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Hey guys so I took my cat outside on a harness. ( He was planned to fly to Canada in August as I will be away for 1 year for my masters and he has been outside on a harness 4 or 5 times before with 2 times where he tried to escape slightly) i was making sure to follow him slowly to let him lead the way as he goes, I took treats as well) he doesnt like travelling in his container ( specially large for him and comfortable) so I try to induce possitive associations by taking him out to places that arent the vet or long plane rides ( which he absolutely freaks out on and the vet I used to go to didnt recommend a sedative) this time he was prawling and walking slowly, He would take his head up, look around and sniff his surroundings and relax and some people started to pass by, he goes abit scared so I went abit closer with the harness lead to comfort him and he hissed at me loudly, i went closer to where he hissed again and tried to break off the harness 3 times, I went closer to try to pick him up where he yowled at me and took a defensive position I tried to pick him up with another stranger old man staring at me and he bit me really hard in 3 or 4 places, after some attemps and panic I put him in his case again and he didnt try to exit it I went home bleeding, went to the pharmacy took a cream and a spray to disingect the wounds, I didnt punish him in any sort of way at home, I gave him a treat after 30 mins. He was still wary of me and hissed once at me at home when he heard the chair move, now he is resting, he didnt come down to eat at his foodbowl which is unlikely for him. I pet him some times, he didnt seem to mind and I am resting. I want to know what caused such a huge aggresive change when on a harness that he would hiss at me for just approaching him. He is neutered has taken all his shots and saw a vet recently. I am abit scared of him at this point if he can do this much damage out of the blue. I am not taking him out again on a harness and I am only putting him in his container when needed. Any feedback is appreciated and any tips welcome