My year old male cat, who is nutered, has all of a sudden started attacking me. It has slowly progressed and has gotten worse and worse over the past few months.
He started out with biting ankles as I walked by, which evolved into him stalking me around waiting for the chance to pounce. When I started to notice him stalking, I would offer a toy, either a wand ,a laser light, ball, mouse, ect. However, he would get bored within a minute or two and wait until I started walking again to attack.
Then today was probably the worst he has ever been. He came up to sit next to me on the couch and all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye I see him launch himself, claws out, at my face. I put my arm up to block him and he just latched on and I had to grab him by the scruff and pull him off my arm. He left several bleeding scratches and bite marks on me.
Another thing I have noticed is that he will get frisky with anyone who has been sitting down for more than a few minutes. We spray him with a bottle because if we try to get up or remove him he attacks us again.
I honestly have no idea what his problem is. I play with him for a good 30 minutes twice a day (if he doesn't get bored with his dozens of toys and go back to attacking me instead) and nothing is helping.
Is it just because he's still a kitten? Or maybe a dominance thing? He is a very confident cat so I don't think this is something he is doing because he's stressed. Nothing has changed in the house recently so I'm at a loss.
I have several other toys on their way and hopefully something in there will keep him interested. I was contemplating maybe a second cat? But I don't own my house and it was tough just to get the one I have now allowed in. Plus, if this is a dominance thing, is be worried about bringing another cat in and having even more issues.
Please help! I miss the sweet kitten I use to have!
I'm just tired of walking around my house in fear, just waiting for him to jump on me out of no where.
He started out with biting ankles as I walked by, which evolved into him stalking me around waiting for the chance to pounce. When I started to notice him stalking, I would offer a toy, either a wand ,a laser light, ball, mouse, ect. However, he would get bored within a minute or two and wait until I started walking again to attack.
Then today was probably the worst he has ever been. He came up to sit next to me on the couch and all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye I see him launch himself, claws out, at my face. I put my arm up to block him and he just latched on and I had to grab him by the scruff and pull him off my arm. He left several bleeding scratches and bite marks on me.
Another thing I have noticed is that he will get frisky with anyone who has been sitting down for more than a few minutes. We spray him with a bottle because if we try to get up or remove him he attacks us again.
I honestly have no idea what his problem is. I play with him for a good 30 minutes twice a day (if he doesn't get bored with his dozens of toys and go back to attacking me instead) and nothing is helping.
Is it just because he's still a kitten? Or maybe a dominance thing? He is a very confident cat so I don't think this is something he is doing because he's stressed. Nothing has changed in the house recently so I'm at a loss.
I have several other toys on their way and hopefully something in there will keep him interested. I was contemplating maybe a second cat? But I don't own my house and it was tough just to get the one I have now allowed in. Plus, if this is a dominance thing, is be worried about bringing another cat in and having even more issues.
Please help! I miss the sweet kitten I use to have!
I'm just tired of walking around my house in fear, just waiting for him to jump on me out of no where.