What is the cause of bite wounds on a cat?
Over 90% of infected wounds in cats result from cat bites sustained during a cat fight. Dog, raccoon, and other animal bites can occur but they are much less common. Why do cats fight? Cats are instinctively very territorial. They fight with other cats to protect their territory or to acquire more territory. As a result, bite wounds are common in cats. Fight wounds frequently result in infection that can make cats quite ill, especially if left untreated. Fighting is more common in male cats than females especially if the cats are un-neutered males. My male cat has been neutered. Why does he still fight? Un-neutered male cats are very territorial; they will defend an area around their home but continually try to expand the borders of their territory. The desire for more territory and the need to keep intruders out of their existing territory means that they are constantly fighting with other cats. In contrast, neutered male cats defend a smaller area of territory around their home. If t
