I have a 12 year old female cat that use to be the sweetest thing ever. She would allow herself to be pet for hours upon end and would snuggle up with me. Over a period of months (a couple of years ago) this changed and she no longer wants to have anything to do with anyone. It's very strange behavior. She will continue to meow and jump on your lap to be pet as she use to, but it only lasts a couple of seconds then she attackes. She allows herself to be picked up and snuggled, but will growl and hiss when we put her down and attack us. Almost as if it's a delayed reaction to being picked up. She will meow and rub against us while she is walking around the floor, but god forbid we approach her while she's on the floor - we get hissing and spitting even. Although she's attacked us, it has not been violent (I've been violently attacked before by a cat and it's not pleasant). It is definitely aggessive behavior, but almost more for show. She'll spit a lot and swat angrily, but the claws very rarely draw blood. It's very strange. As I said, this started a few years ago and she's been this way ever since.
She's got a clean bill of health from the Vet and she doesn't seem to be in any pain from anything. We did not introduce any new animals or people to the home when this started. We did not move or change anything in the home. I just can't put my finger on anything that would trigger this change and if now (after some time has passed), if this is permanent.
She's got a clean bill of health from the Vet and she doesn't seem to be in any pain from anything. We did not introduce any new animals or people to the home when this started. We did not move or change anything in the home. I just can't put my finger on anything that would trigger this change and if now (after some time has passed), if this is permanent.