Some background. Sorry if this is long
I've posted before for advice from all you wise MNers about when to get my kitty neutered. Well I had the cat booked in to be neutered when, on Easter Sunday, a feral cat attacked him at my feet, while we were doing the easter egg hunt. It was awful as there was absolutely nothing I could do. Anyway, many vet visits later he still has some bumps on his body, and a raw spot, but we managed to avert an infection. I was still I should wait until he has healed before having him neutered.
But I think the fight had a big impact on him, poor little thing and he was much less affectionate and more aggressive for some time after. It has also meant that I have not been able to let him play in the garden as the vet advised that cats often come back to 'finish' a fight, and also that he should not go outside until he was properly healed.
So, I think the kitty is bored and frustrated stuck inside my first floor flat all day. I work mostly from home but still, there are periods when his by himself without me or DC.
But the cat is attacking me and DS - scratching and biting, more and more, and I am really fearful that this is going to end with the cat giving me or my DS a really nasty bite. My hands and arms look permanently like I have been dragged backwards through a thorn bush. But it's the bites I am really afraid of. I realize the cat isn't really biting with intent or of course he would do serious damage. But he is leaving indentations and occasional small even small puncture marks on me. Once he has grabbed my arm he doesnt let go, clings on with nails and with my hand/arm in his mouth, throwing in rabbit kicks with his legs for good measure. What prompted to post now is that he had my wrist in his teeth and I was so afraid he was going to bite down and seriously damage a vein or artery.
What do I do? I've tried shouting 'no!', tried shaking him off, and I do put him out of the room every time he does it (he's scratching at my door as I type). But I can't seem to train him out of it. I know I'm rubbish at training pets - this cat pretty much does what he likes - but this has gone way too for already, and I am so afraid of where it might end.
Would be really, really grateful for advice from those with experience of cats. I've tried looking on the internet, but have not found what I need.
TIA
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Please help. My cat is attacking me - and viciously.
anotetofollowso · 26/05/2014 10:51
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I too have a vicious bitey attacking rabbit kicking bastard. Some interactive toys have helped out. When they can mimic their natural hunting behaviour it tires them and helps channel the aggression onto something that isn't your arm. I bought this one, my cat LOVES it. He also loves chasing his laser pointer.
On the mating behaviour thing - my cat does that too, but it's very different to the rabbit kicks, where he is seemingly attempting to disembowel. When he's trying to shag something he bites down while making pudding with his front paws, with a faraway look in his eye 
Rubbish one of my cats absolutely loved a feathery toy like that but whenever she played with it it would make her breathless & wheezy. It was her favourite thing - she'd drag it into corners & growl over it 
I had to bin it in the end - she sat by the dustbin for a couple of hours afterwards 
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