im sad for my cat?

Question

my cat has been attaking people and one guy she attaks alot and my mom wants me to give her for adoption and i dont want to because shes old and i know that they will put her to sleep whats wrong with her she hissed at these girl for no reason and i dont know why please help me.

Answer 1

You are right that she will have little chance to be adopted, and it would be very wrong to abandon her in her old age. Have her vet check her out to see if there is any condition that might be causing her irritable behavior. She may have ear mites or a yeast infection in her ears - old cats are prone to both troubles - and they can get very cranky when suffering. If the vet says she's physically well and just cranky, you might want to keep her confined in a safe area where she cannot tangle with people who irritate her - you might want to put her bed and necessities in your room and keep the door closed. She may just be feeling vulnerable because she's old and not as agile and quick as she used to be. Hissing is pretty ordinary cat behavior and does not mean she is vicious or antisocial, just cat-language for "Give me my space."

There's always the possibility that the one person she attacks often has teased her and made her dislike him. If this is the case, she's in the right, however inconvenient her behavior, and he's in the wrong.

I applaud you for standing up for your cat. You are on the right moral track, and I hope you can get your mom on it too.

Answer 2

This is a sad dilemma. Sounds like you live with your mom and it is her house. So you may be fighting a losing battle from the start with her. I agree with everyone that you should attempt a visit to the vet to see if there are any unseen problems they may be able to diagnose. After that you should consider keeping the cat inside. This will not be easy if the cat was raised as an out door cat. You will need to keep the cat put away somewhere in the house when company comes over. You did not mention it, but if you got any new pets lately the cat may be rebelling. That is more of a shot in the dark but it could be just about anything. If none of this works, and you mom insist on the cat going. Then you should check for a list of no kill shelters that will take your cat. It is better than taking your cat to the human society. Older cats have little to no chance of being adopted unfortunately.

Answer 3

Any sudden change of behaviour is cause for concern. Seek the advice of a vet.

She could simply be getting old. Cats, like people, do that. Don't give up on her simply because she's aging. It's not her fault she's getting older. Keep her inside, where she feels safe. If she's feeling threatened by unknown people, or even people in general, give her an area where people she's uncomfortable with can't get near her.

Give her lots of love and attention, because she needs it. Don't put her up for adoption. It's not fair to you or to her. Part of being a responsible cat own is being prepared to deal with the onset of old age.

Answer 4

Some cats are just anti social. I have a Russian Blue Mix and it's in her breed to act that way. The only people she likes is my husband and I. She attacks the children and the dogs if they bother her. They all have learned to stay clear of her. She is ten years old and I have had her since she was a kitten. She has only acted that way since she was about two. But she is extrememly loving with my husband and I. If you made the committment to have a cat for many years, then you need to make the committment to keep her. You have to be flexible because animals personalities change just as we do.

Answer 5

My ex had this cat that did the same thing. She called me one day and told me that the cat was going nuts, she attacked my nephew when he walked in the door and scrched the living crap out of him, he had marks all over him, some were really bad. So I went over there and the cat was locked in the room so when I opened the door she looked at me like she wanted to kill me and then she started growling almost just like a dog,I have never seen anything like that before so I slamed the door shut because there was no way I was going in there so I called the APL and told them what was going on and they pretty much laughed. This is sad but I went and got my brothers B.B-gun and shot it in the head and that was it. It was very sad and my ex started crying but there was no other choice because the cat wanted to kill everyone.

Answer 6

Take her to the vet. She might be having sight problems or hearing problems. Perhaps quick movements are scaring her, or loud noises. You need to rule out something medical that is making her this way. She may be ill and that is making her lash out. Take her to a vet....and what is old? My cat lived to be 18 and my friends cat lived to 20. More that likely it is something medical, and if it can't be cured and she is always frightened then perhaps putting her down might be the best thing for her. Good luck...I hope everything works out ok.

Answer 7

It's probably that the cat hasn't been socialized properly when she was a kitten, the person(s) she attacks have been teasing or abusing her, or if it just started all the sudden, she's sick (that would make ANYBODY cranky) In that case, get her to the vet. My previous cat would (literally) climb the walls whenever he got his ear mites-it wasn't all the time, but when he did, you knew it

Answer 8

Hi there...if your kitty has changed recently to this cranky personality she may feel sick. Even young cats will do this too. Would your family be willing to have her examined by a vet? At least then the doctor can offer a solution to help maybe calm her down.

Answer 9

There are a lot of "no-kill" shelters that would probably take your cat. If she is ill, they still might put her to sleep, but if she's healthy, she'd just live our her life with a bunch of other cats.

Answer 10

Maybe she has become aggressive because she is in pain ask your vet. good luck trying to find the problem as it would be a shame to give her up just because she is old and cranky