About 2 years ago I rescued a cat out of a bus shelter in Toronto. He was almost starved to death and this pitiful little guy was abandoned (who wouldn't take that darling thing home?)
When we first got him, after feeding the crap out of him, he never stopped purring! He was so cute and affectionate!
As a kitten my husband played with him pretty rough (never hurting him though) and I didn't play except with toys, he knew he came to me for nice stuff like getting pet, to sit on my lap, etc. We feed him a few times a day, a nice scoop full, of a good cat food.
Fast forward a year: my cat attacks me, tries to bite me when I pet him, he swats at me whenever I walk by. I've never had a mean cat like this and it's pretty disturbing, he's ALWAYS being bad. He gets along better with my husband and still plays with him and doesn't really attack him & is nicer to him.
Now, the food thing is WEIRD. He doesn't like to eat unless we are in the kichen with him, and when we are he wolfs down his food so fast he pukes it up again. He's constantly begging for food no matter how much we feed him and I describe it as a 'starving kitty mentality'.... like he thinks he's still an abandoned starving kitten.
I don't know what to do. I've given up on him and don't bother trying to pet him anymore and have to watch when/where I step so as not to get my legs ripped up & bit. He's sooooooo mean, and I know he doesn't like me which upsets me a lot, considering all the cats in shelters that would LOVE to live with me permanently in a wonderful big home!
I'm considering getting another cat (even though my husband doesn't want me to) just so I have something to balance this whole mess out. I want a PET I can actually PET and LOVE! I'm at the end of my rope here and don't want to go home anymore (so I don't have to deal with my cat!)!
Any suggestions? Please help!
When we first got him, after feeding the crap out of him, he never stopped purring! He was so cute and affectionate!
As a kitten my husband played with him pretty rough (never hurting him though) and I didn't play except with toys, he knew he came to me for nice stuff like getting pet, to sit on my lap, etc. We feed him a few times a day, a nice scoop full, of a good cat food.
Fast forward a year: my cat attacks me, tries to bite me when I pet him, he swats at me whenever I walk by. I've never had a mean cat like this and it's pretty disturbing, he's ALWAYS being bad. He gets along better with my husband and still plays with him and doesn't really attack him & is nicer to him.
Now, the food thing is WEIRD. He doesn't like to eat unless we are in the kichen with him, and when we are he wolfs down his food so fast he pukes it up again. He's constantly begging for food no matter how much we feed him and I describe it as a 'starving kitty mentality'.... like he thinks he's still an abandoned starving kitten.
I don't know what to do. I've given up on him and don't bother trying to pet him anymore and have to watch when/where I step so as not to get my legs ripped up & bit. He's sooooooo mean, and I know he doesn't like me which upsets me a lot, considering all the cats in shelters that would LOVE to live with me permanently in a wonderful big home!
I'm considering getting another cat (even though my husband doesn't want me to) just so I have something to balance this whole mess out. I want a PET I can actually PET and LOVE! I'm at the end of my rope here and don't want to go home anymore (so I don't have to deal with my cat!)!
Any suggestions? Please help!