Extreamly Angry/ agressive NEW cat. (very detailed)

I just recived a new cat 3 days ago now. The people that he came from were a nice older couple. My mom had meet the cat before and told me that it was a friendly lap cat that came when it was called and loved attention. He's an adult cat i think 3-4 years old.

I have all the new cats litter box, food dish, and everything from his old house set up in my room. I make sure to keep him inside my room only (he doesnt try to get out)

When I first got him from the car, he was scared, but i was able to pick him up and pet him. A few hours go by and my other cat comes walking into my room, and they both look at each other. My new cat hisses at my old cat, my old cat runs off. I've kept the 2 of them apart since then.

I let him be for a few hours, then i went to try and pet him. He hissed and tryed to claw me. So I thought i should leave him alone for some more time. a day goes by. I try to get my hand close to the new cat and he growls, screams, hisses and jumps at me. (his fronts are declawed)

I then try to pet him again another few hours later. This time he jumps at me and claws and bits me quite hard. He ended up getting himself in a unsafe little corner of my room, and i had to take him out of there.

All H3LL broke lose. He flipped out as if i was trying to kill him, I had some socks over my hands figuring i might get claw'd a few times. I'll tell you guys ive never seen any of all the cats i've had move so quickly. NO matter where i try'd to grab him by he was able to flip around instantly to bite me and claw me with his back claws. He bit me so hard on my thumb I have a blood blister under my finger nail. He managed to scratch my hands up quite badly.

I was eventuatly able to get ahold of him, by that time I wasnt too happy with him to say the least see'n how i could see the blood through the 2 layers of socks i had on my hand.

Once i had a good hold on him i took him and put him on my bed and just held him down. He wasnt able to move the way i was holding him, but i wasnt hurting him at all. He was growling hissing and screaming at me. I sat there for 45min untill he stoped doing that and was quite.

Once he was quite i started to slowly pet him with one of my hands, he growled at me every time i would stroke him on his back and side (he was laying on one side) I kept petting him untill he stopped gowling at me when i was petting him.

Once he stopped, i calmly took my hands away and let him get up on his own. He hissed at me a few times and slowly moved away from me a little bit. He sat down at the foot of my head rest. I laid down there right next to him less than a foot away, he growl'd for a while then calmed down and let me sit right next to him. i slowly moved my hand over time quite close to him. He'd growl at it, and after a few min get used to to. I did this untill i was about 1 inch away from him. He seemed to not mind at all. Then for no reason. He jumped up while laying down and hissed and batted at me many times and ran off. But not close to as bad as he was before.

I went away for a few hours and left him alone, I come home and i try to talk to him, i called his name and he didnt growl like he normaly did when i called his name.

I looked at him and brought my hand up (i was 3 feet away) he didnt growl or nothing, i slowly tryed to go to pet him, then just like before with no change, he flipped out and hissed at me. I quickly removed my hand from his sight.

I tryed again a few times more, and the same thing happened just like before.

He seems quite comfy with my room now, i've watched him walk around and sniff stuff, go underneeth my chair when i was sitting on it ect. Walks around right by me. But i cant get my hands even close to him.

He is missing his tail. It looks to have been cut off in a horrible way because its curled up a bit(the little stub that's there).

I havent had him meet anyone else besides me. I'll get someone over here soon to see if they can have any affect on him thats postive.

I've trying giving him treats, showing him that im the one that feeds him, ect. Nothing makes any difference.

Sorry for such a long winded first post/thread, but i figured the more details you guys would have the better and more accurate responses i would get. THANKS!!!!!

wow that was long haha.

I have to say, bringing a cat to a any new unfamliar place will always leave it frightened and angry. It's instinctive, the cat itself may not be mean, but in unfamiliar territory it's going to be a little uneasy. If he hides under a bed, or in a closet, I say let him have its private time. Leave food close to him and eventually the cat will realize its not in any danger and will come out to eat. If he sees you it will probably go back and hide, but just give it some time and I think its curious side will overcome its frightened side and he will come out to wander.

The cat will adjust slowly, so dont rush it. When he's ready, it will liven up to you.

We brought Hayden to a new home with another cat, he hid under the bed for a few days, but after a week or so, the two of them were running around like they have been friends since birth.

Good luck, and I hope that helped some what.

Originally Posted by conor

wow that was long haha.

I have to say, bringing a cat to a any new unfamliar place will always leave it frightened and angry. It's instinctive, the cat itself may not be mean, but in unfamiliar territory it's going to be a little uneasy. If he hides under a bed, or in a closet, I say let him have its private time. Leave food close to him and eventually the cat will realize its not in any danger and will come out to eat. If he sees you it will probably go back and hide, but just give it some time and I think its curious side will overcome its frightened side and he will come out to wander.

The cat will adjust slowly, so dont rush it. When he's ready, it will liven up to you.

We brought Hayden to a new home with another cat, he hid under the bed for a few days, but after a week or so, the two of them were running around like they have been friends since birth.

Good luck, and I hope that helped some what.

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Thanks, that's what I've been told, i was just worried that this cute little kitty wouldn't like me.

If he still acts like this in a week or so, i'll be back.

You have taken him from his home and his people, put him in a strange place, probably given him strange food, and to top it all a strange cat comes in and he doesn't know whether this is 'his' territory or whether he is intruding on someone else's and is liable to get beaten up. Then he is held down for 45 minutes so he can't escape to a safe place. He is not calm, he is terrified. Look at it from his point of view - he does not know he is safe with you, and from his experience so far he is probably thinking the opposite. Please don't introduce anyone else just yet. It would be much better it you leave him alone for a day or two in a quiet place, with his food and litter box, and feed him regularly so he can begin to rely on something. Play some soft music for him to calm him. Come in and talk to him but do not try to touch him, just sit on the floor at his level, read a book but do not look directly at him as cats interpret eye contact as a threat. Gradually he will come to you and itr will be very rewarding. Give him some treats, lay them on a shirt or something that has your scent so he gets to know your smell. Good luck, don't try and force it.

You held this cat down for 45 minutes? May I ask why? Why would you trap an already terrified and angry cat, under your hands for 45 minutes when it has already clawed you (or tried to because it doesn't have claws)! What did you hope to accomplish? Your cat will not be leery of you because you have scared and hurt him.

He belonged to someone else, he had a nice life, a quiet home. No other cats. Suddenly, he finds himself in a strange place, overcome with scents he doesn't recognize and then to top it off another cat comes into HIS room and puts him totally on guard. And you wonder why he hurt you?

Leave this cat be for awhile. Don't try and pet him, don't hold him down, don't force him to do anything that he doesn't want to do. It can take weeks, months, even years for a cat to adapt to one change, let alone several.

If you look at it from his world, you will understand that everything you have done till now has been only to scare him. It may have been an unsafe corner for you, but he felt safe there. You should have just let him alone and let him adjust.

Cats hate change, they resist it with every ounce of their being. I have four newcomers upstairs and last night, one of them got out by mistake and into general population. There was quite a ruckus! By the time I found India, she was cowered in the corner on alert. I only had to look at her to know that touching her was out of the question. Instead, I took my ten other cats and shut them up in the enclosure. Then I gently coaxed India out of her hiding place, using a flat sheet of paper to guide her. She scampered upstairs into her "safe room' where her siblings were. Instead of following her, I just let her alone. Had I gone up there to force the issue, or to see if she was okay, she would have bit me, clawed me, or done anything else instinctively because she was scared. I have had these new kittens (they are 7 months old) for about 2 weeks now. It takes time, don't push it. Don't restrain your cat, they hate that especially for 45 minutes! It's a wonder you weren't mauled!

You have to start over- take your hands out of the equation, pretend they don't exist. DO NOT pet this cat, this cat wants nothing to do with you right now. You need to gain his trust. You do this in several ways, you set up a schedule, you only go in the room at set times. You do everything for this cat yourself. You do it in the same place, the same time every day. This cat should be able to set his watch by you. Food and water in the same place, same bowls every time (washed afterwards) food removal, same times, sccoping litter pans (he should have two) same times. Set up a time where you just go in and lay down on the floor on your back.Keep your arms close to your sides and just empty your mind. Close your eyes and relax, he will come over to you- do not move, let him sniff you, if he walks on you don't move. Just lay there. Let him understand that you didn't mean to hurt him or scare him. You just didn't know, so you are trusting him that he won't hurt you again, and you will return the favor. Then when you get up, do it slowly and leave tasty treats behind where your imprint is on the carpet.

Work around him slowly from now on. When at all possible, stay low to the ground, on your knees, remove the threat. If he stares at you, blink slowly several times, and look away.

Good luck-