Panicked Waking

[Allikat95988]

In all my years caring for cats I have never had this issue but then this is my first radiator rescue. I have a small 8 month old kitten that I rescued from a radiator fan when he was 5 weeks old. The day before I rescued him his brother got eaten by the same fan and for a while he would panic around any fans. That has stopped but now he panics when he wakes up. It only last a couple seconds before he recovers but sometimes in his panic he will attack my older cat. No one has been hurt and the older cat seems to take it in stride but I would love any advice on how to maybe help him reduce his panic.

 

[tabbytom]

Allikat95988, welcome to TCS

This looks like Re-directed Aggression to me and here’s an article on it :- Re-directed Aggression In Cats

Also other articles that may help you cope with the situation:- Six Surefire Strategies To Reduce Stress In Cats
Is Your Cat Stressed Out?
Potential Stressors In Cats - The Ultimate Checklist
You, Your Cat And Stress

Please do check out the other informative articles here too :-
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Feel free to ask questions if you have any and post them under the appropriate forum headings and see ya around

 

[Mamanyt1953]

Well, tabbytom , you took the words right off of my fingertips! As always, the key is patience, and time.