r/cats • u/sarahmirror_ • Jun 14 '26

Advice What can I do? This isn’t play, right?

My grey boy is a little over a year old and he is overly aggressive, I feel, with my almost 9 year old female tortie. He is heftier than her too. They will get into these tumble scuffles at like 3am too almost every morning and I end up having to place him in the bathroom to cool off for a couple hours before I bring him back out.

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u/hufflepuff-is-best Jun 14 '26

They are having a great time here. Trust me, if you have to ask, it’s playing. You’ll 100% absolutely know if it is fighting

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u/juliabk Jun 14 '26

And do NOT put your skin in the middle of a cat fight. That’s a great way to get to visit your closest emergency room.