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help new cat owner
I have two 9 month old indoor boy cats. They are scheduled to be neutered
in 2 weeks. One of the boys is mild, sweet, calm, the other has times when he is lovable but recently he has been having some very aggressive behavior. He tries to run out side every chance he gets. He has been biting his brother like he wants to have sex. Three times he has gotten outside and attacks us when we try to grab him in. Last night he was playing with my boyfriends son (age 14), they had a toy, the son after hours of playing with the cat tried to take it away from the cat. My cat attacked and scratched the son's head, his leg, and arm. Hopefully after the cat is neutered he'll calm down some. Is this behavior at all normal? or is my cat crazy? help, help..my boyfriend wants to kill my sweet boys...pls advise.. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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"Anita Hartley via CatKB.com" wrote in message
... I have two 9 month old indoor boy cats. They are scheduled to be neutered in 2 weeks. One of the boys is mild, sweet, calm, the other has times when he is lovable but recently he has been having some very aggressive behavior. He tries to run out side every chance he gets. He has been biting his brother like he wants to have sex. Three times he has gotten outside and attacks us when we try to grab him in. Last night he was playing with my boyfriends son (age 14), they had a toy, the son after hours of playing with the cat tried to take it away from the cat. My cat attacked and scratched the son's head, his leg, and arm. Hopefully after the cat is neutered he'll calm down some. Is this behavior at all normal? or is my cat crazy? help, help..my boyfriend wants to kill my sweet boys...pls advise.. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com Yes, the cat will calm down after neutering. It may take several weeks for all the hormones to work out of his system. You may want to spend some time educating the boyfriend's son on how to handle cats. He should not have tried to take away a toy while the cat was all riled up. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG |
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Thank you for your response, I am at wits end as what to do.
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I appreciate the feedback. This is pretty much what I thought but have
never having had cats wasn't sure. Thanks again. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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enlightened us with... I appreciate the feedback. This is pretty much what I thought but have never having had cats wasn't sure. Thanks again. No problem. If you've never had cats before, you may want to pick up a good, general animal behavior book and one or two cat-specific books. The really general books can even help with your kids. Check out: (amazon.com has all these) 1. The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell. Focused towards dogs, but really addresses how animals perceive us and how unaware we are of our own body language. Very useful for getting you to pay attention to yourself. 2. How to Say It to Your Cat: Solving Behavior Problems in Ways Your Cat Will Understand by Janine Adams. Great for the new cat owner. 3. The Cat Who Cried for Help : Attitudes, Emotions, and the Psychology of Cats by NICHOLAS DODMAN. This guy is an animal behaviorist. He addresses specific problems, including aggression. 4. Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training by KAREN PRYOR. Again, geared towards dogs, but the principles apply to pretty much any mammal. I got a lot out of it, myself. [quote src="amazon.com"] Review "This delightful, clear, and utterly helpful book is for anyone who wants to understand or change the behavior of an animal--whether the animal in question is a barking dog, a nosy neighbor, a hostile cat, or you and your own bad habits." --Carol Tavris, Ph.D., author of Anger [/quote] Some cats make it look SO easy to have cats. Others, well, don't. I've had easy cats and not so easy cats. Easy dogs and difficult dogs. Just like some children never do anything overly evil and others make you think you gave birth to Damien. *LOL* HTH -- -- ~kaeli~ Dijon vu - the same mustard as before. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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HTH, thanks I will definately check out some of these books. Yes, these
are our first cats. I have enjoyed getting the feedback from people who are cat owners. Thanks, I'll keep the site updated if I can. I enjoyed reading what others are saying about all kinds of stuff. Take care, thks again..ah -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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