Cat Behaviour! Please Help Me....i Dont Know What Too Doo.

[lou-tink]

Hi i realy need some advice on my male cat who is about 2 yrs old. i all ready had 2female cats befour him. i live in a flat and i have a bin shoot next to my block, he had been dumped there in octobur last yr, i took him in an put posters up to see if any one clamed him... But no one ever has.

He is such a soppy cat he is gourguse black and white, long hair cat who loves talking. he used to talk to me loads and always be on my lap and chasing one off my female cats about which he still does. well the last 3 months he dont talk much an not that cuddly any more, i keep telling him off as he wont leave my lil female alone!!!! naughty boy lol

WELL yesterday he attact my fella... unprovked too.
my fella was sittin just gettin off the floor and rooney (my cat) jumped on the soafa and him my fella... as first i thought he was chasing a fly but i not too sure... he ran under chair an coward even thou i did not shout as him, So as i walked out the room with a tea cup in my hand he ran at me and jumped at the cup and half knocked it out my had... it was well strange..
Few hours later my fella was walking around the room and ROONEY was meowing and purring round his legs and being so happy well thats what we thought UNTILL>>>>> Wack!!!!!! ROONEY jumped at my fellas face and scratched him. i was so shoked...... Can any one help me please,.. i will have too get rid off him otherwise as i have a 7yr old boy and i dont want him too get hurt too. BUt i love my ROONEY so much and i would like him too go to a nice home if i do get ride off him, But wont the cat protection leage put him down please please help me
He has not been NEUTERED and my cats are indoor cats, i have read its cos he needs neutering but i know people who have male cats not done and are fine???

 

[nakomis90]

I had this problem ages ago and believe me neutering was really the cure..
if you dont mind me asking are the females neatered?
many people cant afford too neuter there cats, the best thing too do is get hold of PDSA or i think the blue cross do a thing where they help people who cant afford the pets they keep.

 

[lou-tink]

I had this problem ages ago and believe me neutering was really the cure..
if you dont mind me asking are the females neatered?
many people cant afford too neuter there cats, the best thing too do is get hold of PDSA or i think the blue cross do a thing where they help people who cant afford the pets they keep.

hi thank u so much for your reply, i been wating on computer few few hours for someone too help me. I have on girl who has been done and the other has not, i did not get her done cos she cant have babys, but i t seems then ill have to get her done for Rooneys sake if any think. thank u so much. xxxxxxx

i also have 3 turtles, 2 mice, 3 dagus, 4 cats.

 

[nakomis90]

I had this problem ages ago and believe me neutering was really the cure..
if you dont mind me asking are the females neatered?
many people cant afford too neuter there cats, the best thing too do is get hold of PDSA or i think the blue cross do a thing where they help people who cant afford the pets they keep.

hi thank u so much for your reply, i been wating on computer few few hours for someone too help me. I have on girl who has been done and the other has not, i did not get her done cos she cant have babys, but i t seems then ill have to get her done for Rooneys sake if any think. thank u so much. xxxxxxx

i also have 3 turtles, 2 mice, 3 dagus, 4 cats.

I actually have 9 cats but only 4 are mine
i breed mice if you look through the forum there are a few pics of babies
i looove dagus!
and turtles we want one hehe!

its no trouble, i am on a site called www.thecatsite.com
there fab help with cats, i rarely come on here

 

[lou-tink]

thank u so much, if i had a bigger flat i would be the cat lady lol. ohh ill cheque out the baby mice,so cute one off mine has a tumer,,, bless her was told she would not last long but i had her since valantin day this yr and she fine.. i got to give my turtles up as they getting too big lol and i movein to spain within the yr and cant take them with me and ill cheque the web site, thank u so much for ya help glad u came on line today. xxx

 

[nakomis90]

thank u so much, if i had a bigger flat i would be the cat lady lol. ohh ill cheque out the baby mice,so cute one off mine has a tumer,,, bless her was told she would not last long but i had her since valantin day this yr and she fine.. i got to give my turtles up as they getting too big lol and i movein to spain within the yr and cant take them with me and ill cheque the web site, thank u so much for ya help glad u came on line today. xxx

where abouts are you and what type of turtles are they?
aww sorry about the tumour
if you EVER need to give up the mice and your in the UK they have a welome home here
im finding it difficult too get hold of any mice anywhere at the moment

 

[tangokitty]

Why can't your other female cat have kittens? She maybe the reason the male is crazy I would fix him ASAP before he decides he needs to spray your house as his territory.

 

[Bloo]

You seriously need to neuter that cat urgently. Please speak to your vet for further advice to understand why you're having the problems you are.

 

[Hughes]

Why can't your other female cat have kittens? She maybe the reason the male is crazy I would fix him ASAP before he decides he needs to spray your house as his territory.

Oh my... If you've trained the cat for indoor living, it won't spray anything. Neutering them won't help if it's not house trained....

You seriously need to neuter that cat urgently. Please speak to your vet for further advice to understand why you're having the problems you are.

You don't HAVE to neuter the animal. If the only problem is that it's behaving a little recklessly and attacking people, you could always get it declawed. I have a male cat, that's not been neutered, and he's fine because he doesn't have claws to scratch people or rip furniture with. I also have a female cat, and she hasn't been neutered either. No problems at all.

It does make a difference if their indoor or outdoor cats. It sounds like you have indoor cats, but I guess I should ask. If you do let them out regularly, without a leash, then yes, you must neuter him, because it'll start to sex up the strays.

 

[rhostog]

Declawing isn't allowed in the UK (unless for a medical reason).

I'd strongly recommend you get him neutered - honestly, it's not nearly as bad as you think. He's not a person, he doesn't feel the same way that humans do about his bits. Our cats have been done, and it's no big deal to them. It's not that they don't have a sense of dignity - quite the opposite - but they're not humans, they think differently - you can't just project your feelings onto him - he doesn't think like us. At the moment he's driven by very strong feelings that make him mad, and after neutering those feelings subside. You might even find that you get back the cuddly chatty boy you fell in love with.

If cost is an issue, then your local vet might be able to advise, or the PDSA. If you give them a call, explain the problem, you've got nothing to lose.

If you don't get him neutered, he's likely to spray to mark his territory (nothing to do with being house-trained or not, it's about territory), get into lots of fights if you let him out, as well as the aggressive/defensive and other problem behaviour you've noticed. Some people get lucky with male cats who are more chilled, but yours isn't one of those, and as you say, you can't risk him turning on your kid. My mum knew a child who nearly lost an eye to a cat who lashed out the way you describe - you can't risk it.

If you give the cat to Cats Protection, RSPCA or another charity, they're very very unlikely to put him down unless he's sick.

 

[Hughes]

Declawing isn't allowed in the UK (unless for a medical reason).

Oh. I didn't see that....

Yeah get him neutered then.

 

[fishyfreak]

I agree 100% with rhostog. My wife and I ran a cat rescue for 10 years and have had many, many, many...cats of our own over the years (currently down to 15). Our favourites have always been the neutered males, they're so sweet when you take their testosterone away! As for declawing, basically what they do is clip off the first digit of each toe, it's an amputation and is very painful, not mention very expensive. I'm so glad to hear they're banning it now. It's still done here in Canada by lots of Vets.

 

[tangokitty]

Why can't your other female cat have kittens? She maybe the reason the male is crazy I would fix him ASAP before he decides he needs to spray your house as his territory.

Oh my... If you've trained the cat for indoor living, it won't spray anything. Neutering them won't help if it's not house trained....

You seriously need to neuter that cat urgently. Please speak to your vet for further advice to understand why you're having the problems you are.

You don't HAVE to neuter the animal. If the only problem is that it's behaving a little recklessly and attacking people, you could always get it declawed. I have a male cat, that's not been neutered, and he's fine because he doesn't have claws to scratch people or rip furniture with. I also have a female cat, and she hasn't been neutered either. No problems at all.

It does make a difference if their indoor or outdoor cats. It sounds like you have indoor cats, but I guess I should ask. If you do let them out regularly, without a leash, then yes, you must neuter him, because it'll start to sex up the strays.

How are your cats not breeding like crazy???

 

[Aussie_Dog]

Why can't your other female cat have kittens? She maybe the reason the male is crazy I would fix him ASAP before he decides he needs to spray your house as his territory.

Oh my... If you've trained the cat for indoor living, it won't spray anything. Neutering them won't help if it's not house trained....

You seriously need to neuter that cat urgently. Please speak to your vet for further advice to understand why you're having the problems you are.

You don't HAVE to neuter the animal. If the only problem is that it's behaving a little recklessly and attacking people, you could always get it declawed. I have a male cat, that's not been neutered, and he's fine because he doesn't have claws to scratch people or rip furniture with. I also have a female cat, and she hasn't been neutered either. No problems at all.

It does make a difference if their indoor or outdoor cats. It sounds like you have indoor cats, but I guess I should ask. If you do let them out regularly, without a leash, then yes, you must neuter him, because it'll start to sex up the strays.

How are your cats not breeding like crazy???

Who says they're not?

 

[chesterscot]

if you claim income support or another means tested benafit the pdsa will do it for free ring your local vet and ask them about getting a voucher alternatively tell the rspca about you resueing the cat and explain he needs to be done they will be only to happy to give you a voucher to get it done for free possibly
regards scoti