A bit of background - my 2 cats are 7 years old and housecats due to FeLV & living next to a main road. We’ve got plenty of space with lots of enrichment for them.
I’ve got a 2.5yr old and a 3 month old.
One of my cats has always been a bit funny with “strangers” - hissing and lashing out but a cuddle monster with my DH and I. Let’s call him angrycat.
Since my first child started walking the two cats have been fighting each other a bit (I think redirected aggression).
When my toddler became more interested in the cats, angrycat started the hissing and lashing out at him whenever he reached to touch him, which made my toddler avoid him but made the house quite stressful trying to keep the two apart.
So about 3 months ago I got my toddler to try and give the cats a treat daily / every other day and start to play with them and slowly but surely it’s been working - less hissing, less lashing out, less angrycat.
This morning I thought I’d cracked it - angrycat came up and started rubbing my toddler when we were sat in bed, who stroked him nicely - I was so pleased! Suddenly out of nowhere tho the bloody cat sniffed his fingers a couple of times then bit him!! There was no hissing, no indication of anything wrong.
What do I do?? Is it worth keeping going or do you think its not gonna get better?
I just don’t want to get rid of the cats, I can’t imagine an aggro cat would be adopted and I feel responsible for him! Help!
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Beeperbird · 01/12/2018 08:48
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