I recently moved back in with my parents after five years. Right after I'd moved out five years ago, I got my cat Sadie as a two month old kitten. I've had her ever since. I recently returned home with her and my other cat Lulu. At first she seemed to like all the extra space and not having to deal with roommates and their dogs. We've been back here for a month.
Traditionally, I was the the only person she loved, and she hissed at everyone else who came near her. And I mean everyone. She's terrified of some other people, especially men. But people like my mom and my younger sisters she just ignores unless they get too close.
But in the last week or so, she has been getting angry at everything. She is a long-haired cat and needs to be brushed frequently. She used to love it. Now I can't get near her with a brush. I've tried brushing her as slowly and gently as possible, but I end up having to hold her down so I can do it, especially when I brush her butt and around the back of her legs. She's never liked that spot brushed too much, but now she goes bat**** crazy every time I get near that area.
She's also become more aggressive toward family members. She used to absolutely love my mom petting her with her long nails, but now she hisses and growls every time she comes near. My mom's a cat lover, and talks to her so soothingly and quietly, but Sadie won't have it.
She's becoming overall more distant from me. She doesn't sleep with me anymore, she doesn't talk to me like she used to, and she no longer likes me to pick her up and put her on my shoulder. She attacks my other cat Lulu whenever they get too close to each other.
Frankly, I'm getting tired of the bitchy attitude my cat is giving me and everyone around me. I love her to death, which is why I've kept her for five years through college. I feed her expensive food, make sure she's healthy with vet visits, and wish I could love on her more than I do now, but she just gets huffy with me.
A part of me is considering having her put to sleep if something doesn't improve. She would not survive with anyone else because she doesn't like anyone except me. She tolerates other women at best, but likes no one else. And she is absolutely terrified of men and small children. If I can't take care of her needs, such as the brushing daily that she so desperately needs, then I don't know what to do. She is eating and using the litterbox fine, so I don't know what is wrong.
Can anyone please help me save my cat? I hate to see her so scared and angry all the time. It breaks my heart, but I can't deal with a cat that acts aggressively toward the rest of my family. What should I do?
Traditionally, I was the the only person she loved, and she hissed at everyone else who came near her. And I mean everyone. She's terrified of some other people, especially men. But people like my mom and my younger sisters she just ignores unless they get too close.
But in the last week or so, she has been getting angry at everything. She is a long-haired cat and needs to be brushed frequently. She used to love it. Now I can't get near her with a brush. I've tried brushing her as slowly and gently as possible, but I end up having to hold her down so I can do it, especially when I brush her butt and around the back of her legs. She's never liked that spot brushed too much, but now she goes bat**** crazy every time I get near that area.
She's also become more aggressive toward family members. She used to absolutely love my mom petting her with her long nails, but now she hisses and growls every time she comes near. My mom's a cat lover, and talks to her so soothingly and quietly, but Sadie won't have it.
She's becoming overall more distant from me. She doesn't sleep with me anymore, she doesn't talk to me like she used to, and she no longer likes me to pick her up and put her on my shoulder. She attacks my other cat Lulu whenever they get too close to each other.
Frankly, I'm getting tired of the bitchy attitude my cat is giving me and everyone around me. I love her to death, which is why I've kept her for five years through college. I feed her expensive food, make sure she's healthy with vet visits, and wish I could love on her more than I do now, but she just gets huffy with me.
A part of me is considering having her put to sleep if something doesn't improve. She would not survive with anyone else because she doesn't like anyone except me. She tolerates other women at best, but likes no one else. And she is absolutely terrified of men and small children. If I can't take care of her needs, such as the brushing daily that she so desperately needs, then I don't know what to do. She is eating and using the litterbox fine, so I don't know what is wrong.
Can anyone please help me save my cat? I hate to see her so scared and angry all the time. It breaks my heart, but I can't deal with a cat that acts aggressively toward the rest of my family. What should I do?
