Hello,
I know this may sound strange, but here it goes.
this really Isn't a problem I'm just very curious to know what's behind this behavior.
I've noticed that when my cat gets hungry he'll try to lead me or get me to follow him into the kitchen, when I follow him into the kitchen he'll repeatedly meow very loudly, while making eye contact with me. He'll also go back and forth between myself and his food bowl.
Well, one day he was doing this and I was very busy, and it's not like the cat is starving. I ignored the cat and walked out of the kitchen. This happend a few times, my going in and out of the kitchen with out feeding him. Well, I guess after a while he got "upset"???
because when I walked out of the kitchen with out feeding him he ran up behind me, grabed me with both paws and bit my leg .I've experienced this on two occasions and it happend again to my mother today.
Has anyone ever hd anything like this before?
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Abusive pet?
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Yes "evil" Patches does that. She will want something and if we don't pay attention she likes to dig a claw into our legs. Of course everyone on here says she isn't "evil" she just has Calitude hahaha 
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker
My cat has also done the grabbing act! If your cat isn't causing any pain, then it's best to forget it, but if there is pain invovled, you'll need to put the cat into a "time out" situation. Just calmly pick up the cat, take it to a room you can close off and put him/her in there for about three minutes. Don't yell, talk or anything.
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>>My cat has also done the grabbing act! If your cat isn't causing any pain, then it's best to forget it, but if there is pain invovled, you'll need to put the cat into a "time out" situation. Just calmly pick up the cat, take it to a room you can close off and put him/her in there for about three minutes. Don't yell, talk or anything.
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>> Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!
That sounds like a good plan to me. Who wants to come try picking Patches up and putting her in a time out? Volunteers welcome MOL!!
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker
Hi!
Thanks for your reply, I didn't think this was some type of anthropomorphisim on my part, lol, This cat really was striking out in anger at me because I didn't feed him. lol.
It's no big deal about him bitting as he doesn't hurt you when he dose it, I just wasn't sure if the whole thing was my imagination.
Cats really are amazing creatures!!!! God only knows what goes on in that mind of theirs.
My cat can be quite abusive without warning. He is only 1 yr old and for no reason at all will attack me with his mouth and has drawn blood on several occasions. I have tried spraying him with a water mist and even threatening him with a fly swatter (I don't actually hit him, just swat at him). This does not wear him out. His eyes get glassy and he just keeps attacking. It only takes one word from my husband to get him to quit, but he's not always around and so otherwise I just keep telling him no and waiting for it to wear off - which it eventually does. I don't know what triggers this "trance," but the larger he grows, the more I will suffer. He doesn't like to be picked up or held. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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It is hard to tell from your post whether your cat is being agressive or actually doing play aggression.
The water is a good idea, but don't wave a fly swatter in his face. This will just make him more aggressive. Frankly, if you want to startle him, carry a can of pennies in your hand and when he attacks shake it. But not near him. The catch is to get the cat to believe you have nothing to do with the pennies making the noise or the water squirting his face. Some people even use those aerosol boat horns.
Also be sure that he's getting lots of playtime with a feathered toy. And do try the Comfort Zone plug-in with Feliway.
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Hi there, I'm new here.
My cat Butch does the same thing -- if I walk past him too many times when he's hungry, he'll take a swipe at my leg. Usually he doesn't use his claws -- I think he's just trying to get my attention. But sometimes he'll dig in, and sometimes he'll even launch himself halfway up my thigh. (He's very big.)
I usually ignore it... he doesn't bite hard enough to break the skin, and it doesn't happen often enough to be annoying. I actually think it's kinda funny.
It might be helpful to carry a spraybottle during these times and give him a spray in the face. I can usually tell when Butch is preparing to launch at me -- his body language and the way he lurks around when he's hungry clues me in.
Good luck!
Hello,
I find this behavior somewhat amuzing also, It's hard to believe animals can be spitefull in such away, lol. The spray bottle thing sounds good, but I think I'll just work on keeping Pardus's food bowl full at all times,lol. I think we should start a support group.LOL
