our cat got in a fight

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We rescued an 18 month old cat about 6/7 weeks ago. we kept him in doors for 3 weeks and then let him out as he was dying to go out! He loved going out and would reappear a few hours later.

Last week, however he came home with scratches on his face. It looks like he's been in a fight and now he's terrified to go out! we let him out and he just sits by the back door until we reopen it!

Has anyone got any advice as to how we can get him outside again. My only thought was to go out with him and take his favourite toy, that way he's outside with someone and the toy might take his mind off his trauma.

We'd just got him off the litter tray too and have had to bring that back in as he wont do it outside now!
 
super squirter tbh mate, keep your garden secure for him by keeping other cats out. When you see one in there squirt water towards it (dont try to hit it tbh). In time they will avoid the place.

Ours came in with scratches and a torn ear the other week and a load of fur missing. They will fight unfortunately. If he's got scratches to the face then you can be sure that he fought back.

Just give him a hand securing his territory and the confidence will return. Are you sure its not the cold as well that's keeping him in, they aren't daft :p
 
LOAM said:
super squirter tbh mate, keep your garden secure for him by keeping other cats out. When you see one in there squirt water towards it (dont try to hit it tbh). In time they will avoid the place.

Ours came in with scratches and a torn ear the other week and a load of fur missing. They will fight unfortunately. If he's got scratches to the face then you can be sure that he fought back.

Just give him a hand securing his territory and the confidence will return. Are you sure its not the cold as well that's keeping him in, they aren't daft :p
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Yeah my cars pretty much just run to the end of the garden, do their business and run back in when its cold :D
 
My dog got into a fight once... well I say got into a fight. Some other dog bit him 'round the neck. He was at a dog show and some stupid div had brought their dog who clearly had an temperament problem. Anyway, there was my dog, who's got the temperament of feather pillow and a rather mellow one at that, with this bulldog's jaws locked around his neck. People rushed over to try and separate them. They tried prying the bulldog's jaws open with their bare hands and when that didn't work, with pens, tent pegs, walking stick, you name it. When that didn't work they pulled the bulldog's nose back, hit him on the head with their keys, anything to separate them. Nothing worked!... that is until someone shoved a mobile phone up the bulldog's arse, now that most definitely worked.

When my dog (a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier) was released, even though he had bleeding teeth marks all around his neck, he just wagged his tail like it was all a game. The person who (literally) owned the ill tempered bulldog was told by the show organiser, in no uncertain terms, that "if that dog was ever brought to another show it (the show organiser) would be reported to the RSPCA as a dangerous animal".
 
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Get a cat flap, he will build up confidence in his own time and always have somewhere safe to run to in the future.
 
Beat or kick it every time it comes into the house. It'll soon learn that the better deal is outside.
 
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