i HATE this cat....

[Chickenrandomness]

sounds like you need to consult a cat specialist.

the cat may not know his boundaries and may not care to learn them, but you must talk to a cat specialist

 

[mother o' chicks72]

How do i put this delicately...well I'll just say it. just squirting the cat won't do anything but if you get a squirt gun the next time he scratches shoot his erm...bottom with it. That is a successful way I've heard people break pet habits, if you introduce a smaller anial to a dog or cat your supposed to do that and they'll never do it again. give it a try, if it works, it works.

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

I am a total cat lover - love cats horses and chickens all equal... however, no cat horse or chicken will ever reside on my property that is aggressive or shows agression. I had a cat that I raised from a kitten, bottle fed, never ever abused and he was mean. He bit, he kicked/scratched and growled. He intentionally pooped in my house - even right in front of me as I was changing litter boxes. He was declawed, had a tooth removed and was neutered. I chose to have him put down at the vet. He was not a nice cat though he was beautiful. I could not dump him, rehome him or take him to a shelter. It would not have been right to lie about him in order to get him out of my house. The vet agreed with me. After 3 years, he was not going to change. I vote the cat off the island. He sounds feral and that is not something you can tame out of him or be nice enough to him to overcome his wild tendancies.

 

[brahmakid11]

this is what i think about cats like that

!!!!!! i am very very good with animals but i have never had a cat attack me like that

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[OldGuy43]

We too have a cat that, when she first came to us was like yours. Her name is Psycho. Fortunately, we knew her back story. She had been raised by a single young man who ran off and left her with his brother and sister-in-law. Unfortunately, they were not "cat people" so they just locked her up and ignored her. She developed a lot of bad habits over time including the behavior you spoke of as well as deification on the bed. We took her in to save her from being put down. OldGal (my friend, wife, lover and companion of 30+ years) and I are both animal lovers, probably due to the fact that neither of us were allowed to have pets as children, and with patience she has become a sweet and loving companion most of the time. Admittedly, it took over a year to overcome the abuse she had suffered, but it has been well worth the effort.

Even feral animals are capable of being 'socialized'. When we lived in Kemah, Texas (in those days a sleepy little shrimp port on Galveston Bay) OldGal spent over a month getting a wharf cat (Now if you want to talk about feral(!)...) just to come into our apartment. It than spent about a week cowering under our bed. She was yellow with a perfect white bulls-eye on her left flank, so the dishwashers and busboys used to try and snap her with dish towels which explains why OldGal took pity on her. We named her Target and she too became a sweet and loving pet.

Some of the other animals that we have managed to socialize are a Fox Squirrel named Shadow that loved to push loose change off the counter and sleep on my chest, a Thirteen Striped Ground Squirrel that we called Buckaroo (HINT: Don't let them hibernate! They get mean when they wake up and you have to start all over again.) An Opossum named Radar, they love grapes and will do anything for one, a 13' Boa Constrictor named Sunshine and last, but certainly not least, Red Bird the vicious attack parrot. You can see her (and me) in action here:

When she came to us she was obnoxious. Loud and just trying to change her feed and water from outside the cage was hazardous to your fingers. It took time and love, and she bonded with me alone, attacking anyone who came near me, but she was was definitely improved from when she moved in.

Over the years there have been a lot of abandoned/unwanted pets that we've taken in and with one notable exception we have (re)socialized them and found them good, loving homes. The key is love, kindness and patience.


OldGuy43

Currently in residence: 2 rescue dogs, 1 rescue cat and 10 Red Sex-link hens.

 

[ArkaFarmaMama]

Unless you are a cat wisperer you will not be able to break the house marking.
You MUST get it out of the house/fix her/find a barn home for her! She would probably
make a GREAT mouser and live well on a farm. Especially since she can handle her
own. Many cats should NEVER be barn cats because they are too timid and are prey
for coyotes, dogs, etc.... yours sounds like a perfect candidate.
Your house WILL BE RUINED with the spraying, whats more important?
Your home and it's cleanliness or a CAT???? A child or a killer cat?
Some people!

I don't know where you are located, if we were closer I'd take her in. If she ever
attacked me she'd meet my shovel and get a quick boot in the butt!

Good luck and if your family dosen't help or fix this problem YOU need to take matters
into your own hands and "whoops, cat musta got out".

 

[conny63malies]

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our neighbors cat send me to the ER when it bit me in the arm near my elbow. It clamped down and the teeth went ALL the way in. I had a red streak running all the way down my arm down to my wrist just a bit later. It infected fast . How about calling animal control from a payphone and call in a anonymus tip on the cat.?

 

[Beekissed]

Correct me if I'm wrong...but didn't you also have a dog that jumped up on people and particularly this young boy? Sounds like the animals at your house are running wild and this poor kid will be traumatized for life.

Solution? Stop getting animals~get rid of the ones you cannot control~ and just live a normal, household kinda life for once.

 

[xchairity_casex]

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lol

yes i did say i have a dog who occassionally would jump and attempt to lick my nephews face not crazily one jump and he is done not like other dogs who go insane knocking you over and ive dealt with it it does not happen ever again becuase my nephew is not allowed to play with the dog anymore becuase my nephew was the one who was asking Cesar to jump in his face and i finally thretend my nephew that if he so much as calls cesar over to him with a toy im going to take cesar out of the house forever. of coarse my nephew tried this so the second he did i put cesars leash on him and walked out of the house and down the street we left for about 5 hours my nephew was very very upset and has since not tried to play with cesar he pets him and he hugs him and cuddles him but wont play with him.
i really dont understand why people automatically assume this dogs insane when i say he would jump up in my nephews face for a single kiss? let me ask how many of you have 100 percent control over EVERYTHING your dog does? does your dog bark when people come over? does it stop the second you tell it too? does your dog stop playnig with another dog the second you tell it to? does your dog let go and back away from its food or a meaty bone the second you tell it too? does your dog nudge your arm for attention even though you tell it not now? does your dog stop playing with its toy becuase you tell it to not yelling at it to knockit off not after the tenth or twelfth time you tell it to stop not after you have to get up and walk over to the dog to physically make it stop bu when you say "stop" does it stop everything its doing? even if that means eatnig,playing with another dog,cheweing,sniffing,chaseing a ball? no? are you sitting there thinking "theres no way you can stop a dog with a command while its chewing its toys" uh yes you can and i do so can my nephew if my nephew wanted to he could walk up to cesar and say "give me that bone" and guess what? cesar would drop it get up and step away from the bone or toy or anything
if i dont have control over my dog then i doubt anyone does.
sorry but i jsut gotta laugh about this

no control over my dog lol

and as far as that cat goes im still looking around for someone to take it theres not many farms around here though to jsut let it loose not that i could do that though i would feel bad for the owners of the farm. and please dont talke to me about not getting more animals im not getting more animals im quite happy with what i have its my sister who is bringing things into the house without regard and not taking care of them and yes i know "just move out" well im trying my bf wants me to move in with him next summer if all money issues resolve(his not mine)
so thanks for letting me rant about thisannoying unlovable cat and thank you for the opinions on what to do with it made me feel more empowerd ive dealt with my sisters impulse animals my wholel ife from the time i was 9 she would bring home puppies,kittens,birds,rodents yoe name it then flat out ignore it even going so far as to insist she never wanted them anyways. and the more me and my mom complain and tell her to get rid of it the more she brings in and the more its ignored ive had to rehome everything or take them on myself or a few ive just let doe to show her i wont take care of them only to have her go out and get somthing else so im moveing out im taking my mom with me since she is physically unable to work and waiting to get on disability and my sister is going to be left to deal with everything on her own becuase the second im gone im reporting her for animal cruelty to make sure she can never own another animal again no dogs no cats nothing.

 

[Judy]

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