My girl friend and I just moved in together. Her little furball (mixed breed, basically a mutt) is about 10 years old, male, and 13-14 lbs. She's had him since he was a kitten. Throughout his life he's been a pretty good kitty, every once in awhile though, he would attack her as she walked by. 2 or 3 times a year he attacks her hard enough to draw blood. He's been de-clawed, so he is intentionally biting her hard enough to pierce the skin, through socks.
Ever since I've been coming around, he has been attacking me. Mostly it's just swats with his clawless front feet, but he has drawn blood on me several times with his teeth.
I've tried ignoring him completely, lavishing affection on him, giving him cat treats, and finally fighting him back. Nothing has worked.
He used to be a different cat when she was home, he wouldn't ever attack me infront of her. Lately he has become increasingly bold though, and has begun to attack me at every opportunity. About 2 weeks ago my girl (and her kitty) moved into my house. The cat has taken to lounging in the hallway and waiting for me to walk by. When I do he violently attacks me. It's gotten to the point where I have my girl escort me down the hall. When we walk by together he hisses and growls in the most violent manner possible. He is growling and hissing so hard that he often has coughing fits afterward that last up to a solid minute.
The last thing I can add is that sometimes he is the greatest. My girl and I can be sitting on the couch and he'll come up, lay on my lap, let us pet him, and purr contently. Then, in mid-purr, he'll bite me so hard that I bleed. No warning, no nothing. He won't even stop purring. The first time he did it, I didn't react, and he immediately went back to purring and being pet by us like nothing happened.
Lately we have been locking him the closet for an hour or 2 when he is bad. It hasn't seemed to help though.
I don't really care if the cat likes me or not, but drawing blood repeatedly has to stop. If he were a dog, he'd be put to sleep for the things he is doing. Any thought, suggestions, and/or insights will be most appreciated.
Ever since I've been coming around, he has been attacking me. Mostly it's just swats with his clawless front feet, but he has drawn blood on me several times with his teeth.
I've tried ignoring him completely, lavishing affection on him, giving him cat treats, and finally fighting him back. Nothing has worked.
He used to be a different cat when she was home, he wouldn't ever attack me infront of her. Lately he has become increasingly bold though, and has begun to attack me at every opportunity. About 2 weeks ago my girl (and her kitty) moved into my house. The cat has taken to lounging in the hallway and waiting for me to walk by. When I do he violently attacks me. It's gotten to the point where I have my girl escort me down the hall. When we walk by together he hisses and growls in the most violent manner possible. He is growling and hissing so hard that he often has coughing fits afterward that last up to a solid minute.
The last thing I can add is that sometimes he is the greatest. My girl and I can be sitting on the couch and he'll come up, lay on my lap, let us pet him, and purr contently. Then, in mid-purr, he'll bite me so hard that I bleed. No warning, no nothing. He won't even stop purring. The first time he did it, I didn't react, and he immediately went back to purring and being pet by us like nothing happened.
Lately we have been locking him the closet for an hour or 2 when he is bad. It hasn't seemed to help though.
I don't really care if the cat likes me or not, but drawing blood repeatedly has to stop. If he were a dog, he'd be put to sleep for the things he is doing. Any thought, suggestions, and/or insights will be most appreciated.