Last night my oldest cat was acting fine. all of a sudden he starts chasing my kitten. My oldest cat starts hissing and making weird noses and for the first time attacked me. What is wrong with him?
2007-02-26 06:34:56 · 10 answers · asked by Steven H 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Mine did it out of jealousy. We kept one of her kittens and they were fine for 5 months. She just snapped one day. She fought with him and she attacked me and my boyfriend's roomie. Maybe he's jealous. Make sure he knows he's still important to you. Feed him first, greet him first. pet him first. The kitten will learn his boundaries with your other cat on his own.
2007-02-26 07:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by Statikat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats can have bad moods too. The kitten probably did something to annoy the older cat and the older cat just wanted to be left alone. Hissing is a cats way of letting you know to stay away from him. Maybe he was sick and just wanted to have some peace and quiet. He probably gave you a warning before he attacked you that you weren't listening to. With cats you have to be very aware of their body language and meows because this is the only way they have to communicate with you. Don't worry about it, the cat was just in a bad mood, leave him alone and he'll be fine.
2007-02-26 06:49:43 · answer #2 · answered by irisheyes47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he heard something you didn't that scared him, or the kitten did something you didn't notice that upset him (cat body language can be very subtle).
The attack on you sounds like redirected aggression - that means the cat is very angry about something that it can't do anything about - for example a strange cat outside the window - and loses control of his impulses for a moment, attacking something/someone ELSE than the actual cause of his anger.
As long as this remains a one-time thing (or something that happens very rarely), I wouldn't worry about it. Should this start to happen a lot, discuss it with your vet, since there might be underlying issues.
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2016-09-29 22:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probally is threatended you brought another cat into the household. Maybe you arn't giving him as much attention as the kitten, and he feels threatend. Most cats when you bring a new cat home dont like this at first. I would keep them seperated for a while and make sure the older cat knows its still his home- they like to feel like the boss of the house- and the boss of you. Other than that i'm not sure what else could be the problem.
2007-02-26 06:44:33 · answer #5 · answered by whatup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a cat hears a really strange noise or a loud noise, then it will start going crazy.
2007-02-26 06:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one that acted that way and she had earmites. Watch him and see if he is fumbling with his ears.
2007-02-26 06:44:48 · answer #7 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please let me know when you find out. my 17 year old cats have turned into killing machines! i mean it's very funny, but they're ruining my furniture
2007-02-26 06:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by jimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He might have had a panic attack.
2007-02-26 06:46:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it COULD be catnip.... did you give him any???
2007-02-26 07:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋