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Cat got scared and keeps attacking wife and other cat
We have to cats (tiki and bailey) and although they are indoor cats we
usually let them out in our fenced in backyard everyday. Two nights a go both cats where out and we were sitting inside and we heard the loudest scream we ever heard from a cat. We thought the cats were being attacked by another cat or some animal and my wife kind of panicked and run straight towards the noise (it was dark) and probably scared the cats even more. She got bitten pretty bad in the hand and scratched up all over. The smaller cat, Tiki, is fine but the bigger one, bailey, a siamese (and something) female would not let us near her. We had her in the bedroom for the night (I slept in there as well) and she seemed to have calmed down, she slept next to me. The next morning we let her out of the bedroom and she imediately attacked the other cat while screaming like a banshee ( and this scream is like nothing I ever heard before, much louder), the smaller cat is faster and escaped on to the kitchen cabinetts. While our Siamese was chasing the the smaller cat she sprayed pee and also defacated on the floor and then hid in the bedroom. At this point she's OK with me, very loving actually, but will get bushy tail and start running towards my wife as soon as she sees her, I had to shoo her away from my wife today with a broom. And she will attack the other cat on sight. She's always been pretty social, always hangs around where we are and observes the goings on. She may hiss occasionally when she gets irritated (when I try to clip her nails) but she has never been anywhere close to this, she is like a different cat. Anyway I feel that we cannot trust this cat anymore, my wife really loves the smaller cat more, it's her baby who sleeps in her arm every night. So I will call the vet and spca tomorrow and get some advise but at this point I don't know what to do except put her to sleep. It so unfair because this behaviour was brought on by something external (we do not even know what is was that attacked our cats in the yard) but if we cannot trust her with the smaller cat (and ourselves) bailey may have to go. I do not know if we could try to give her away when she behaves like this. Any advise? Thanks / LS |
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But to be discussing putting her to sleep at this point is
unconscionable. Laura I believe that everything Laura said is correct as far as segregating her then reintroducing her and just keeping her calm. Although I have not experienced this myself, I have read of it before in this newsgroup and it was resolved by following that advice. Please do not have the cat euthanized for this. Call the vet and get some tranqs, if needed, and get the Feliway. The poor cat shouldn't have to die because it got scared. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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But to be discussing putting her to sleep at this point is
unconscionable. Laura I believe that everything Laura said is correct as far as segregating her then reintroducing her and just keeping her calm. Although I have not experienced this myself, I have read of it before in this newsgroup and it was resolved by following that advice. Please do not have the cat euthanized for this. Call the vet and get some tranqs, if needed, and get the Feliway. The poor cat shouldn't have to die because it got scared. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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in article , MacCandace at
itter wrote on 1/25/04 11:17 PM: But to be discussing putting her to sleep at this point is unconscionable. Laura I believe that everything Laura said is correct as far as segregating her then reintroducing her and just keeping her calm. Although I have not experienced this myself, I have read of it before in this newsgroup and it was resolved by following that advice. Please do not have the cat euthanized for this. Call the vet and get some tranqs, if needed, and get the Feliway. The poor cat shouldn't have to die because it got scared. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) TOtally concur with these posts. The cat needs help not to be killed. Karen |
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Siamese can get very emotional. I had a Siamese named Bandi who would go
berserk any time I came into the house with another cat's scent on me. She attacked me regularly about once a year. One time I set her off because I came home from Motor Vehicles (NY) in a rage and was in my closet looking for some paper they wanted. She attacked. Her bites actually made black and blue marks. Her screams would be terrible. I loved this cat with my whole heart. She saw me through two marriages and the birth of my son. The good news is that not only was she wonderful most of the time her rages stopped after a few years. Maybe by 5 or 6 years she calmed down. Kill her for this? NEVER. -- Barb I can only please one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either. |
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