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Hello to you all cat-lovers,
My cat is a 2 and a half years old female. I hand reared her from day 2 of her life, as I found her and her 2 siblings abandoned in my garden. Take note that even as a kitten she was fearless. When they first started playing and explore the house she would boss the others around and whenever the others would be scared and hide for this or the other reason, she would stay still and look danger in the eye. I eventually found homes for her 2 siblings, while she stayed with me.
During those 3 years We have a very loving relationship.
But there are those moments...
Whenever I sneeze she gets startled and then stealth-attacks me. This is so for whenever I raise my voice while talking on the phone, yelling at friends over games or shout at the tv when my football club scores in a game. Its like that at he instant I do any of these things, she doesn't recognize me, like I am instantly transformed to an unknown intruder.
Again: She is fearless, her first reaction to danger isn't to hide and watch, but to sneak attack.
All that was controllable up to now. I became more cautious when I sneezed and generally watched out to not make sudden noises.
Lately though these sneak attacks have transformed to something else. She now enters a berserk frenzied mode, attacking me with all she has. Sometimes I am forced to wave a pillow in front of me to back her down, and even then she will not retreat but stay in leap-range, fixed on me, howling and launching furious attacks like I am her mortal enemy.
Today I woke up and the first thing I saw was her in the shadows watching me with this crazy look. I went to the bathroom and while brushing my teeth felt he smelling my leg like she was trying to verify it was me in front of her.
I guess the verification failed because she again entered mortal combat mode, and we had th worst confrontation ever. I had to throw things at her to defend my self, retreat to my room, barely manage to shut the door before her charge. I then wrapped my self in a thick blanket took a pillow for a shield and went out. I eventually managed to maneuver her into her room and close her inside.
Those instances are rare, but it seems the frequency gets higher with time. I love her, most of the time we have a loving relationship, but there are times I don't feel safe.
I don't know what to do.
My cat is a 2 and a half years old female. I hand reared her from day 2 of her life, as I found her and her 2 siblings abandoned in my garden. Take note that even as a kitten she was fearless. When they first started playing and explore the house she would boss the others around and whenever the others would be scared and hide for this or the other reason, she would stay still and look danger in the eye. I eventually found homes for her 2 siblings, while she stayed with me.
During those 3 years We have a very loving relationship.
But there are those moments...
Whenever I sneeze she gets startled and then stealth-attacks me. This is so for whenever I raise my voice while talking on the phone, yelling at friends over games or shout at the tv when my football club scores in a game. Its like that at he instant I do any of these things, she doesn't recognize me, like I am instantly transformed to an unknown intruder.
Again: She is fearless, her first reaction to danger isn't to hide and watch, but to sneak attack.
All that was controllable up to now. I became more cautious when I sneezed and generally watched out to not make sudden noises.
Lately though these sneak attacks have transformed to something else. She now enters a berserk frenzied mode, attacking me with all she has. Sometimes I am forced to wave a pillow in front of me to back her down, and even then she will not retreat but stay in leap-range, fixed on me, howling and launching furious attacks like I am her mortal enemy.
Today I woke up and the first thing I saw was her in the shadows watching me with this crazy look. I went to the bathroom and while brushing my teeth felt he smelling my leg like she was trying to verify it was me in front of her.
I guess the verification failed because she again entered mortal combat mode, and we had th worst confrontation ever. I had to throw things at her to defend my self, retreat to my room, barely manage to shut the door before her charge. I then wrapped my self in a thick blanket took a pillow for a shield and went out. I eventually managed to maneuver her into her room and close her inside.
Those instances are rare, but it seems the frequency gets higher with time. I love her, most of the time we have a loving relationship, but there are times I don't feel safe.
I don't know what to do.