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Cat questionPosted Monday, April 28, 2008, at 1:23 PM
A photo of the Bosie.
Anyway, of late we've been having a problem with one of our older cats. He's becoming meaner and meaner. He's never really been what I could call a nice cat, but of late he's been insanely mean to the other animals - attacking them for no reason, being overly terratorial, scratching us for no reason...topped off by the fight he had this morning involving all the animals (believe it or not, this was the first time it happened). He attacked Miss Josephine and that prompted the other pets to gang up on him. He beat up his sister and we had to separate them. When we tried to let him out of his carrier, he just made a beeline for his sister and started scratching her. We're going to call our vet tomorrow to make an appointment for him. But in the meantime, I'm sure some of you have cats - do you have any suggestions? I'm asking pretty much everyone I know with cats, because I know next to nothing about them since I never had any growing up. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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A vet visit is a good idea.
He could be feeling bad or he could be a bit shaky about his prowess due to failing vision,hearing or other signs of age.
His sense of self-preservation would make him more ornery and more anxious to maintain his dominance.
"Chain of command? That's what I use to beat you with."
If you've disrupted his life in some way,he could act out in reaction to that.
See if one of the other pets has become more vulnerable or has "forgotten its place."
That would tempt him to attack a weaker member or chastise one that got uppity.
I assume they are all fixed?
(Hormones are definitely catalysts for turmoil.)
Try separating him from his sister without punishing him.
(That would confuse him and make him more resentful.)
Give him extra loving and treats but ONLY when she's there and he's being good.
He does not need to think being mean does him any favors.
They are definately all fixed.
We put him in the basement for now, while we're at work. I'm hoping he calms down by the time we get home so he can up and spend some time with everyone.
Sometimes I think, he thinks that being mean gets him favors. Or maybe he's just mean with us - whenever people visit, they fall in love with him.
We have this to happen with our dominant cat a few times a year. We have 3 outdoor cats but we spend hours outdoors and they are right under us. 2 of the 3 are brother & sister. The brother (midnight)will go thru periods of fit-throwing and just be mean to all the other animals, dogs & goats included. He will attack from nowhere, especially his sister. After a vet visit to find nothing wrong, we will lock him in his crate on the porch all night. He can see the other animals but not touch them. In the morning we feel he's been punished enough and will let him out. He will be nice for a long period of time but then out of the blue, back in the crate he will go for an overnight time-out. Even on his best days, he is not the most lovable but definitely the most aggravating. He is 6 years old now and this has been going on about 2 years. We love him though!
ontheoutside, that's good to know and also not so good to know. I don't want Bosie to keep doing this over and over. I'm really hoping that he'll be calmer tonight and we can keep the house settled without too much cat hair flying around.
ontheoutside, that's good to know and also not so good to know. I don't want Bosie to keep doing this over and over. I'm really hoping that he'll be calmer tonight and we can keep the house settled without too much cat hair flying around.
The vet visit may tell a lot.
With our young'uns,it was kidney trouble making our boys acting up and thyroid disease when they were extremely vocal.
I just called, he's going in on Thursday.
Get well soon,Bosie!
Poor kitty cat!
I have absolutely no adivce, but keep us posted!
At one time we had 9 cats and two dogs. We are currently at 7/2 and we have seen the nasty behavior before, but it never seemed to last more than a few months. Of course by then, someone else was snippy, so we have issues come up at different times.
I would agree that he is not feeling well, but there really seems to be a "behind the scenes" conversation going on between our pets, so I never know what one may have said to the other.
Yes. Definitely to the vet. Keep us posted. I have 5 dogs and 6 cats currently. Sometimes they are just like people and have disagreements from time to time.
Last night they were okay until Jeremy went out to mow the lawn - then Bosie, knowing that I'm a pushover, went beserk again. I separated them until Jeremy came back in.
Last night they were fine all together until about 1am when Bosie and Varouna started fighting again. We just separated them and it was fine. They're in separate rooms right now since we're at work.
This is really annoying. I think it's because Bosie is resentful of the new dog and feels like he needs more attention. But, he did have health problems before so maybe they've come back.