My cat Lennox is 4 years old - he has never attacked me but over the last year he has become very grumpy and anti being touched! I feel this could be because of the new addition (kitten) He likes to roam at night and usually strolls in early morning. Usually in the mornings he is very soft and sweet but I tried to pick him up this morning and he was all growls and anger. I thought he may be injured as he often gets war wounds I try to inspect him - and he lashed out and scratched my face! I have never been scratched or attacked by him – I’m quite mortified that my lovely cat has become a minion of Satan!

What can I do? I am getting the kitten spayed next week but I’m doubtful that this will stop him from being like this. He used to let you tickle his belly, pick him up etc. and all he does now is growl! Unless a treat is being offered then he snaps out of it until it is eaten then goes back to growling!

Shame about Lennox turning into a wild lion ... I believe this may be a bit to do with the kitten and a bit to do with how he is adapting to and rather liking his roaming about. Has Lennox been neutered? If not, perhaps this might be a good idea as he seems to come home with war wounds, as you say.

Don't let yourself get too upset because it will either sort itself out once the kitten is neutered and also if he needs to be neutered this may help. At worst, he will agree to disagree with the kitten. Have you tried Feliway spray or plugs? This has been mentioned by other people on this board before and for some cats, this really helps calm them down. You can also get a small spray for your hands so that when you go to pick him up, he is not quite so resistant.

Let him associate good things with your coming close to and picking him up. As soon as he begins to resist or pull away from you, leave him and try your hardest to ignore him until he comes to you - play hard to get.

Others will give you more tips perhaps - hope these starters may help.

sending good wishes and best purrs.

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Thank you for your responses. I had Lennox neutred at 6 months old. He is a paticularly large cat and is very prone to fighting. When i usually inspect him he will let me and i will find the absess or something that needs stitches - but latley he wont let me even look. He had a health check about three weeks ago and his boosters and he was fine. He is also wormed by the vet - but not frontlined as he does not have fleas. It is weird though because he would usually show signs of being ill and allow me to be all mumsy and check him. I cant stop him from going out as he gets very depressed - he is def an outdoor and indoor cat. I thought he may have hurt his leg but he is not limping - but he wont let me touch his limbs. he gets so angry that i cant identify if he is hurt and if so which limb? Leelou will be netured soon and i have not tried feliway yet but I am going to give it a go - just a bit disheartened that my lovely furball is becoming so bi-polar!

He often comes home dishevelled with no collar again! The vet said that Lennox is very very strong and he is more than likley to hospitalise other cats! He was being funny but i think his point was that he can really hold his own.

There are two cats next door, both male and neutred and they often have stand offs! I caught next doors tabby in our kitchen yesterday! lennox chased him to the garden. They stared for a while. The tabby made that whinning noise. Then they both turned their backs on one another and slowly crept away from each other very funny, but confusing!

Sounds very interesting. Would LLLURRRVV to see a picture of Lennox, if you can get one posted on here ... please He sounds like a gorgeous hunk of a cat

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Here are some photos of my gorgeous Lennox!

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Yo-Yo!!! He's such an armful of delicious licquorice -yummy-cat yummy-cat what a lovely tummy-cat! (that pic of him laying on his back is funny)

Just look at those huge dazzling orange eyes, those massive boxing glove paws and that lovely shiny coat. A wonderful cat. Thank you for sharing those images. Bet he's a sweetie really ...

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He is most of the time that i swhy it is so hard to understand what im doing wrong! I think maybe i do show him too much attention but he is so loveable it is hard not too! i need to learn to leave him be when he is not interested - it just seems that latley he is always not interested - sounds bad but i cant wait until after LeeLou has had her op!

Noo not having it that he is Satans Minion,he looks adorableMaybe since he doesn't get along with the 2 outside cats and then with contending with a kitten he feels out of his depth and bullied a little outside,but if he's aggro when you try to touch or pick him up maybe get him off to the vets again,as it could be a joint problem from an old wound,for him to be acting so out of character in such a short space of time to me anyway it sounds like somethings wrong as in he's getting jip from an old wound or a new one,i'd get him thoroughly checked and then at least you can rule that out and maybe between us we can try and figure out what his issue is...i know you won't but don't give up on him,we all go thru moody phases and boys moods last a bit longer than ours doD

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I would definitely get him to a vet for a check. If this came on suddenly, he could be injured and severly bruised from a fall or been hit by something. Cats are incredibly good at hiding whatever is wrong with them, and will only show symptoms as a very last resort.

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