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Hey guys, so I have a weird issue. My cat whom I have had for 4 years now, just got spayed a little over a month ago. Prior to being spayed she was very sweet and domesticated. She did once every other month or so lash out at my dog who is 5 times her weight but it was manageable aggression. After telling my vet about her sometimes anger and attacks against my dog (mind you my dog has never done anything to warrant her aggression, he has always been sweet and loving and even used to let her cuddle with him etc). Anyways she suggested I get her spayed and this should help, so I did this about a month ago. First of all she had severe diarrhea and vomiting after her spay and had to be put on baytril and flagyl for two weeks. Thankfully that seemed to solve it. Everything else seemed ok, her wound was and has healed great with no issues, but she is a different cat now and I mean COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. She has become extremely territorial, and the aggression is now ten times worse. She is attacking my poor sweet pup daily, so viciously he cowers and cries despite being much larger than her. It breaks my heart. If I intervene she violently attacks me. She has a whole bedroom to herself to when she does this I put her in there, and can hear her spitting and growling in there even though by herself. She has also been howling around the house with a toy in her mouth. I know that part isn't odd for cats, but its excessive and something she never used to do. I am at my wits end here, does anybody know why she would change so drastically and what I can do to get this behavior to stop so my dog doesn't feel like he has to stay in the kitchen (its the only room she will *allow* him to be in without harassment).