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Gus is my 4th cat. Not even 8 months old yet but he's 12.5 pounds and 3 feet long. Scottish Fold and, I presume, Maine Coon mix. My first cat was a MC and he was sweet as could be. But this guy...he's flat out mean, aggressive and dangerous. Every few days he'll go into a violent mode and I'm forced to hide from him. If not, I'm subject to sneak attacks where he'll launch himself onto my shoulder/head or go for my feet repeatedly. I have no way of knowing where he'll come from. I'm left scratched, bitten, bruised and bleeding. My right arm makes me look like a junkie from his numerous bite punctures. We've been to the vet and ruled out any physical ailment. They referred us to a behavioral Vet. They have a 3 month wait and $350 home visit. I can't take this for another 12 weeks. And even if we get an appointment sooner, they'll charge us for each home visit until he exhibits the bad behavior. In other words, it's a worthless racket. He goes outside with supervision at least 4 days a week for an hour minimum. We play with him every day and were training him to walk on a leash with harness. When he's not being mean he's sweet and cuddly and funny and all the wonderful things cats are. But when he's mean, he's too mean. I'm tired of being told to be patient until he grows up. I don't deserve this. I need real help, not a water bottle. Anyone?