Our half Bengal cat will be 3 next week. We adopted him when he was 5 months old; he’d had a pretty poor start and we were his 5th home. He’s been a challenge but has turned into the most affectionate, funny boy. Recently though he’s been getting very aggressive when he’s thwarted. His ears go back and he jumps up and bites us or attacks our ankles. It’s like a red mist descending. DH and I are covered in scratches. He’s neutered and we’re a very quiet household, there’s no shouting and we never tease him. He likes to be walked or carried round the garden in the morning and evening and gets aggressive if we bring him in. He has lengthy naps during the day and is pretty good at sleeping at night until about 6 am when he decides he wants a cuddle, and he’s very affectionate then. When he gets upset and attacks us I usually grab the scruff of his neck, he relaxes and I can get my hand under him to lift him away and put him outside the room. This has only been happening for the last week or so and we thought it was due to the rain and windy weather upsetting him. I’d be grateful for any advice on how to manage him, we are hoping he just grows out of it as he gets older. Apologies for very long posting.