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Help - cat aggressive towards kid after attack by another cat
Our 4 year old cat was briefly attacked by a stray cat in our yard
this weekend. She was unharmed, but immediatly became very agressive towards us and especially our 11 year old son. Since then she has calmed down somewhat but every now and then becomes very agressive towards our son. I had her checked out by the vet yesterday and she appears fine physically. The vet recommended isolating her for a few days but she is very miserable being locked up in the bathroom. However, I can't really release her into the house as she keeps attacking my son. Do you have any advice? |
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Help - cat aggressive towards kid after attack by another cat
wrote in message ... Our 4 year old cat was briefly attacked by a stray cat in our yard this weekend. She was unharmed, but immediatly became very agressive towards us and especially our 11 year old son. Since then she has calmed down somewhat but every now and then becomes very agressive towards our son. I had her checked out by the vet yesterday and she appears fine physically. The vet recommended isolating her for a few days but she is very miserable being locked up in the bathroom. However, I can't really release her into the house as she keeps attacking my son. Do you have any advice? Listen to your vet After the few days than you can start to figure out why she is being aggressive Ps I have to read something into this since there is no information. Could your son be irritating the cat or caused the cat problems before. Not saying they have but from personal experience it tends to be a factor |
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Help - cat aggressive towards kid after attack by another cat
This sounds like a case of re-directed aggression (based on the
information you posted here). Do you have another, spare room, possibly with a window that you can shut the cat in instead of a bathroom? Some place where you can make her feel less confined. Also, get a couple of Feliway diffusers to help calm her (these are feline phermonones, available at pet stores). I would agree with the vet to confine her for a few days (but in a larger room). Also, please do NOT let her outside again. She may smell/ see the same cat again and you will be back to square 1. I wouldn't even open a window for a while. After a few days, let your son give her treats under the door and/or have him play with her under the door. Slowly, slowly acclimate her to the house again. Tell your son to not approach her or bother her in any way. Let her come to him as she wishes. Go slowly. Do NOT force her to do anything she isn't ready for. Keep in mind this may take weeks or more, depending on her personality. I might add that a good book to read is The Cat Who Cried for Help. There are several examples of situations similar to yours in there. Here is a link to the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Who-Cried-...42597&sr= 8-1 |
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Help - cat aggressive towards kid after attack by another cat
"Matthew" wrote in message ng.com... wrote in message ... Our 4 year old cat was briefly attacked by a stray cat in our yard this weekend. She was unharmed, but immediatly became very agressive towards us and especially our 11 year old son. Since then she has calmed down somewhat but every now and then becomes very agressive towards our son. I had her checked out by the vet yesterday and she appears fine physically. The vet recommended isolating her for a few days but she is very miserable being locked up in the bathroom. However, I can't really release her into the house as she keeps attacking my son. Do you have any advice? Listen to your vet After the few days than you can start to figure out why she is being aggressive Ps I have to read something into this since there is no information. Could your son be irritating the cat or caused the cat problems before. Not saying they have but from personal experience it tends to be a factor Forgot to add this experience is from dealing with abused animals. I in no way am saying that it is happening. I could be a very simple case of redirected aggression factors due to the previous experience Also has your son handled the other cat or wearing a clothing product such as shoes that may have encountered the other cat scent |
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Help - cat aggressive towards kid after attack by another cat
Thanks for all the advice. We've kept the kid and cat separated for
the entire week and this morning tried again to have them simply in the same room. Cat still became very agressive, hissing and peeing but we didn't react and she ran away and calmed herself. I think we'll keep trying this strategy for the next few days and see what happens. My son always had a great relationship with the cat so I'm not sure why the redirected agression (I read up on this online) has occured at him. Otherwise she is acting pretty normally now (we let her in the rest of the house and only locked her up for the few evening hours we are all at home..) Hopefully she can become habituated to him again... |
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