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I have a 1 year old male, neutered indoor cat.
He's always been very playful and excited but he's become weird lately.
He often becomes really angry for no apparent reason. It happened about once or twice a week in the beginning, but now he does it a few times almost every day, during any moment of the day or night, but mostly at night. His ears get down, his eyes have an angry look, the hair on his back is up and he growls and hisses very loudly, as if he were fighting with another cat. Sometimes he'll bite his tail, and it looks like it's some kind of redirection of his anger. When I get close to him or pet him while he's angry, he doesn't seem to care, so he's not aggressive towards me. It lasts about a minute or two, and then he's calm again, but it often happens again a few minutes later.
I have another cat (spayed female) but she usually isn't anywhere near him when it happens. And I don't see any triggers, he doesn't act in a special way before it happens, and it happens anywhere in the house.
Any idea what could be the problem? Or could he just be playing?
I'm thinking of trying feliway, maybe it would help if it's a hormonal problem. If not, I'll definitely take him to vet but I would like to have your opinions, maybe there are things I haven't thought about.
Thanks!
He's always been very playful and excited but he's become weird lately.
He often becomes really angry for no apparent reason. It happened about once or twice a week in the beginning, but now he does it a few times almost every day, during any moment of the day or night, but mostly at night. His ears get down, his eyes have an angry look, the hair on his back is up and he growls and hisses very loudly, as if he were fighting with another cat. Sometimes he'll bite his tail, and it looks like it's some kind of redirection of his anger. When I get close to him or pet him while he's angry, he doesn't seem to care, so he's not aggressive towards me. It lasts about a minute or two, and then he's calm again, but it often happens again a few minutes later.
I have another cat (spayed female) but she usually isn't anywhere near him when it happens. And I don't see any triggers, he doesn't act in a special way before it happens, and it happens anywhere in the house.
Any idea what could be the problem? Or could he just be playing?
I'm thinking of trying feliway, maybe it would help if it's a hormonal problem. If not, I'll definitely take him to vet but I would like to have your opinions, maybe there are things I haven't thought about.
Thanks!