Hi all
I recently sadly lost my dog and we are all grieving (apart from little cat lol).
Cat and dog were not exactly friends, cat tolerated dog, they didn’t fight. Cat had lots of high places to go and dog was not allowed in some of her rooms so she had safe spaces. Cat can go outside if she wants, she doesn’t tend to leave the garden though.
Cat is an adult spayed female age 10 and I’ve had her since a kitten, and she has always lived with us with another animal (cat/dog) who have both since passed away. This is the first time she’s lived with us on her own, and she is more relaxed affectionate and approachable than she used to be it’s nice to see her obviously happier, so we will not be getting another pet for her sake. I want to make her happy
I’ve had her checked by a vet and she is really healthy apart from she has cat acne all over her chin which they said to leave alone for now. She is scared and aggressive at the vets.
The issue I have with Dcat is that she is aggressive often without warning. Earlier she came onto my bed, purring and rubbing on me, making biscuits so I was petting her behind her ears and she very quickly with no warning or time for me to move, latched onto my arm with both paws and violently sank her teeth into me. I stood up which scared her off, she then just tried to come back for more affection but at this point I had been bitten so I didn’t touch her, she went to sleep all night on my bed right next to me. She clearly does want the company, she had been fed, she is just very reactive and quick to aggression.
I’ve had lots of other cats and some grumpy ones who would put their ears back, flick their tails or even growl, my cat does not do this and will pounce on you.
Feliway is on, but what else can I do regarding aggression? She’s always been like this but I think she asked for less affection when the other pets were around before. Now she has us all to herself she’s loving it but also mad at us!