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I just got attacked by two cats

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Attackcats · 26/07/2025 14:38

I am so shaken and am wondering what people would do in my situation.

I’ve just been out walking my dog, on her leash. A couple of streets away from our house, we saw a cat sitting on the pavement. It walked towards us and then turned around and disappeared into a drive. As we passed the drive the cat jumped out from under the car and attached itself to my dog’s face. I tried to go in between them and get the cat off when a second cat shot out from under the car and also went for my dog and my legs. We managed to move about a meter but the cats wouldn’t let go of my dog and I got knocked to the ground. They then kept attacking both me and my dog. I didn’t know what to do at all. I got 5 cats myself and have never seen such aggression. There was nobody on the street to help us. Eventually I managed to get up and we ran away.

As we turned the corner I saw two girls walking their dog. I told them not to turn into that road and explained what happened. They described what the cats looked like and said similar had happened to them on a previous walk. They said in their case the cats had been lurking hidden in a hedge and jumped out and attacked as they walked past.

I’m home now and still shaken. My dog has a small bite on her chest. I have a scrapped elbow and buttock and my shoulder is sore.

I’m home alone at the moment. I feel like an idiot being so upset about being attacked by cats. My dog, a very docile lab, is a bit shocked too.

OP posts:
Tortielady · 27/07/2025 19:31

Attackcats · 27/07/2025 17:26

So just to update:

DH and I went round to the house today to speak to the cat owners. The woman was absolutely mortified and couldn’t have been any nicer. As soon as we asked if she had any cats she knew and said “oh no, did they attack again”. So this hasn’t just happened to me and the two girls I met straight after.

The two cats are mother and adult son. The mother cat has had kittens again this year but they are all away now to new homes and she’s been spayed this week. The woman said the aggression was relatively new and she didn’t know what to do about it as she struggles to keep the cats inside. She thought it was only the female being aggressive since she had kittens but cat 1 to attack the dog and me was actually the adult son with the mum cat only joining in later.

She said she’d keep the cats in now as it had happened so often. I am a bit annoyed that she clearly knew this to he a problem and yet the cats were out yesterday but overall I feel very sorry for her. Her two standard pet cats have turned into horrors and she doesn’t know what to do. That’s a shitty position to be in. So I have not posted on our local Facebook page because it seems a lot of people are already aware and I don’t want to make the woman feel any worse (provided she actually keeps the cats in now).

This sounds like a positive outcome. The neighbour with the cats didn't get angry and defensive and try to blame you and your innocent dog for what happened and that's good. And you've established that she's now in no doubt as to the seriousness of the situation and that's also good. Hopefully, the cats will be kept in now and maybe their human will talk to the vet to see if anything can be done to break the connection between territory and wildly overreactive behaviour. You're right not to haul her over the coals of social media and she's right to think that things can't go on as they are. I love cats, but there are limits as to how much antisocial behaviour humans and other animals should have to live with.

Dearnurse · 28/07/2025 01:14

Do it , I think dogs should be on leads at all times unless on private property as I said I carry deep heat just incase, alot of dog owners drive me mad shouting oh they are freindly while their massive dog growls at my children & tiny dog , who is also on a lead at all times as she is too freindly & I don't expect everyone in the world to love her like i do .

HairOfFineStraw · 28/07/2025 07:18

I used to do cat sitting and was mauled by one. It had been known to be cagey but seemed ok on the key exchange visit. I took my shoes off and he went for me- both arms and legs covered in bites and scratches. Blood was everywhere and I even left a handprint on the front door trying to lock it. Amazingly he spared my face.

We went to the hospital and they cleaned them with saline.

elliegirl · 28/07/2025 09:35

To the people here telling OP to go to the police - get a grip!

The cats were undoubtedly scared, territorial or being protective.

Have your and the dog's injuries seen to and warn other people nearby about them.

SprayWhiteDung · 28/07/2025 12:14

elliegirl · 28/07/2025 09:35

To the people here telling OP to go to the police - get a grip!

The cats were undoubtedly scared, territorial or being protective.

Have your and the dog's injuries seen to and warn other people nearby about them.

Plenty of dogs also attack people because they're scared or in pain - not just for fun.

That doesn't seem to stop people from reporting them and them being dealt with accordingly, though.

elliegirl · 31/07/2025 10:57

SprayWhiteDung · 28/07/2025 12:14

Plenty of dogs also attack people because they're scared or in pain - not just for fun.

That doesn't seem to stop people from reporting them and them being dealt with accordingly, though.

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Pfft. Dogs do a lot more damage than cats, that's why they're reported.

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