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Unusual Behavior.....

lpnyc Apr 21, 2005 04:33 PM

I need help, Wednesday night I was on the phone and my cat was sleeping on a chair, when I hung up the phone about 5 minutes later, she awoke and immediately started Hissing & growling extremely loud. Never has she done this before, yes she has hissed but never acted like this, this went on for about twenty minutes then she went and hid the rest of the night.
Thursday morning I got up and put food in her bowl, she started
hissing again. I was out for a few hours and when I came back her actions started again like the night before. She went back into hiding I hear her hissing and growling. She
acts as if she is going to attack me. She is 8yrs old, and never has acted like this.

I really need help.

Replies (2)

PHMadameAlto Apr 21, 2005 09:04 PM

She needs to go to the vet for a check-up ASAP to be sure there is nothing wrong medically. It may be hard to get her there given the aggressiveness, but it must be done.

If the problem is behavioral, something must have startled her. Something really inane like a broom falling over unexpectly can get a cat into the agressive mode and keep her there. Re-run the whole scenario in your head - did you make any unusual sounds while talking on the phone or hanging up? Is it possible that she saw another cat outside. Did you knock something over? Did you move anything while talking on the phone that the cat might have noticed?

Usually some sort of anti-anxiety medication can help with a suddenly fearful cat. The meds help calm the cat and unlearn the aggressiveness. When the cat isn't aggressive she learns that nothing is going to harm her and the med can be gradually withdrawn under your vet's supervision.

You may have to talk to an animal behaviorist if your vet cannot help you.

Good luck to you and the cat!
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

AstiLover Apr 28, 2005 11:24 AM

My cat (Asti-rest in peace) did that wehn he was about a year old and several times over his life span of 17 years. He only hissed and growled (a horrible low grwol/moan) when he had a UTI which, for him, always ened up being bladder stones. You really need to get kitty to the vet immediately to rule out something medical that is causing him/her pain. Could be the pain came when it was time to urinate.

Good luck and let us know if it was medical or beharioral.

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