cynforrest]

Good info and great advice , as always. Thanks so much. Happy 4th to you and your fur babies. BTW … is there a back story on how Mr. Muffin got his name? Could be a nifty vid. 😻

[@9LivesToLive]

Thanks for your comment, Cyn! Yes, there is a story on Mr. Muffin's name. LOL. Maybe I will do a short video on that!

[@bambinaforever1402]

On of my cat, a younger one, is fine with all cats, except one. They were once yelling at each other, and then year later we returned and he saw that cat through the window he got all puffed up and started yelling. He is snipped of course but pees standing. I bet he is marking. We had to buy giant litter boxed just for him

[@9LivesToLive]

Yes, sometimes they develop a very strong aversion to one other cat. It's hard to know why.

[@forgodandcountry222]

I have a indoor cat and she has always been inside,we raised her from a tiny kitten she is 9 years old ,she has redirect aggression going on ,attacking us we moved into a new place about a year ago our neighbor has outdoor cat ,we have a 2 yest old little girl now and afraid that she will attack our daughter, she has been put into our room for last 3 months its horrible what can i do about thid please help

[@blkbrn1952]

I have two indoor cats and recently a super skinny gray cat started coming around. I felt so sorry for it so I started leaving out food, well now I have 3 skinny cats coming around. I hate to stop feeding them, but my cats start acting weird and nervous when the outside cats come around. Also, I told my husband you can bet one of those cats is a girl and will eventually have kittens and of course, she will bring them to the place where food is available. I feel mean for even thinking about now feeding them any longer but I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any advice for me?

[@bambinaforever1402]

I do. I have one abandoned cat living in my garden for many years now - it is our “winter” house, for summer we go to another country, he still lives there and waits for us. Obviously there re good people besides us. I have my own 2 cats - they re not friends but they never fight. The homeless cat on the other hand, chased all the rest of them neighbourhood cats away, so now my garden is feces free. We take him to a vet, we deworm him, the same as our cats. I personally feel good helping a homeless animal. Last time he stopped eating, we took him to our vet, he stayed under IV there, 400 euros cost us, she said she gave some reduction because it is technically not our cat. Anywho - take the female cat for a snip and continue doing a good deed. U will feel good about your life - now u re helping something. Not like giving money to charity that someone will buy a yacht for it because all charities are scams, but you personally will do angood deed - reduce cat population by snipping female and giving them a good life. They will feel safe to relax in your garden. We do not have more cats, but we have a family of doves and a sea gull who came to finish cat food. The cat does not chase doves, so he is laying and they re eating his food next to him. Fun

[@9LivesToLive]

That is great! Love your story, Bambina.

[@9LivesToLive]

I think that you should have the cat spayed if at all possible and keep on feeding her as part of your animal family. She is used to the outdoors and will probably be fine. But you probably do not want litter after litter of kittens.

[@beyondview]

more cat fights!

[@9LivesToLive]

Hmmm...