Why is my cat always so angry?

Question

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I have a female calico cat that has been spayed since a few months after birth. She is now 5 and is a completely indoor animal.

Anyway, she can get very angry sometimes. I know for a fact that she is not playing. For example, she will rub on me, (like when she wants food) then start latching on to my ankles and start biting and scratching them. If I try to interrupt her with my hands, she will just bite and aggressively scratch them and actually leave me with permanent scarring.

No, I'm not kidding. She is very, very cute and I love her like a child. I would not ever consider giving her away, not for any reason.

I do have another, older, bigger male cat that I would also never consider getting rid of for any reason. They don't fight and he doesn't seem to be around when she gets angry.

But why does she do this? And how can I get her to be less angry?

Answer 1

Sometimes a cat or dog can get more aggressive when they are not feeling well. You have not said whether your cat has always been "ornery", or if this is relatively new. Because she is not actually responding to some sort of action on your part, it seems more likely that she may be experiencing some sort of pain or problem. A visit to the vet may be in order to determine whether she is having some health issue. Perhaps she has some sort of infection, or other health problem. Your vet can run tests, or at least check for excessive white blood cells which may point to some sort of infection. Does she also urinate outside her litter box? In this case she could have a bladder infection. Either way, take her to the vet and get their opinion. Other than that, try to give her extra attention, play with her, take little strings and pull them across the floor for her to play with, etc. - after you have taken her to the vet and they tell you whether she is healthy or not.

Answer 2

Why Is My Cat Angry

Answer 3

My cat is usually grumpy. She wants to sit on my lap and not be touched at all. If I do, she turns and either bites me or swipes me with a clawed paw. Sometimes aggression can be due to the cat wanting something. Once I was being a bit lazy and was lying on the sofa. Grumpy jumped on to me, tried to pull the blanket off with her mouth and then bit me. Her food bowl was empty! This morning, I was lying in bed and she came up and started gnawing on my elbow. (First time). She wanted me to get up, open the window so she could go out and put some food in her bowl.
I figure that when she doesn't get her own way, she resorts to biting and scratching. I would love her to purr more that 2 mins max per day, but have accepted that a miserable little bugger decided to move in with me. But like yours, it very cute and I wouldn't swap her for anything!

Answer 4

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He not angry, he is frightened and with good cause. Leave him alone. Stop trying to grab him or pet him and don't squirt him with water. You have had him for two weeks. He should be allowed to roam the house freely without your threats. Speak to him softly. Show him a treat but let him come to you. It will take a while because you've damaged the introduction. Stop, calm down, wait a few weeks and start over. The cat is not the angry one here, you are.

Answer 5

I have had this experience as a matter of fact I still do. I have a cat she is very cute looks like a little harmless thing. But its just that she is attracted to movement and she wants to play. Like when you play the " finger wiggle " game with your cat. When you take your finger and wiggle it around in her face she scratches and bites at it. This is nothing to worry about because she is only playing. If you walk in front of her she will jump and scratch my leg. That is just because she is attracted to the fast movements and feels the need to play and scratch. Bite , If So.

Answer 6

I had a cat that did this when I was younger and I had the cat brought to the vet for this reason because my parents had thought it was odd and the vet said some animals when they get excited, get rough and get out of hand and start biting. I thought it was a weird answer, but still to this day, 5 years later..she is still happy and attacking people's feet when fed AND healthy. Hope you find out what it is soon though! Hope you don't get mauled to much in the process!

Answer 7

We had a calico that was very aggressive like yours. We had made her an indoors cat because my child was afraid she'd get lost or hurt outdoors. Finally, I told her the cat was being this way because she wanted out. Sure enough, she began to be much nicer immediately. She just needed an active, predatory life. She never was hostile again, but she remained rather aggressive, but not to the point of drawing blood from us.

If your cat is strictly indoors, think seriously about letting her out some of the day!.

Answer 8

Could be any number of things. Watch her closely and make notes of her overall behavior. Sounds like she has a serious issue going on. Maybe she has a chronic pain, maybe a bad tooth or a bladder infections.

When was her last vet visit? tell him about her mood swings and see if he can check her extra close.

Has the male cat been neutered? And just because he isn't around when she demonstrates to you doesn't mean he is not causing it.

good luck

Answer 9

I think the cat is just playing. Does she have one of those carpet scratching things? Maybe try getting her some bells that move alot

Answer 10

The cat is not angry. Please read this, I think it will help.

also, you might consider the book, Cats on the Counter by Dr. Larry Lachman, PhD. Available through Amazon, I believe, and a very good read and reference book.

http://www.2ndchance.info/aggressivecat.htm