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I am glad you found Pippin a playmate and it solved the problem for you. I did wonder about whether a cat friend would be the answer for him but the cat rescue place has his notes as not getting on with other cats or dogs so I am scared to try it. He is a lovely cat when he is calm.

Thank you for the links - very helpful. I had read those and others related to handling play aggression before posting but it was lovely of you to take the time to point me at them just in case I had missed them.

I rescued a FIV tomcat 6 weeks ago, he's 3 years old and was diagnosed with FIV by the rescue center. First couple of weeks he was with me he was really affectionate - slept on my bed and really cuddly. Unfortunately the next 4 weeks he has become progressively more play aggressive and less cuddly. ...