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Jack - 02 Dec 2003 00:26 GMT

Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few
months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so
ago he got angry when I apparently didn't do what he wanted and he swatted
me in the face giving me a cut above my eye. Since then whenever he doesn't
want something, like he doesn't want to be petted at that moment, he hits.
He is an indoor cat and I take him out when I can on a leash. He gets very,
very angry when it's time to come in. Hissing and scratching.
Today was the worse. I couldn't get the leash or harness off for awhile
after I got him inside. And for hours he has skulked around the house
swatting anytime I try to touch him.
This makes me think of a spoiled child. Is it something that I should be
really concerned about or try to work out?
Any suggestions would be helpfull. I really don't want to lose him even
though he has begun to make me feel rather nervous at times.

BsT

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Karen - 02 Dec 2003 01:51 GMT

> Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few
> months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so
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>
> BsT

Sometimes this is an indication of a medical condition. Has he been
thoroughly checked by a vet? Another possibility is strange animals in the
neighborhood and he is displacing his agression to you. But first I would
see a vet.

Karen

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Luvskats00 - 02 Dec 2003 07:40 GMT

> I have a male,neutered tabby; >almost 3 years old. Over the past few
> months he has started exhibiting >rather disturbing behaviour....
> He is an indoor cat and I take him >out when I can on a leash. He gets very,
> very angry when it's time to come in.

Uh....how 'bout getting a litterbox and keeping him inside. Of course if he
starts pummelling at the door, you have another problem. What prompted you to
do the dog thing..you know...put the cat on a leash and walk him like a dog?

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kaeli - 02 Dec 2003 14:16 GMT

> > I have a male,neutered tabby; >almost 3 years old. Over the past few
> > months he has started exhibiting >rather disturbing behaviour....
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> starts pummelling at the door, you have another problem. What prompted you to
> do the dog thing..you know...put the cat on a leash and walk him like a dog?

Because many cats LIKE to go for walks to actually get out of the house
and it isn't safe to let tham wander unattended. Some don't like to be
cooped up all the time. They don't necessarily go potty outside. Mine
doesn't. But she'd get awful pissy if I made her stay in all the time.
The other two don't want anything to do with it. But Rowan would have a
fit if she was never allowed out.

Walking on a leash is not just a dog thing. Cats, ferrets, bunnies, and
pigs are all pets that can enjoy the fresh air. You probably won't get
any of them to heel or sit, though. heh

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PawsForThought - 02 Dec 2003 20:11 GMT

>From: luvskats00@aol.com (Luvskats00)

>> I have a male,neutered tabby; >almost 3 years old. Over the past few
>> months he has started exhibiting >rather disturbing behaviour....
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>starts pummelling at the door, you have another problem. What prompted you to
>do the dog thing..you know...put the cat on a leash and walk him like a dog?

Lots of cats like going out for a walk. It's not just a dog thing. I commend
the poster for keeping her kitty safe this way instead of just letting him
wander.
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Jack - 03 Dec 2003 01:37 GMT

> >From: luvskats00@aol.com (Luvskats00)
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> the poster for keeping her kitty safe this way instead of just letting him
> wander.

We live on a very, very busy street and since moving up here have had all
the cats I've had on leashes. Just that Giles is the first to get so angry
when I wanted him to go inside.
He does have his box inside. I did like the suggestion of a cat-run, will
have to look into that.
I think his turn of attitude started when I started working the overnight
shift at work. I don't think he likes me sleeping all day and gone all
night. Unfortunately I still have about 4 weeks of nights to go.

BsT

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John - 02 Dec 2003 05:57 GMT

Sounds like he wants to be an outdoor cat, and is getting very frustrated
being kept inside. You could try letting him out on his own and letting him
decide for himself when to come in.

John

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> Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few
> months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so
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> BsT

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Christine Burel - 02 Dec 2003 06:45 GMT

> Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few
> months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so
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>
> BsT

Just from working with a feral kitty this summer, based on some sound
advice, positive reinforcement works wonders. Try rewarding him with a
treat (something positive)as a signal that it's time to come in rather than
just taking him in -- another thought might be to try and make him a little
outside enclosure with a kitty door into your house so he could come and go
in on his own -- I just took a foster kitty to a home that has just such an
arrangement -- they are using a kit called a "Kitty Walk" and they sent me a
link to it www.drsfostersmith.com and put in Kitty Walk in the Search box.

Another thought: the feral kitty I was working with had a problem with
biting and this is what I did upon advice; I would praise him constantly for
all the good things he did; Id' play with him, give him lots of good
attention but if he tried to bite me though he immediately was left in his
room without any further contact or comments from me. I'd go in after his
"time-out" (about 10 minutes) and start over again. He got the idea that
poor behavior led to no attention after not very long.

Hope this helps give you some ideas to try.
Best wishes,
Christine

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Napoleon - 04 Dec 2003 02:18 GMT

> > Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few
> > months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or
> so

> Another thought: the feral kitty I was working with had a problem with
> biting and this is what I did upon advice; I would praise him constantly for
> all the good things he did; Id' play with him, give him lots of good
> attention but if he tried to bite me though he immediately was left in his
> room without any further contact or comments from me. I'd go in after his
> "time-out" (about 10 minutes) and start over again.

Setting aside the fact that this apparently worked, for some reason
the idea of a "time-out" for a cat just tickles me. :-)

He got the idea that

> poor behavior led to no attention after not very long.
>
> Hope this helps give you some ideas to try.
> Best wishes,
> Christine

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Karen - 04 Dec 2003 02:38 GMT

>>> Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few
>>> months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or
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> Setting aside the fact that this apparently worked, for some reason
> the idea of a "time-out" for a cat just tickles me. :-)

It does work. When Pearl gets too nuisancy trying to ambush the other cats I
put her in the bedroom for 5 or 10 minutes. Then when she comes out, she
will settle down. You have to be consistant but they want to be with
"everyone" so they behave.

Karen

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Joe Canuck - 04 Dec 2003 21:26 GMT

> Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few
> months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so
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>
> BsT

Might want to rule out anything medical by a quick trip to the vet first

Let him cool off for a while... several days in fact.

Do continue to feed him of course, but otherwise basically ignore him
during this period of time and let him stew.

He will come around.

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