to euthanise my aggressive cat?

[SorryMyLollipop]

He has always been aggressive, had him since he was a kitten, so for 5 yrs. We have always treated him well, he has always been well fed and healthy etc.

I have tried to find ways to deal with his aggression but none of the "triggers" apply to him. He just randomly bites or scratches with no warning and runs off.

This week he has woken both my DC's by biting or scratching them when they are asleep in bed. They sleep with their doors open.

I don't think he could be rehomed/rehabilitated, so I think I might need to euthanise him.

unless shes putting the cat to sleep by bludgeoning it to death, putting it to sleep is not cruel. the cat doesnt know anything about it

Agree saint. Rescue centres are full to bursting and are not an easy get out for people who won't take responsibility themselves. Either put it somewhere rural and let it have a lovely natural life or pts.

Sounds like the cat wasn't socialised properly as a tiny kitten so there may not be anything you can do - I think that if they haven't had enough contact with humans by the time they are about 8 weeks (or could even be 6 weeks), they will always be anti-social and possibly aggressive.

Rehoming sounds best option and I love the farm cat idea. It's not fair to put down a healthy animal unless there really is no other choice but I can see your dilemma. Hope it gets sorted.

If you read the post you will see I don't think putting the cat to sleep is cruel. I think the idea of doing it without looking at other choices is.

Well i think having a healthy cat pts is cruel. Ok it wont hurt and the cat wont know what is happening but it will still be dead.

If you dont want the cat then have it rehomed. Ring up your local rescue centre and ask them to take it.

Is it possible for you to give it a home outside? We adopted 2 semi feral cats when they were 6 months old from the rspca and they are nearly 10 now. But we had a cat flap put in our garage door and they have a little cat house type thing in there with bedding and we feed them in there. So they have somewhere warm and quiet to sleep and they definitely prefer to have their own space.

But then ours arnt even that vicious really now. Just scared stiff of everything! Ours would only attack if we tried to pick them up although we have tamed them enough to be able to stroke them (if we sit still on the grass and don't stand up they won't run away!). Absolute nightmare taking them to the vets though, they really lash out when they are scared.

Or as someone suggested above, maybe try and find somewhere else that could offer the cat and more outdoor home like a farm.

If it was a dog and it was aggressive you wouldn't keep it...why should a cat be different?

My cat was very aggressive (a rescue cat) she'd been rehomed once before which failed. I used to be covered in scratches but now she's the soppiest cat ever.

Definitely find a good rescue centre.

I can't believe some of the posts on here.....so much concern for an aggressive cat,and yet fuck all empathy for the frightened,bitten children.

OP,do what you need to do.If an animal charity are will take the cat,let them.If not,do not let anyone try to guilt trip you about putting your childrens' welfare above that of a cat.

My cat is aggressive. I will not have her pts because of it. We all know how to manage her and she is happy, she just needs to be treated with respect and caution. When we rescued her we took her on as our responsibility. If I really couldn't keep her I'd rehome - someone would take her. You really need to try every avenue before resorting to this.

You're a disgusting piece of shit even 11 years later

Please don’t put him down if he’s an otherwise healthy cat! There must be someone willing to take him

Some cats have a strong prey drive
They are not aggressive per se but get hyper- it sounds more like prey aggression
Looking for the signs and putting the cat in a different room when he looks hyper ( especially at night ) can help
He is probably just a bit bored and people under duvets are very exciting to him !

It’s not really the cats fault he is just not suited to you

Try and rehome him