Help! My friends are trapped in their bedroom by their cat!

[AllieB]

My friends have had a cat for four years with no problems. Tonight they were both viciously attacked by their kitty. He is stalking them and will not relent. They are both scratched up-they don't know what to do. Could kitty have a disease or brain tumor that could be causing this? Should they call animal control? This cat is usually pretty mellow. Please help! Thank you!

[BikeWriter]

1. I'd suggest they find a huge dog.

:shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

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[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

16. Not really...

We had a 95 lb. German Shepherd with a tendencity to find strangers and dogs edible. She would pretty much get her ass kicked by our cats daily.

[AllieB]

21. Like I said below

My 100-lb dog is afraid of my 11-lb tom cat. He know who wears the pants in the house (aside from my husband). Those claws are mighty weapons.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

22. The ass kicker cat is only an 8 lb female.

However, she does wear a spiked collar and seems to use up approximately 9 lives a year (she's 13).

[AllieB]

25. My female (RIP) was the asskicker prior to Nero

now he is the king bee. She never weighed more than 8 lbs and still looked kittenish at 17.

[BikeWriter]

26. My Chows regularly caught intruding cats.

They weren't a problem for them. Their thick fur probably helped.

[AllieB]

29. And you feel the need to mention this why?

:shrug:

Just curious why you would bring this subject up several times on a thread where I'm asking for help. We get the fact that you don't like cats. No need to repeat yourself.

[BikeWriter]

32. You and others pointed out some cats kick dog's butts...

You seem to like that just fine. :shrug:

[AllieB]

35. Well, it makes sense given the subject of the thread

your comments, I believe, are intended to inflame. Am I correct? Because they really add no value to the thread. I asked for advice, and you insert comments that offer nothing, which belies your sole purpose on this thread. It's just kind of sad that you would choose a stupid battle such as a dog vs. cat issue, instead of applying your obvious talent for generating flames in GD or GD/Politics. There are more important things to argue about, don't you think?

[BikeWriter]

39. So your comments about bad cats kicking doggy butts...

were strictly benign then. Ha ha ha ha ha! Okay, fine. I believe you. :)

[Lars39]

3. Does the cat ever go outside?

Rabies is a possibility.

[AllieB]

9. Funny, he just got his rabies shot two weeks ago

he only goes outside in the summer

[Lars39]

13. That's good to hear.

Is there any way they can get their hands on an empty coke can and 15 pennies and some tape?
A shake can behind the back can scare a cat.
Or maybe throw a towel or blanket or laundry basket over the cat so they can contain it.
Remember SoCalDem's cat that attacked her and her husband? :scared:

[AllieB]

17. They tried the laundry basket and it didn't work

I don't know SoCalDem, though I've seen her posts. What did she end up doing with the cat?

I feel like I can't help them. I have two cats and a dog, and have had many animals over the years. I've never had a situation like this! :scared:

[Lars39]

23. They got their cat back inside, but wound up in the ER

with some serious scratches. Had to take some serious anti-biotics for infection.
Maybe the bedspread or a blanket might work.

[pokerfan]

38. Is it possible to have a rabies-like reaction to the rabies vaccine?

[bigwillq]

4. They can't run to the door?

and free themselves??? How small is this bedroom???? :shrug:

[AllieB]

7. They live in a small apartment

the cat literally lunged at my friends neck and clung to her. She's bleeding and really scratched up. I told them that they should wait until morning (animal control is closed). He just got his rabies shot two weeks ago. He's an indoor cat, except in the summer when they are down at their cape house. Even then, he never wanders outside the backyard.

[bigwillq]

10. Wow. I have no advice

for you or your friends.
I never had a cat. A lot of my friends did and they had some psycho cats but nothing like what you're explaining. Good luck to them.

[AllieB]

5. This cat attacked a 200 lb construction worker

a big dog would be no match for him.

[BikeWriter]

11. A neighbor once told me no dog could stand up to his big tom cat...

He was wrong.

[AllieB]

14. My 100-lb dog is afraid of my 11-lb tom cat

but then again, he's afraid of thunder too.

[BikeWriter]

24. I'd warned my neighbor about his cat coming into my yard...

My 100 pound Alaskan sled dog took him out. The cat was twice the size of yours.

[LeftyMom]

6. Cats do strange shit some times

I had one go from sleeping to clawing the shit out of my arm and biting me with amazing ferocity in the blink of an eye once. Then he stopped, shook his head a bit as if he wasn't sure what had got into him and walked away.

Has anything changed in the household that could cause this?

[AllieB]

12. That's what's weird-nothing has changed

he's got a cushy little life there. I think it may be medical. :-(

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. I was gonna say the same thing.

My cat Midnight could viciously attack us when we brought home a second cat. She also kept trying to get in the room with the kitten, presumably to kill him. Meanwhile, the "mean" German Shepherd saw the kitten and was like "COOL!!!! I got a puppy!" The cat grew up acting like a dog.

Midnight was better with subsequent cats. She basically just tried to kill the new cat and not us. Yeah, we kept newcomers seperate until they were big enough to somewhat defend themselves.

The four cats all pretty much get along now. Three of them are great friends and Midnight is a loner who commands great respect.

[Whoa_Nelly]

8. Sounds like it could be this--Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome (FHS)

http://www.petplace.com/cats/feline-hyperesthesia/page1.aspx
(snip...more at link)

Some of these attributes, in an extreme form, are components of the syndrome known as feline hyperesthesia. Cats affected by this syndrome show the most bizarre character changes, sometimes appearing to hallucinate, act manic, schizophrenic, or even “possessed.”

Clinical Signs of Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome (FHS)


Sudden bouts of bizarre hyperactive or aggressive behavior

Frenetic self-directed grooming directed along the flank or tail (possibly leading to hair loss)

Tail swishing, fixation with tail, tail chasing, or vicious attacks directed toward the tail

Large pupils/strange look to the eyes

Skin rippling/rolling (this disorder is sometimes referred to as “Rolling Skin Disease.”)

Apparent hallucinations – seemingly following the movement of things that are not there or running away from some unseen adversary.

Vocalization, crying, loud meowing

Exquisite sensitivity to touch (“hyperesthesia”) along the spine – stroking can precipitate a bout of the behavior.

Sudden mood swings – e.g. from extremely affectionate to aggressive

Any or all of the above signs progressing to seizures

Bouts occurring almost constantly, all day, every day, or once every few days

[AllieB]

15. One of my boys had hyperactive thyroid

he was agitated, but never aggressive. Their cat is one generation removed from feral, so he could have the thyroid issue and is more aggressive in expressing it. The weird thing is that he was lovey earlier in the evening, and then attacked them.

[Whoa_Nelly]

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[BurgherHoldtheLies]

27. Spray bottle with water?

My cat runs just at the sight of it.

And a vacuum cleaner makes her run at Olympic speed.

[AllieB]

31. Spray bottle didn't work

They are going to have to catch him off guard and try to get him in a carrying case.

[x-g.o.p.er]

28. Open the door, and kick the shit out of the cat...

unless it's like, you know, a tiger, or lion or something.

It'll quit.

[AllieB]

30. My friend's bf did just that

the cat clung to his leg, bit the shit out of him and tore his jeans.

[x-g.o.p.er]

33. Damn!!! I respect an enemy that fights back...

but now he must go to the "Nookyulur Option."

Grab a blunt instrument, and a fight to the death must commence. This thing is more dangerous than the rabbit in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".

[AllieB]

36. Honestly, I think I would resort to weapons

this cat has obviously gone off the deep end.

[Whoa_Nelly]

34. Throw a blanket over the cat

scoop him up and deposit him in another room, shut door fast.

And then make a vet appointment ASAP.

[gardenista]

37. Good advice.

I tell you, I would have a hard time trusting a cat that did that unless I got a sound medical explaination.