Hi! We have a cat that was a real sweetheart but lately has gotten very mean. Last night my sister put him up on a beam in the ceiling of our cellar and of course I had to be the one to get him down. After I had gotten him down I was holding him and talking to him when he suddenly put his claws into both sides of my face and yowled. It surprised me so bad that I swatted him, put him on the stairs and told him to get! He not only has gotten mean to people but also is mean to my cats and Guinea Pigs which he wasn't mean to before. I don't know what has happened to make him this way and don't know how to correct it. My brother and sister do tease him more than he used to be teased so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it? I'm trying to go out of my way to let him know he is loved and he acts loving towards me. I feel really bad about him. Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do to help him be loving again?