Is it odd for a once shy feral to become nasty all of a sudden??
He has in the last week hissed at me twice and this morning he attacked a poor sweet cat just sitting htere waiting to eat (he took off and i didnt come back).
I had written before aobut the tom cat doing this. He has calmed down a lot and since being sick and letting me touch him - he of course stopped hissing (which I believe only happened once).
I know these cats should only hiss if they feel threatened - but I havent been THAT close to him (i actually ignore him - not looking at him - just hear hissing and see he is looking at ME!) and he has plenty of space to back away. I am fearful of this attitude.
I noticed also his eyes were dilated after attacking the cat (im assuming this is normal - but it did freak me out a bit).
My main question is the tom cat usually goes after this guy (the weird thing is they will eat together after - which i dont get). I have been stopping these attacks by tapping hte tom. Should I just allow him do it - maybe put this other cat in his place????? The tom did start to go after him this morning after he attacked the shy one - but i stopped it.
THANKS>>>>
He has in the last week hissed at me twice and this morning he attacked a poor sweet cat just sitting htere waiting to eat (he took off and i didnt come back).
I had written before aobut the tom cat doing this. He has calmed down a lot and since being sick and letting me touch him - he of course stopped hissing (which I believe only happened once).
I know these cats should only hiss if they feel threatened - but I havent been THAT close to him (i actually ignore him - not looking at him - just hear hissing and see he is looking at ME!) and he has plenty of space to back away. I am fearful of this attitude.
I noticed also his eyes were dilated after attacking the cat (im assuming this is normal - but it did freak me out a bit).
My main question is the tom cat usually goes after this guy (the weird thing is they will eat together after - which i dont get). I have been stopping these attacks by tapping hte tom. Should I just allow him do it - maybe put this other cat in his place????? The tom did start to go after him this morning after he attacked the shy one - but i stopped it.
THANKS>>>>