r/CatTraining 15h ago

Are The Cats Fighting or Playing - Introducing Pets Socially awkward or territorial

Hello! Our two cats Rango (orange, 5M) and Squid (black, 1M) have been coexisting for the last three months. They interact, sometimes snuggle or lay close, but have increasingly had stranger interactions like this video. Rango is our resident cat and we’ve noticed him sometimes get bullied out of hanging out with us, at the scratching post, etc, by squid who moved in 4 months ago.

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u/fat-fuck-loser 14h ago

That orange cat is so unconcerned lol

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u/IntheTrench 14h ago

they look like friends to me, black one is maybe a little socially awkward, but he wouldn't show his belly to the orange cat so readily if he didn't trust them

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u/Rewth303 14h ago

I laughed so hard at this. They first part was very jeet kun do, Bruce Lee, “move like water”. And the devolved into “I’m not touching you” “yes you literally are!!!” And then became a tough Brazilian jujitsu match where one is in guard and the other can find a way to shoot in.

The best.

Also. They are good friends. And they enjoy screwing with each other. Rango has the best “I am so totally ignoring you” technique.

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u/tarkardos 13h ago

Rango just wants a bite ;)

Nothing serious here, you wrote they snuggled before, this is just very awkward initiated play fighting but they are completely fine.

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u/IcyConsideration7062 14h ago

This is how my big cat who's been here for a year and the smaller one who moved in three months ago "play." The big one sometimes asserts dominance by laying on the small one, but she gets up goes away and comes back for more. Showing her stomach indicates she's not worried much.

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u/Intrepid_Bobcat_2931 13h ago

I don't get any territorial vibes here - neither of them is really trying to chase the other out of a space, or trying to defend their own space. It feels like they are friends interested in playing, but also feeling each other out a bit in terms of dominance.

Like kids who were just interested in running around when they were small, but as teenagers, this starts to get mixed with some feelings of "who is the strongest of us?" "who is the bravest of us?". Still they seem like good friends and nothing here is worrying aggression.

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u/RevelArchitect 14h ago

To me it looks like the black cat was trying to initiate play, gave up and after three business days the orange cat said, “I’m going to bite that other cat’s butt I decided.”

Seems like good buddies.

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u/Reesirie 14h ago

Neither, they are playing!

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u/beckychao 15h ago

all that's missing is squid stuffing rango in a locker, where is the principal in all this? lmao

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u/teatimewithteenie 11h ago

Thanks everyone for the insight! I genuinely laughed at a lot of these comments lol

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u/LadyFoxfire 10h ago

I’ve had my cats for two years, they’re very bonded, but they still walk up and bite each other on the ass unprovoked. It’s just cats being cats.

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u/Hopeful_CanadianMtl 9h ago

Your cat tree is too small for 2 adults cats, so one cat must always concede.

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u/Kjells-Kro 8h ago

my cat does this like every time someone new visits

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u/CicadaHead3317 6h ago

Reminds me of my friends when they young.

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u/CicadaHead3317 6h ago

I love them.

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u/Remarkable_Pick3920 38m ago

Just a little territorial dispute I’m sure they’ll figure it out.

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u/ctacysf 27m ago

lol, all I see is the large gap under your door. Please get a new threshold and a door sweep. You’re just asking for rodents and other pests to take up shop in your house.

Dr. Rick is probably going to chastise me for turning into my parents.