Piercing screams, stomping feet, chasing, hissing, growling, fur flying!

Suddenly, out of nowhere, I found myself in the middle of the worst cat fight I have ever witnessed. Certainly the worst one to date in my own house. I kept  yelling 'STOP' until I was able to lock Oskar into one room calm down Miss Kitty. The third cat, Mr Tibbs, was still growling, hissing and screaming somewhere in the house.

I was stunned. What had happened? I finally caught Mr Tibbs. Blood - Mr Tibbs's front paw was bleeding. His right paw prints stained my beige Berber and Duvet cover red. How could they fight this viciously? What on earth caused this aggression?

When all cats had cooled off a little, I realized that Miss Kitty, whom I had deemed the culprit, appeared to be innocent. She had simply been caught in the crossfire. That's even worse I thought. It left one of my two handsome, well-behaved, docile, loveable and playful boys as the aggressor. They are, after all, brothers from the some litter who have been with me for nearly two years. They clean each other's ears, eat and play together daily.

How could I help? I needed more information. I combed the Internet and consulted with vets and cat experts. Now, wouldn't you know it? In the feline world, the behaviour my cats exhibited is generally known as 'redirected aggression.' Well, doesn't that sound applicable to many human situations? READ ON.