My cat ONLY likes me!

madimurray

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I have a wonderful male cat named Gnarly. He's about 9 months old, neutered, and absolutely adorable. He sleeps in my bed with me, cuddles in my lap, loves to play with me, and spends plenty of time with me. The problem, however, is that he is extremely possessive. 

I live in a house with 4 other people, including my husband, and Gnarly gets very upset whenever anyone comes to close to either Gnarly or myself. He hisses and scratches and bites and howls. He doesn't mind being around people, so long as they aren't too close to us.

Does anyone have any advice? I would love for my fur baby to socialize and gain some trust in people other than just me, and for him to allow me to have relationships with more than just him.
 

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There have been some episodes of "My Cat From Hell" on similar problems. It sounds like your cat has bonded only with you. I had a situation like this with an alley cat I adopted years ago. I lived in an apartment with two roommates, and one of them mentioned at one point that they wouldn't know there was a cat in the apartment at all except for the fact that the food disappeared.

A couple of suggestions: Have the other people in the house feed him, maybe starting with tossing him treats from a safe distance. Have them try to play with him with something like a toy on the end of a string. Playing together is one way that cats bond.
 

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Sorry, I have no advice. But you're not alone. Our cat Chase only likes my Dad. She hates everyone else. Hisses, growls, attacks, everything. Honestly, we don't try to make her like us all. If she only likes my Dad, so be it. She'll let me feed her & give her treats, although she'll growl. Interestingly, her previous owners were our friends & she only liked the husband also. She hated the wife. So some cats have weird things. If I don't get close to her, then she won't bother me, so that's good with me! 
 
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