Poor cat's been in a fight

[Mynameisthecatwhogotthecream]

Dcat does not get one with one of the neighbouring cats, when ever they meet there's a lot of yowling hissing and spitting but today it seems to have a full blown fight. I heard a lot of yowling and found them inches a part with a load of grey fur between them(dcat is grey). Dcat wouldn't come in, wouldn't let me near and was hissing. I was wary about approaching as I know wound up cats can sometimes just attack so left him to calm down.Now hiding upstairs, won't come down, has eaten a few treats but seems to have a slight limp and is quiet for him. If no better in the morning I think I'll have to take him to vets

My boy is a fighter,even though he's been neutered,have had to pay £80 on 2 separate occasions this year alone cos bites. end up as abcess.

Poor kitty, if he is limping I would speak to the vet. When he is a bit calmer can you check his paws and legs for any injury., can you cat proof the garden or keep him in. Is he neutered.

Can't really cat proof the garden, small garden, rented property and fence is easy to leap from windowsills and he would not be happy kept in, first time this has happened and it's just this one particular cat that seems to be a problem, it's not just our cat it has dust ups with. We never meant to get a cat, he was an accidental acquisition of a starving feral kitten. He is neutered, there was no way I was having an unneutered tom cat in the house.

You can put wire brackets up etc and take them down when you leave but fights are a last resort. I understand if your reluctant.

Hissing is fear not aggression, I’d pick the Bengal up when he was hissing by scruff ing then putting my hand under his tummy to lift him. They do go a bit quiet after a dusting.

I'd say he's probably a bit bruised and twisted, which he'll recover from pretty quickly. What you do need to keep an eye out for are wounds, which will probably become infected. Poor old soul.

He seems a lot better, he's come out from his hiding/sulking spot under out bed, is eating and letting us make a fuss of him. He still is favouring one back leg slightly so will keep an eye on that and look out for any sign of infection but he doesn't have any obvious wounds.

Cat bites can be really nasty and also not that obvious
One of ours got into a scrap with the huge cat next door once. The next morning, I was watching her for a few minutes and something seemed slightly off with how she was walking. Went to pick her up and she did a funny meow. Took her to the vet and she was actually very poorly, she had a huge amount of inflammation from just a tiny bite.

Don't want to alarm you, just keep a very close eye out for anything out of the ordinary.