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Hi everyone!
I need some help! Currently my roommate and I have one cat, Murmur. Murmur is a very independent boy. He always likes to be around people, but not interact with them so much. We respect his space and we never initiate any kind of touching unless he wants it. He is about three years old and he has displayed this kind of behavior since we rescued him at seven months old:
Murmur gets in these moods where he goes into a complete "attack mode". He will do it instantaneously. We will just be walking through the house when he pounces at our legs. And not in a playful way. He will dig his teeth and claws into our skin to the point that it is nearly impossible to even pry him off. He *REALLY* digs his claws and teeth into us! We have tried EVERYTHING to try and correct this behavior for years. Distractions with toys, corrective spray (the kind that just shoots out a loud puff of air), water bottles, putting him away in a room for only minutes at a time, etc. Nothing works! Its gotten to the point where we have to lock ourselves in a room until he gets bored.
My question of petting induced aggression comes into play here: currently my roommate who works from home is away on vacation for a month. He provided the play, when needed, and basically all of the attention. I come in secondarily with attention and such because I work all day long as a server in a restaurant and only see him a few hours a day. So nowadays I will come home from work and he will yelp and meow and attack me (not literally) with rubs and twirls on the floor. I will pet him and he will be totally into it. But like a light switch, he will go back into attack mode out of nowhere. I thought at first it was because of my roommate being gone and causing him some sort of anxiety, but this attack mode behavior has gone on for far too long.
Is there someone who can help me with this issue???
I need some help! Currently my roommate and I have one cat, Murmur. Murmur is a very independent boy. He always likes to be around people, but not interact with them so much. We respect his space and we never initiate any kind of touching unless he wants it. He is about three years old and he has displayed this kind of behavior since we rescued him at seven months old:
Murmur gets in these moods where he goes into a complete "attack mode". He will do it instantaneously. We will just be walking through the house when he pounces at our legs. And not in a playful way. He will dig his teeth and claws into our skin to the point that it is nearly impossible to even pry him off. He *REALLY* digs his claws and teeth into us! We have tried EVERYTHING to try and correct this behavior for years. Distractions with toys, corrective spray (the kind that just shoots out a loud puff of air), water bottles, putting him away in a room for only minutes at a time, etc. Nothing works! Its gotten to the point where we have to lock ourselves in a room until he gets bored.
My question of petting induced aggression comes into play here: currently my roommate who works from home is away on vacation for a month. He provided the play, when needed, and basically all of the attention. I come in secondarily with attention and such because I work all day long as a server in a restaurant and only see him a few hours a day. So nowadays I will come home from work and he will yelp and meow and attack me (not literally) with rubs and twirls on the floor. I will pet him and he will be totally into it. But like a light switch, he will go back into attack mode out of nowhere. I thought at first it was because of my roommate being gone and causing him some sort of anxiety, but this attack mode behavior has gone on for far too long.
Is there someone who can help me with this issue???
