I hope this is in the correct place, and hasn't been posted before...
"Beserk" was the term that CNN used to describe a cat who bit his elderly owner over twenty times, sending her to the hospital:
Cat bite story
I feel very sorry for the poor lady who was attacked. From the sound of things, this may have been a case of redirected aggression -- ie, the cat could not get to the real target he wanted, so he lashed out at the next closest target.
How do you think you'd react if this happened to you (or has it happened to you?)? I honestly don't know how I'd feel -- my first cat Ebony has given me a few good scratches and nips over the seven years she's been with us. Nothing out of the ordinary for a cat though.
I think it would be pretty difficult for me to regain my trust if I was bitten 20+ times though... Eek!
I have to admit, I also feel sad for the cat in this story though. If his owner does surrender him to a shelter I wonder what will happen to him given his history...
"Beserk" was the term that CNN used to describe a cat who bit his elderly owner over twenty times, sending her to the hospital:
Cat bite story
I feel very sorry for the poor lady who was attacked. From the sound of things, this may have been a case of redirected aggression -- ie, the cat could not get to the real target he wanted, so he lashed out at the next closest target.
How do you think you'd react if this happened to you (or has it happened to you?)? I honestly don't know how I'd feel -- my first cat Ebony has given me a few good scratches and nips over the seven years she's been with us. Nothing out of the ordinary for a cat though.
I have to admit, I also feel sad for the cat in this story though. If his owner does surrender him to a shelter I wonder what will happen to him given his history...