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My cat is nine years old, and in the entire time of knowing her, she’s been a relatively chill cat. However, two years ago, I was sitting on my chair, I moved, and she viciously attacked me. After that incident, nothing like that happened again. I assumed it was an isolated incident, until I moved out for college and put her in care of my mother. In a months time, she managed to attack my mom twice- completely feral, wild, and out of control. She was moved into her own bedroom and only came out at certain periods. It was really hard for me to know my cat was relatively isolated.
About a year down the road, I got my own place and I moved her in with another female adult cat (they lived at my moms together, and she appeared after the first attack) and two male kittens. They all get along relatively well, and even on a regular basis, she cuddles with the kittens.
Up until about a month ago, she has been living just fine with my partner and I. However, out of the blue, she attacked my girlfriend and I when we moved. Then, from that point on, she’s gotten more and more irritable. Multiple times, my girlfriend has had to step in, put her in her own bedroom (with all the necessities, and toys, of course). We are scratched and bruised to no end, so we decided to turn to alternatives and research.
From what we researched, her behavior aligns closest with redirected aggression. Her vet cleared her as healthy and said that she was one of the sweetest cats he visited all day. So we were only left to assume it wasn’t induced by any health concerns. We are unsure what originally triggered her attacks, we can only assume it was sudden or loud noises that got her stressed. We made extra effort to be quiet, we got her catnip, as well as a collar and a spray to help calm her. It worked for a bit, but we noticed she was still getting stressed and attacking at seemingly random intervals. The kittens appeared to be a calming force for her, as she attacks less in their presence.
Usually she’s calm after we put her in the room for a little bit (security camera aimed in there just in case) but lately she has been all riled up. I’m not here to start a debate or discuss whether ghosts are real or not, but on camera we have caught orbs harassing her, and unexplained loud noises caught on camera that rile her up. We believe that whatever is causing this, is stressing her. After this started, she has been on edge almost constantly. We have been unable to let her out without her going to attack either my partner or I.
Does anyone have any suggestions? My girlfriend is planning on setting up a call with the vet to discuss more behavior management and possible medication but in the meanwhile, we feel a little stuck in this. I don’t want to give up on her, and I won’t, but I have been living in constant stress worrying about her.
About a year down the road, I got my own place and I moved her in with another female adult cat (they lived at my moms together, and she appeared after the first attack) and two male kittens. They all get along relatively well, and even on a regular basis, she cuddles with the kittens.
Up until about a month ago, she has been living just fine with my partner and I. However, out of the blue, she attacked my girlfriend and I when we moved. Then, from that point on, she’s gotten more and more irritable. Multiple times, my girlfriend has had to step in, put her in her own bedroom (with all the necessities, and toys, of course). We are scratched and bruised to no end, so we decided to turn to alternatives and research.
From what we researched, her behavior aligns closest with redirected aggression. Her vet cleared her as healthy and said that she was one of the sweetest cats he visited all day. So we were only left to assume it wasn’t induced by any health concerns. We are unsure what originally triggered her attacks, we can only assume it was sudden or loud noises that got her stressed. We made extra effort to be quiet, we got her catnip, as well as a collar and a spray to help calm her. It worked for a bit, but we noticed she was still getting stressed and attacking at seemingly random intervals. The kittens appeared to be a calming force for her, as she attacks less in their presence.
Usually she’s calm after we put her in the room for a little bit (security camera aimed in there just in case) but lately she has been all riled up. I’m not here to start a debate or discuss whether ghosts are real or not, but on camera we have caught orbs harassing her, and unexplained loud noises caught on camera that rile her up. We believe that whatever is causing this, is stressing her. After this started, she has been on edge almost constantly. We have been unable to let her out without her going to attack either my partner or I.
Does anyone have any suggestions? My girlfriend is planning on setting up a call with the vet to discuss more behavior management and possible medication but in the meanwhile, we feel a little stuck in this. I don’t want to give up on her, and I won’t, but I have been living in constant stress worrying about her.