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Sorry for the long post...So Jake has always been crazy, not really cuddly and the only focus in his life is to catch something, he stalks and chases and never cares about anything else. He attacks me all the time as I walk he will stalk me and then jump at me and gently bite me.. He is like a typhoon he jumps on top of EVERYTHING, even on top of the fire place and whatever is on the surface goes right down to the floor. Because of him, everything is put away in drawers and almost nothing stays on the tables or other surfaces. If I yell at him for doing something bad, I get that face with the ears back and the eyes popping with dialated pupils telling me "Who the hell do you think you are I'm going to get you SOON and you will regret it". So he never does anything wrong in his opinion. When I groom him he bites the brush and kicks me twisting and turning in every direction to avoid the brush..If I try to cuddle with him- he kicks me and gets away. He does purr when I pet him but I don't think he even realizes that he likes being petted, I think it's just some kind of instinct that is buried deep down inside of him and makes him purr, because even though he is purring he still bunny kicks me at the first chance he gets and starts a fight. He is almost 8 months old btw...I thought this behavior would subside, and although he has gotten smarter this behavior has only gotten worse. Now that he's bigger he feels like he can dominate me even more because he's so much stronger physically and that things should always go his way...
This is what happened today- We have a really big yard but a small part of it around the back door is fenced with a really high fence. My mom always tells me it's safe for him to be out there I should just let him enjoy the outdoors just a little. Well I gave in...he came outside and all hell broke loose!! He started chasing little bugs and birds and just went totally crazy and wouldn't let me come near him he was running around so fast and every time I approach he ran super fast. Finally I got him but he was completely muddy and I had to give him a bath ...For about 20 minutes after we got back inside he stood at the front door crying for me to open it. I feel guilty why is he acting like this??
anyways so I've described his behavior quite in detail...I want to know is this normal for a domestic cat who has been around humans since he was 4-5 weeks old?? I mean he is acting like he is semi feral or something. I carry him with no problems he actually likes being carried, he sits next to me when I am at home and greets me when I come home from school every day purring and rubbing himself in my feet. But that's about all the love I get from him total. Other than that he just sees me as prey and stays around me because he likes to follow my movements and ambush me...Lol. I hope I don't sound critical of him- I love him and I don't care how he behaves I would love him no matter what. But I'm curious why he is acting like he's not quite domesticated?? Any insights?
This is what happened today- We have a really big yard but a small part of it around the back door is fenced with a really high fence. My mom always tells me it's safe for him to be out there I should just let him enjoy the outdoors just a little. Well I gave in...he came outside and all hell broke loose!! He started chasing little bugs and birds and just went totally crazy and wouldn't let me come near him he was running around so fast and every time I approach he ran super fast. Finally I got him but he was completely muddy and I had to give him a bath ...For about 20 minutes after we got back inside he stood at the front door crying for me to open it. I feel guilty why is he acting like this??
anyways so I've described his behavior quite in detail...I want to know is this normal for a domestic cat who has been around humans since he was 4-5 weeks old?? I mean he is acting like he is semi feral or something. I carry him with no problems he actually likes being carried, he sits next to me when I am at home and greets me when I come home from school every day purring and rubbing himself in my feet. But that's about all the love I get from him total. Other than that he just sees me as prey and stays around me because he likes to follow my movements and ambush me...Lol. I hope I don't sound critical of him- I love him and I don't care how he behaves I would love him no matter what. But I'm curious why he is acting like he's not quite domesticated?? Any insights?