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Cat fine one minute, vicious the next
We've finally finished integrating Chloe into the household. The three
cats have established their pecking order, and can co-exist (the boys, Tiger and Louis, retain their strong bond, and they give Chloe a wide berth).. Chloe on the other hand still exhibits some unusual behavior. She will purr happily in your lap, and suddenly hiss and strike. I've been around cats for 30+ years, and usually this means they have a sensitive spot you've unwittingly touched, but she doesn't seem to have one. I don't think she's overstimulated - she'll strike and howl, and seconds later be back for more attention. She's a six-year old, spayed, front-declawed female. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow to discover if there's any medical reason she's so touchy. The last cat we owned that had this problem (my brother's cat who was brought back from his Navy stint in Sicily) turned out to have lead poisoning.Chloe was a shelter-kitten, and never spent much time out of doors. Nonetheless, I'm gonna ask for blood work. The declawing is of course a possibility - but I'm curious if any of you have some new ideas about this type of behavior, and ideas on mitigating it. Thanks for your help. BLink |
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"Brian Link" wrote in message ... We've finally finished integrating Chloe into the household. The three cats have established their pecking order, and can co-exist (the boys, Tiger and Louis, retain their strong bond, and they give Chloe a wide berth).. Chloe on the other hand still exhibits some unusual behavior. She will purr happily in your lap, and suddenly hiss and strike. I've been around cats for 30+ years, and usually this means they have a sensitive spot you've unwittingly touched, but she doesn't seem to have one. I don't think she's overstimulated - she'll strike and howl, and seconds later be back for more attention. She's a six-year old, spayed, front-declawed female. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow to discover if there's any medical reason she's so touchy. The last cat we owned that had this problem (my brother's cat who was brought back from his Navy stint in Sicily) turned out to have lead poisoning.Chloe was a shelter-kitten, and never spent much time out of doors. Nonetheless, I'm gonna ask for blood work. The declawing is of course a possibility - but I'm curious if any of you have some new ideas about this type of behavior, and ideas on mitigating it. Thanks for your help. BLink The only time I've encountered this kind of behavior was with one of the foster cats who couldn't tolerate catnip. Keep him away from the nip and he was loving and friendly. Get him around catnip and he'd bite with no warning or provocation. W |
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Wendy wrote: "Brian Link" wrote in message .. . We've finally finished integrating Chloe into the household. The three cats have established their pecking order, and can co-exist (the boys, Tiger and Louis, retain their strong bond, and they give Chloe a wide berth).. Chloe on the other hand still exhibits some unusual behavior. She will purr happily in your lap, and suddenly hiss and strike. I've been around cats for 30+ years, and usually this means they have a sensitive spot you've unwittingly touched, but she doesn't seem to have one. I don't think she's overstimulated - she'll strike and howl, and seconds later be back for more attention. She's a six-year old, spayed, front-declawed female. I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow to discover if there's any medical reason she's so touchy. The last cat we owned that had this problem (my brother's cat who was brought back from his Navy stint in Sicily) turned out to have lead poisoning.Chloe was a shelter-kitten, and never spent much time out of doors. Nonetheless, I'm gonna ask for blood work. The declawing is of course a possibility - but I'm curious if any of you have some new ideas about this type of behavior, and ideas on mitigating it. Thanks for your help. BLink The only time I've encountered this kind of behavior was with one of the foster cats who couldn't tolerate catnip. Keep him away from the nip and he was loving and friendly. Get him around catnip and he'd bite with no warning or provocation. W Heh. Bubba's like that as well when he's on the 'nip. I grew a patch this summer and I think the fresh green might be a bit much for him. He'll be purring away, loving being petted and then all of a sudden it's 23 pounds of bunny kicking and biting. Still purring too. At least he doesn't bite/kick as hard as he probably can... That would probably do some damage. He'll ambush strangers too. He'll roll over on his back and present his (huge) belly for rubs and then WHAM... He hasn't actually hurt anyone(yet) and is generally really friendly with people, although he seems to be scared witless of other cats. Strange creature. He likes homemade Chili Verde too. Even the jalapenos. Claude |
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