How do I get my male cat to stop fighting with my female cat?

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I have had a (neutered, not de-clawed) male cat for over 4 years now and recently got a female cat (not spayed yet, also not de-clawed). 

The male cat has had almost no contact with any other animal his whole life and has not taken kindly to the introduction to the female. He constantly tries to bite her on the back of the neck and draws blood each time. I have had to take the female to the vet twice for emergency surgery on her neck due to infection from the bites and she also has a permanent bald spot on the area where he bites her.

I have tried spraying him a water bottle every time he does it, scaring the crap out of him when he does it, and spraying the female with cat repellent, but nothing seems to work short of locking one of them in a room or forcing the female to wear an e collar covering up the area where he bites her. Any ideas of what I can do to make him stop biting her (short of giving one of them away)?

Chelsea FC · Accepted Answer

How long have you had her? Cats are very territorial and it can take weeks to months for cats to adjust.

Make sure they are Never alone together, for her safety.
Try getting a calming plug in from a pet store, they're supposed to make a cat calmer and less aggressive.
Some cats are just more anti social and will never adjust to having another cat around.

? · Answer

Keep them separated.

Start slowly to introduce them by letting the new cat out  for few minutes while keeping the resident cat in an other room.

After one week you can let the cats together for few minutes per day.
Have two feeding places and two litter boxes handy for them so they need not to share.
Also keep them in different areas of your home to allow the defensive cat to eat and use the litter box without being harassed by the dominant cat.

Reward them for good behavior, try to distract them with a toy when they are about to start fighting.

Get a book about cat behavior.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/191-0395947-4374041?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cat+behavior

stergis · Answer

Cats are very territorial by potential of nature, they have what they provide theory to their "turf". the different cat of their territory is seen an outsider to be dealt with. they elect it sluggish to get used to one yet another. Getting a male cat fastened has a tendency to lead them to much less agressive, and much less in all probability to combat. although i think the concern is often territorial, I reccomend getting him fastened because it rather is a factor of being a to blame puppy-proprietor.

? · Answer

male cats can be violent, i really dont think there is anything you can do :( sorry! hope you get an idea though! good luck!

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