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My cat is the sweetest thing for short periods. Out of the blue he will suddenly swipe - hard - at me and visitors. He will come up for petting and if you pet him a few times, he can suddenly change. He does this in every circumstance - if laying on your lap, if you approach him, if he approaches you. He does this several times a day. I've read online articles where they say there will be a warning - but with him there really isn't. He will just suddenly do it with no provocation at all and get all vicious.
I don't let it bother me much as it doesn't really hurt me, but he did it to my mom tonight and she's a free bleeder so was bleeding a lot. He drew blood in three spots on her hand and included on one of her veins that sticks up. He did it to my father, a diabetic, who then had to go to the doctor and get medicine because it got infected. He does it to my best friend without warning, who is sensitive to scratches so she'll swell up. He always does it very hard and always draws blood!
Sometimes it seems like it's playing but other times it's just like he's suddenly aggressive. He does do it playing too - he likes to hide behind things in the living room and jump out and attack the legs to scare people. He also randomly comes and attacks if you're not touching him, so it's not just a petting issue. The hiding game everyone thinks is cute, but for instance my friend was sitting in a chair watching tv, he runs up and jumps in air and swipes the back of her neck. I'm guessing he's playing, but he does it so viciously.
He was from my mom's cat's litter so we've had all of them since birth. The other cats in the litter are sweet and don't do this (they live at my mother's house.) Malz has always been raised indoors, he has been fixed for over a year. He's almost three years old. He is the only cat in the house part time. There is a stray that comes in every once in awhile (who he loves), but who doesn't stay long. He has never been mistreated at all and is healthy.
I really don't know what to do or why he does that. I was hoping age would calm him down. He's incredibly hyper and runs all over the place all the time (that doesn't bother me much), but the scratching DOES. He has plenty of things he scratches in the house. He has cat toys. I just don't see why he's so painful when he does this. Playing cats usually retract their claws, don't do it so quick and viciously, give warning, or else not this painful.
Any idea why he does this? He always has.
I don't let it bother me much as it doesn't really hurt me, but he did it to my mom tonight and she's a free bleeder so was bleeding a lot. He drew blood in three spots on her hand and included on one of her veins that sticks up. He did it to my father, a diabetic, who then had to go to the doctor and get medicine because it got infected. He does it to my best friend without warning, who is sensitive to scratches so she'll swell up. He always does it very hard and always draws blood!
Sometimes it seems like it's playing but other times it's just like he's suddenly aggressive. He does do it playing too - he likes to hide behind things in the living room and jump out and attack the legs to scare people. He also randomly comes and attacks if you're not touching him, so it's not just a petting issue. The hiding game everyone thinks is cute, but for instance my friend was sitting in a chair watching tv, he runs up and jumps in air and swipes the back of her neck. I'm guessing he's playing, but he does it so viciously.
He was from my mom's cat's litter so we've had all of them since birth. The other cats in the litter are sweet and don't do this (they live at my mother's house.) Malz has always been raised indoors, he has been fixed for over a year. He's almost three years old. He is the only cat in the house part time. There is a stray that comes in every once in awhile (who he loves), but who doesn't stay long. He has never been mistreated at all and is healthy.
I really don't know what to do or why he does that. I was hoping age would calm him down. He's incredibly hyper and runs all over the place all the time (that doesn't bother me much), but the scratching DOES. He has plenty of things he scratches in the house. He has cat toys. I just don't see why he's so painful when he does this. Playing cats usually retract their claws, don't do it so quick and viciously, give warning, or else not this painful.
Any idea why he does this? He always has.
We do have a stick that has a cat toy at the end he chases around. I don't play with him daily but may try and see if this helps. He's very hyperactive! Acts just as hyper as any kitten at his age (almost 3 years old)
