Persian or Feral?

I purchased my kitten in March 2015.She was just six weeks when we brought her home. I Saw a Persian female and a Persian male that were represented as the parents. This was a private home. I am thinking maybe that the father might not be my kittens father. She is short haired, and looks nothing Like a Persian. I am so over the moon in love with her I don't care what her heritage is except: for no apparent reason she puts her ears back and attacks me. Only me. She has punctured my arms and legs so many times I have permenant scars. My husband wants to get rid of her. I only wanted a loving companion to sit on my lap once in awhile and let me stroke her. At 7 months old she still refuses to sit on anyone's lap and continues to go in to a "Wild Cat" mode for no reason[emoji]128513[/emoji]. Does anyone know if there is hope for me and my cat[emoji]128532[/emoji] she is perfect other than being mean & wild

Your cat is not feral. They are not born in homes and are not socialized to humans usually at all. In fact, most are rarely seen by humans. It sounds to me like your cat was not socialized by the people who had her before you. It seems that you purchased your kitten from a backyard breeder. These people are just in it to make money and don't really care all that much about the kittens they "help" produce. This is very unfortunate but true. Is that her in your avatar picture? That is a cute kitten, Has she been to the vet to make sure that it is not a medical issue? Has she been spayed? This always has to be considered before anything else just to be safe. '

If she gets or has gotten a clean bill of health, has been spayed and this has been determined to be a behavioral issue, it is fixable. It will take time and unending patience and love but it can be done. 

She may have been taken away from her mama too soon, The mama cat teaches the kittens a lot of social skills. She is lashing out at you because she is afraid and likely overwhelmed by her new situation. It is not personal, 

You can:

Think like a kitten. If you were a kitten, how would you want things to go? Kittens are very small, so when you interact with her, try to get to her level. Sit or lie on the floor so you're not "looming" over her. 

Cats are very intelligent creatures. I have no doubt whatsoever that understand way more of what we say than a lot of people give them credit for. Talk to her in a soft voice. Tell her everything is going to be OK and that you love her and want her to be happy. Read to her. I bought baby books at a local thrift store and read them to a cat that I was socializing. He really liked it.

Act like a cat. Don't look her directly in the eye as this is seen to them as threatening. When you look at her, blink, hold it and then quickly turn your head away from her. This is how cats communicate with each other and is a greeting. You will notice in time that she will do it back.

When you want to interact with her, sit on the floor and extend your hand out in a fist not with an open palm. Cats greet each other with head butts and the size of your fist is similar in size to a cat's head.

Do not approach her for pets and such until you have built up a good level of MUTUAL trust. Time and patience bring this and this cannot be rushed. Let her come to you. This is easier said than done but when you give her control of the relationship and she knows this, she will relax a bit and become curious about you. 

PLAY WITH HER. Kittens are little balls of energy and need a positive outlet for it. The best things right now are interactive toys such as wand toys like Da Bird. When you engage her in play, she will naturally let her guard down and burn off a lot of that pent up energy. She will start to associate you with good things and that will help her relax around you even more. 

When she does come to you out of curiosity or behaves in a way that you want, give her a treat. Positive reinforcement. You want her to associate you with as many good things as possible. Give her a treat after play time as well. Most cats like Temptations treats but Pure Bites freeze dried chicken treats are big with a lot of cats also. Mine adore them. 

Please don't give up on this little girl. There is always hope. Cats are not like dogs. Their love and trust is not given indiscriminately. It needs to be earned but once you earn it, you'll see how truly valuable it is. 

The first step should be a vet visit just in case.

They also make calming remedies such as Feliway diffusers and sprays which mimic the "feel good" pheromones that cats give off, calming treats and supplements like Rescue Remedy that can be put in a cat's water dish. I don't know how well these would work with a kitten though. I think lots of "hands off" play time using interactive toys would be better- for both of you. She should naturally calm down once she gets a little older and spaying her, if you haven't already, will as well. Spaying is just better for her all around. The last thing you need is for her to get out and come home with a litter of more active, crazy kittens on the way.   

Edited to add: It's hard to tell if she's a Persian from your avatar. Could you post some more pictures of her, especially her face?

Thank you for the quick response. You are correct for sure on the "backyard Breeder". Their only interest was to get rid of the litter. That's why she had to. Be picked up at six weeks. I'm thinking the mama got out and the father is unknown , eventhough they had a Persian male in the house [emoji]128545[/emoji].we immidately took her to our vet the second day we had her. We have had her spayed, I have read two books one being what is my cat thinking? I purchased the defuser[emoji]128077[/emoji]. She is so skitso I was so sure she has a lose circuit in her head. I just love her so much especially in the evening. She loves sleeping right next to me & has to be snuggled in my neck. But once morning comes it's all bets are off! She doesn't want to be touched and & don't try to pick her up without knowing she will start fighting[emoji]128524[/emoji][emoji]128127[/emoji][emoji]128521[/emoji]. I won't give up but the larger she gets the more she scares me when she attacks. I am 70 & my skin bruises and punctures so easily, I was hoping there was a miracle I guess[emoji]128513[/emoji]