Hi All

One of our cats is becoming a problem, leaving my Mum very upset. He is very aggressive, food obsessed to the point where he growls and attacks if we try to stop him from eating something - he really does damage your skin as his claws are huge.


My Mum thinks he is part feral but he was fine when he was a kitten up until he was just under a year. He will be two this year.

We are concerned that maybe he has a nerological problem or that there is something wrong with him as he is so rough. We dont want to rehome him as no one would take him on!

Just wondered if anyone knew of any feline behaviourists as we would love him to be more of a family cat.


Thanks!

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Sorry..no, he is just really rough all the time. He is happy eating food, and would eat all day..anything!

His body has no lumps on him, he doesnt lick any particular area as if signalling there is a problem. He is hard to explain!

He will let you stroke him, then after a while he will nip and claw you and will often draw blood. He purrs and rubs against you though, so he must like it!

He is outdoors most of the time, as doesnt like being in much.

We have had cats for years but never one like this.

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Has he been neutered?
Also has he been well wormed regularly, worms could explain why he never feels full?

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As already suggested I would definitely get him to the vet for a check over and your vet should be able to recommend a feline behaviourist. Keep us advised

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Kaz

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Thanks all

He has not been wormed for a while so that is my task for this week.

Not sure about getting him to the vet as im worried he may be too aggressive.....can you get muzzles for cats?!

Ill speak to my vet as i need to get in touch anyway about dog jabs

Thank you all

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Definitely worm him with a good quality wormer, the pet shop stuff doesn't work. You didn't reply to say whether he'd been neutered.
If he is still entire it's not surprising you are having behavioural issues, he would have started to become sexually mature about the time you say his behaviour changed.

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He was neutered...as soon as we could!

He was great as a kitten, no problems...I have no idea what happened. Not other incidents with out two cats, their bot quite timid.
I was recommended Panacur granules for worming.

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why dont you try him with a pheronome collar, its supposed to calm cats down, although i'm not a lover of collars myself i worry about the cat getting stuck in a tree and hanging itself, but there are sprays available and also plug in diffusers which i am going to try as i have two 1yr old cats who pick on my 7mth old kitten, they have ever since she came to me around 8 weeks old, i have to watch them all the time so if anyone out there knows of anything i would be grateful for any comments, i hope you get it sorted, let us know how you get on