I have a female, Velcro, about 9 years old. She is spayed.
For the past 5 or 6 years, she's been a (for lack of a better term) Bitch. You can't pet her beyond her neck otherwise she'll growl and bite you. If I leave for more than 4 days, she'll pretty much attack me after I find out where she's hiding - that mood usually lasts about 3 days. My male (Zero, 7 years) can't get within 4 feet of her without her hissing and snapping at him, but they can eat at their bowls (about 3 inches apart) together just fine and without incident. Granted Zero will "play" with her on occasion and almost always gets the upper hand, but this problem started before I even had him. There was even one instance, about 4 years ago when I was living with my ex -girlfriend (who adored Velcro): I got a frantic call from her saying Velcro was flipping out and I came home to find my ex locked in the bedroom, in tears, with Velcro all crazy-eyed in the bathtub.
I've visited 3 separate vets who all said they're not sure and that it could just be her personality, but that seems so odd. She was delightful as an older kitten (when I adopted her) and almost overnight it seemed like she started acting like this.
I'll admit, there are times when I almost couldn't deal with it. But I pressed on and put up with it. But it seems like it's getting worse with age.
Sorry about the long story! But if this sounds familiar to anyone or anyone has an idea, I'd appreciate it!
Thank you!
-Sal
For the past 5 or 6 years, she's been a (for lack of a better term) Bitch. You can't pet her beyond her neck otherwise she'll growl and bite you. If I leave for more than 4 days, she'll pretty much attack me after I find out where she's hiding - that mood usually lasts about 3 days. My male (Zero, 7 years) can't get within 4 feet of her without her hissing and snapping at him, but they can eat at their bowls (about 3 inches apart) together just fine and without incident. Granted Zero will "play" with her on occasion and almost always gets the upper hand, but this problem started before I even had him. There was even one instance, about 4 years ago when I was living with my ex -girlfriend (who adored Velcro): I got a frantic call from her saying Velcro was flipping out and I came home to find my ex locked in the bedroom, in tears, with Velcro all crazy-eyed in the bathtub.
I've visited 3 separate vets who all said they're not sure and that it could just be her personality, but that seems so odd. She was delightful as an older kitten (when I adopted her) and almost overnight it seemed like she started acting like this.
I'll admit, there are times when I almost couldn't deal with it. But I pressed on and put up with it. But it seems like it's getting worse with age.
Sorry about the long story! But if this sounds familiar to anyone or anyone has an idea, I'd appreciate it!
Thank you!
-Sal