Although it is not usual, sometimes we find ourselves in the situation where the cat is very nervous. It can become so tense, to feel so uncomfortable, that the chances of it ending up attacking us are very tall Unless we leave him alone with the door of the room open so that he can go to another if he wishes.
If your dog sometimes behaves in a way that he should not and you are wondering why does my cat brutally attack meIn this article I am going to tell you what are the possible causes of his behavior and what you can do to prevent him from behaving that way again.
Why does a cat attack?
The cat is a predatory animal by nature. In the wild, even if he is living in a house and has permission to go outside, he will spend time hunting. But if it is also not neutered, every six months, during mating season, going to go looking for a partner.
This means that whether it is a male or a female, it will travel more or less long distances with the sole purpose of mating. Along the way they will leave pheromones, which when detected by another cat, will help you know in which direction it has gone. But what happens if two males interbreed? When that happens, and if there is a female in heat nearby, they most likely quarrel.
However, it can not only attack as a result of the hormonal change that occurs in its body due to heat, but it can also do so if it has been overprotecting or, on the contrary, punishing the cat. Keep in mind that, even if we say it is a domestic cat, actually not fully tamed yet. It does what it wants and when it wants.
For this reason, I think it is very, very important to let it be what it is: neither more nor less than a cat that needs to scratch -even if it's a scraper-, eating meat, chase things -toys-, and of course, sleep for 16-18 hours if he is an adult (up to 20h if he is a puppy).
What can be done to prevent it from attacking?
There are many things that can be done to prevent it from attacking, which are as follows:
- Do not separate him from the mother before two months. In the event that we meet a orphan baby kittenWe will take care of him and give him a lot of love every day so that he gets used to human contact.
- Neutering him (not spaying him) before the first heat. With castration, the sex glands are removed, so that the cat not only will not be in heat, but it also prevents it from becoming aggressive.
- Don't overprotect it, that is, we will not have him isolated in a room for fear that something will happen to him ... because if the windows and the door are closed, nothing will happen to him. The cat needs to live with the family, play with it, give it love and company, in short, it needs to be happy.
- Do not punish him. It is likely that he will do things that we do not like, but yelling or hitting him is only going to make him fear us. It is best to say a firm NO (but not yelling) every time he does something wrong, and give him rewards every time he behaves well. In this way, the unwanted behaviors will tend to disappear.
- Take him to the vet to see if he feels any kind of pain. Sometimes if he has a small fracture or has contracted a disease, he can behave aggressively.
- Ask a feline ethologist for help. If you have reached a situation in which the cat lives with continuous stress, you should ask for help from a professional.
We hope that with these tips you and your cat can live calmly and happily again 🙂.
My cat has always attacked some people in particular, not all, they are usually visitors but lately it has attacked my wife.
Hi miguel.
To prevent it from happening again it is important to understand the body language of the cat, and above all teach not bite. Likewise, you have to take care of him, give him a lot of love and not force him to do anything.
It is also important to know if something hurts, because if he feels pain or discomfort he can react by attacking, so I would recommend taking him to the vet for a complete check-up. He probably has nothing, but ... you never know.
A greeting.
Hello, good morning, my daughter has a 4-year-old male cat that is neutered, always very affectionate and two days ago, she has brutally attacked my daughter, we took him to the vet and they said that they did not see anything out of the ordinary, that he was healthy, strong..of course strong because my daughter's foot has been destroyed and neither she nor my son-in-law were able to stop it, they had to lock themselves in the bathroom..the vet has ruled out which one I want illness..in the house there has been no no change or anything new everything as always. My daughter suffers from anxiety for a long time, I don't know if that has had anything to do with it but in 4 years she has never had any problems. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Hi Virginia.
That's probably why, because of your daughter's anxiety.
Cats can be like us, in the sense that they can accumulate their discomfort until there comes a time when they cannot take it anymore and react in an unexpected way.
To do? Well, the first thing is that your daughter is calm. I know this is easier said than done, but if you don't already, it is highly recommended that you exercise. Well, I'm not a doctor or anything, but I do speak from experience: sport helps a lot to see life differently 😉, and that helps the cat.
Something that can help your cat more "immediately" is spending time with it. Play with him, give him wet food (cans) for cats, give him affection ...
Greetings and encouragement.