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Our cat Festus seems to have this compulsive need to jump on shoulders (me and my husband - not our daughter, fortunately). When the mood strikes him, he will literally follow us around the house until we let him jump up (or he'll just surprise us at times). He'll sit up there for a minute -...

This is continuing the Story of Festus (cat being treated for aggression) . . . so now he won't take the Paxil compound created for him by a local pharmacist, even though "great success" was predicted by the pharmacist. We've tried everything w/ the Paxil - he won't take it. It's been a week...

Hi - I've posted several times in the "Behavior" forum re: one of our cats (he's being treated for aggression) - this same cat (Festus) now has a little flap of skin sort of coming off his nose. I'm guessing our other cat might have scratched him there at some point, but it doesn't look like a...

Me and my Festus issue again . . . I'm wondering if anyone out there has had genuine success with Paxil (as a treatment for aggression in cats), and could you share your story? I'd also like to hear the un-success stories, if there are any of those. The whole Festus thing is starting to cause...

Trying to give Festus his Paxil (2.5 mg; very small) - the vet said to hide it in some tuna/chicken, which I tried earlier . . . he ate every last bite except the pill. Given the reason Festus is taking the Paxil in the first place (unpredictable aggression), I'm not that comfortable giving it...

Hello - I posted a couple of weeks ago re: my cat Festus who has shown escalating aggression toward people outside of the family since my daughter was born (2 1/2 yrs ago), and a couple of weeks ago he attacked me (hissing, scratching, yowling, biting - it was scary). Anyway, people on this...

We took Festus to the vet today, and he basically said we'd have to make a decision about putting Festus down (since it's likely he'll attack again at some point) and that even meds aren't necessarily a "cure" for such aggressive behavior. He did refer us to a local animal behavioral specialist...

Hello - I'm pretty shaken up and hoping someone has some good advice for this . . . A little history: we have a 6 yr old cat (Festus) who has displayed aggression toward other people ever since my daughter was born ~2 1/2 yrs ago. About a year ago, he attacked my mother-in-law while she was...