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angry atacking cat
Conroy Bumpas
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iv had a few problems with my cat over the last few years and you guys and gals have helped me.
heres the newest problem.
at the end of teh day. i start to turn off everything in my house (tv compy etc) ready for bed. this seems to really annoy my cat. and he actuly looks angry. i go up and get into bed and the point i tern my back on him he'll go for me. claws and teeth and draw blood. soem times its after ive got into bed and hes clawed and bitten my head.. if i lock him out he he makes a cry like a baby. and tryed to claw up the carpet to get in.
its as if he dosnt want me to go to bed.
he a perfictly normal cat the rest of the time. he gets played with and snuggles up on my lap.
any help much apresated
(sorry for bad spelling in dislexic)
heres the newest problem.
at the end of teh day. i start to turn off everything in my house (tv compy etc) ready for bed. this seems to really annoy my cat. and he actuly looks angry. i go up and get into bed and the point i tern my back on him he'll go for me. claws and teeth and draw blood. soem times its after ive got into bed and hes clawed and bitten my head.. if i lock him out he he makes a cry like a baby. and tryed to claw up the carpet to get in.
its as if he dosnt want me to go to bed.
he a perfictly normal cat the rest of the time. he gets played with and snuggles up on my lap.
any help much apresated
(sorry for bad spelling in dislexic)
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Once the yowling stops and stays stopped for a few weeks, you can experiment with leaving your room open at night, if you wish. He has to learn, though, that bedtime is going to happen weather he likes it or not. If he's going to be physically agressive, he's going to sleep alone.
i have been locking him out for about 2 weeks now.
any idears why he hates me going to sleep? so much so he draws blood in his atacks. he can latch onto an arm with his teeth. and the go pshyco with all his limbs tareing your arm up. im only going to sleep. hes asleep about 14 hours a day . let me have my 7 hours
Other than that, I have no idea.
My cat, and many other cats I have known, get a sense of how to "play" with humans. My cat will latch on, bite, scratch and generally rough me up... if she didn't know exactly how hard to bite and scratch without causing damage.
It sounds like 1) your cat wants to play/hang out around bedtime, and 2) doesn't really have a good grasp on "good" playing.
When he "attacks" does he hiss and get pissed off, or does he "play fight"?
The best advice that seems to usually solve the issue: Tire the guy out before bed. get a laser pointer or other toy and just let him go nuts 1/2 hour before you turn in.
So basically: Reverse Psychology. Cats are rebellious. If you want less attention, give him more.
but hes defnatly not playing . i have play fights with him with toys and stuff.
hes deffnatly very angry about me going to bed. and this is triggerd as soon as i start terning things off. last night i wasnig going bed. but i terned off the tv and went to make a drink. and as soon as i terned it off his eyes changed and he jumped and attacked me before i was able to get out of the room.
you dont think he like watching tv?
Do this move IMMEDIATELY after he scratches/takes a swipe/hisses. You can even hiss yourself or make a small noise if you need to. It'll probably take a few times, but he'll eventually learn that you are in charge and that shit is not acceptable. Remember you are both stronger and more patient than a cat. Hold out. You will win the confrontation, and your cat will respect you more.
Your cat may have a serious brain issue.
I would not live with that animal
I got some great advice from the helpline lady at Cats International. They're a non-profit that helps people with cat behaviour problems. They sent me some useful information and got me started on a clicker-training program with my cat. Basically, the goal is to get him to respond to me and respect me as dominant, rather than expecting things to go his way. My cat now comes when called (he didn't before) and has to sit for me before he gets his meals. Just teaching him those things started to change his general behaviour, because he learned that he has to do what I want in order to get what he wants.
Anyway, I recommend you contact the Cats International folks (you don't have to call long-distance, you can write them a letter and they'll call back... that's what I did). Some of the stuff they sent me about dominance-aggressive cats sounded like yours and I bet they can give you some good advice.
Edit: Saw the post about asserting dominance with the scruff of the neck. This may work with some cats, but it definitely didn't work with mine. It just made him more angry at me and caused our relationship to go downhill. Overall I think it's more useful with cats to do a positive, rewards-based training program.
this sound relly good.
grabbing him but the scruff doesnt work. ive had him on his side waiting for him to carm for over 10 mins . and hes just got angryer and angryer .
95% of the hime hes a happy affectionate cat. im gonna look into these cat internation people.
thank you
im in the uk and they are in the usa.
there should be people like thet here. i get googleing. unless anyone knows anymore
What I'd do based on what I learned is to start clicker training your cat so that he learns to do certain behaviours at your command. Definitely have something that the cat needs to do before feeding time, so that he knows that he has to do some "work" and listen to you in order to get what he wants. Once your cat has learned to do a thing or two and associates your commands with a positive reward (a click and a treat), turn off a light or the TV and give one of the commands he knows. Have a squirt gun, so that if the cat starts to display aggression when you turn off the light, you squirt and interrupt him. Turn the light back on but don't give him any attention, just let him calm down. Then try again, giving him a command before and after you turn the light off.
The goal will be to a) ensure that you're the dominant party in the relationship and b) associate bedtime with positive rather than negative impressions for your cat.
My feline superior has read this post, and has decreed that I must write out his message.
"Montgomery" wrote:
When will you humans cease this silly assertion that you are, or ever have been, the dominant species. Until you come to to peace with your position our world, your efforts to "tame" us will continue to be an exercise in futility.
You said yourself that the master of your house was obviously annoyed at you attempting to dictate his sleeping patterns, yet you persisted. Then what did you do? You turned your back. Bitch, you were asking to get cut.
Here's what you do. You show some god damn appreciation that we allow you to stay with us. Visit these "Cat Training" websites if you must. They're written by feline HS elements (Human Sympathisers) within our population that attempt to curb your crude attempts at physical domination by allowing you the illusion of psychological superiority. I personally don't subscribe to their ideology and wholeheartedly support your Master's refusal to let your impertinence slide.
Stop turning off the damn TV. It helps us sleep. And if you do, dont come crying to me next time you're bled as a lesson.
Monty out.
-- I'm so sorry.
This is what I do with Loki when he starts getting out of line. Just gently sort of knock him over by his shoulders and hold him down, you'll find it's pretty easy to immobilize them without putting any pressure on them, if their shoulders can't move they're pretty much stuck. You'll notice over time he'll start sort of flopping over on his own when you start and he'll calm down quicker.
Don't let him get away with shit, just react instantly and consistently.
At night, lock him out of the room and ignore him completely, like others have said. They don't respond to dominance as readily as dogs, but it is possible to teach them that you're in charge, and things happen when you decide they do, not when they want.
don't a cat's claws go into their paws?
do these go in with them?
Tape on their feet is much different, it fucks with their fur and they can't stand that. Cats hate tape on them anywhere. You can use double sided tape to discourage scratching furniture because they absolutely won't touch the stuff. Most cats tolerate the claw caps very well, though. They can hardly tell they even have them on.
Cat claws always stick out a bit. These don't cover the whole claw, just the portion that's all sharp and pointy. Look at a cat's paws when they're relaxed, and if you push the fur back around one of the claws, you'll see a fair amount of claw is exposed all the time. Half of the cat claw "retraction" is that they simply tip up and out of the way.
Relaxed:
Extended:
These particular diagrams are slightly ambiguous as they don't show where the actual flesh ends and turns to fur, but there's always some claw exposed.
or if you don't want to bother with these caps, you could always try kitten mittens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47D9-U8hn5I
Is she now a suitable princess?
The cat... I mean... uh...
Yeah.
If my cat "lost" her claws I think she'd actually bite my nose off.
But yeah, princess... brat... shes fine. The cat wont think its claws are gone, they just wont be very sharp to scratch furniture and stuff. The softclaw part covers the underside where it's sharp.