I have a 5 year old long haired mancoon/siamese mix female cat. She has been fixed and declawed (thank God!). She is very sweet and loving, purring, playful and wants you to hold her and pet her - one second, and biting you the next. There is no predicting when she will snap. The other night she was laying on me and got REALLY mad when i moved her (hissing, growling, swatting, etc). In general she is a very loving cat most of the time, she just gets pms or something without any warning. Does anyone else have similar problems with their cat? Do you know why they do this?
2006-12-31 05:35:57 · 13 answers · asked by countrygirl3300 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have two cats that do the same thing. Some cats are just like that. It is more common for Siamese cats to be moody. Was she declawed when you got her? Declawing often causes behavior problems in cats. Some cats also aren't very good at giving subtle hints to leave them alone when they've had enough attention and just go for the bite when they're done with you. Or maybe she is, and you aren't picking up on her signals.
2006-12-31 05:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by whitextrashxprincess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who has a little dog that goes nuts when I go to their house & we both end up getting yelled at. The dog is 6 years old now, but when it was a pup I would go to this friends house & rough house with the pup & get it all wound up where it was barking & running around the house like it was possessed. My friend would finally yell at us both & put the pup away. Anyway, to this day when it sees me it thinks it's play time. I also have a friend with a cat who acts TOTALLY different around me than it does around other people. Again, I have always pestered the cat, playing with it & not freaking out when it scratches me. I can get that cat to sound like a full grown tiger with it growling & hissing, but when the cat is done it walks away & I stop. There are times when I go over to their house & the cat will come over & just purr & want me to pet it, then it just switches over to attack & the game is on!!!
Who really knows why animals are the way they are?? They probably wonder the samething about us.....HA HA HA!!!
2006-12-31 06:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by More Lies & More Smoke Screens 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend has a cat that does that. As a kitten, her mother would be cleaning her and loving one minute, then turn around and knock her sensless the second. So I think this cat grew up totally neurotic. My friend has been to the ER a couple of times with bad bites. But she still loves her, of course.
They don't like to be disturbed at all, usually. Both my cats are mellow but I'll let my leg or arm go to sleep before I wake them up. Everyone I know who loves cats does the same thing. We're all idiots. We'll suffer before we let our cats be disturbed.
Boy, do they own us, huh? Other than being insane animals, they're the most entertaining creatures ever created.
2006-12-31 05:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by FieldMouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog is the same way. She knows she's a dog but a lot of the time she thinks she's a human, when I leave her alone in the car, she thinks she is a driver, (I know this cuz every time I get back she's sitting in the drivers seat.) She also thinks she is the owner of my bed. (The way she lays in the middle of it.) Other times she thinks she is a ball player, (she can catch real good, but she just hasn't learned how to throw the ball yet.) Other times, she acts like the queen of the neighborhood, (by the way she barks at everything.) She also thinks she is my official food taster, (she has to have a bite of whatever I'm eating.) But through it all, she is the best dog I have ever had, also best friend.
2006-12-31 05:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my cats does this too. She was a stray for a little while before I found her. Maybe the wildness never comes totally out of them. I do think it's anxiety and fear driven. I have tried calming her down. I'll be petting and talking to her and she'll be purring, then all of a sudden she'll go for my hand. I keep my hand away anytime a see her tail twitching. And if I have to move her I get a hold of the scruff of her neck then put my other hand under her chest to pick her up. If she's on me and I have to get up I just do it slowly enough for her to figure out where to jump off.
2006-12-31 06:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by Rachel F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may not be related, but in your examples each time this happens you are touching her. I wonder if you are touching a certain part of her that maybe is tender or hurts. My cat, for example, does not like his toes touched at all. My brother's cat hates for anyone to touch his belly. Maybe keep an eye if there is a pattern to her lashing out.
2006-12-31 05:45:01 · answer #6 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the siamese in her, the maine coon is like totally mellow but she is a female and they can get cranky at the drop of a hat.
Good Luck!
2006-12-31 05:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
overstimulation..they are moody. and sometimes declawed cats tend to bite more often, since they can't slash you.
I have had both declawed and "intact" cats. AlsoI have found my female cats to be more moody than my male.
You can always change her name to Sybil!
2006-12-31 06:19:33 · answer #8 · answered by mscyngrim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is the same way my cat fluffy is i get to know her ways and i dont touch her when i see she is mad but give her some treats and see if that helps and love her when she is happy
2006-12-31 05:44:26 · answer #9 · answered by KELLY Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha my cat does the same thing. every cat i have ever known is like that. i think its just a cat thing!!!
2006-12-31 06:35:01 · answer #10 · answered by its just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋