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Henry Cabot Henhouse III - 16 Aug 2003 04:52 GMT

A year ago, we adopted a male and female, 4ish months old, both fixed,
brother and sister, and have raised them as indoor only pets. The female
has always been playful, cuddly, and when she gets "stuff" stuck in the fur
around "that" area, she doesn't put up much of a fuss when we clean her up.
Clipping claws and bathing her isn't a big deal... she's cooperative. Well,
as cooperative as a cat in water will ever be :)

The male, runt of the litter, on the other hand, is just overly weird, very
agressive (always seems to have the females fur in his mouth) and is
seemingly 100% muscle and claws. It's always a fight to clip his claws, and
God forbid we have to wipe his rear or bathe him... he howls (making the
neighbors think we're torturing him) bites claws and usually draws blood. It
takes the two of us and even then, it's a helluva fight. He'll also attack
arms and legs, clawing and biting, when we're alseep and awake. (Yesterday,
we had a guest over. He jumped up on the guest, claws and all).

We've always been kind and loving. There's always food (Wellness) and water
out, the litter is always clean (thanks to our litterbox from space, the
Litter Robot). And they have us and cat toys galore.

I'm hoping someone has had a similar experience and knows what to do. We
simply will not release him in to the wild or foist him on anyone else...
all I can think of is to keep him on some sort of feline prozac (if there's
such a thing) or take him for one last trip to the vet...

Help!

Thank you
Dave

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Katra - 16 Aug 2003 05:45 GMT

> A year ago, we adopted a male and female, 4ish months old, both fixed,
> brother and sister, and have raised them as indoor only pets. The female
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> Thank you
> Dave

Declawing comes to mind...
I'd sure do that before euthanasia, and I am NOT a fan of declawing.
We had to do this to Booger for similar reasons.

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bewtifulfreak - 16 Aug 2003 05:57 GMT

> Declawing comes to mind...
> I'd sure do that before euthanasia, and I am NOT a fan of declawing.
> We had to do this to Booger for similar reasons.

Before you resort to that, read this first, and see if there is any helpful
advice:

http://www.allaboutpets.org.uk/catintro.html Cat 16 Aggressive cats

There is also a product called Feliway that is a synthetic cat pheremone
that is supposed to often help in calming down cats either in times of
stress or just in agressiveness as in this case. I know it's a stressful
situation for you, but I would certainly exhaust your options before
resorting to amputation or euthanasia. There are a lot of resources on the
'Net, and I'm sure your vet or local shelter or humane society would also be
more than happy to offer advice, as they don't want to see a cat put down
unnecessarily.

Best of luck in transforming your troubled lad into a happy cat!

Warmest Regards,
Ann

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bewtifulfreak - 16 Aug 2003 06:00 GMT

> > Declawing comes to mind...
> > I'd sure do that before euthanasia, and I am NOT a fan of declawing.
> > We had to do this to Booger for similar reasons.
>
> Before you resort to that, read this first, and see if there is any helpful
> advice:

I just want to mention that the reason I wouldn't recommend declawing, aside
from the fact that I think it's cruel, is that it would only be treating the
symptom of the problem, and not the root cause. And the cat might just get
*more* agressive, as declawed cats often do, and start biting instead of
scratching. Any alternative you could explore to get a handle on his
behavior would not only be better for him, but would really be better for
you in the long run, as you might actually end up with a happier cat.

Again, best of luck.

Ann

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Marek Williams - 01 Sep 2003 05:35 GMT

>The male, runt of the litter, on the other hand, is just overly weird, very
>agressive (always seems to have the females fur in his mouth) and is
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>arms and legs, clawing and biting, when we're alseep and awake. (Yesterday,
>we had a guest over. He jumped up on the guest, claws and all).

Wrap the cat in a towel while you administer whatever you are going to
do to him. I learned this trick from a vet.

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