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I am in the middle of the long distance move and I'm driving across the country with my cat. I had to stop at Motel 6 overnight because they allow animals. So the next morning my cat put up a really nasty fight with me about getting into the carrier. He hissed growled and yelled at me like a wild beast. He was really freaked out and frankly freaked me out as well. But after some time I got him in and was on my way.
Now I had to stop for another night because I simply can't make the entire distance by myself. I thought about leaving him in the crate the entire time just because it was so hard getting him in, but I thought it would be cruel so I let him out. He was fine for a while until I took him into the bathroom. I figured I'll keep him in the bathroom this time since last time he was hiding under the bed and me trying to get him out must have triggered his behavior. Was I wrong! As soon as I got him into the bathroom and closed the door, he became aggressive towards me again -- hissing, growling, yelling like a ballistic wild animal. I became scared of him, really. I barely managed to get out of the bathroom leaving him there closing the door behind me. Here is the weird part. This is NOT the cat I know. He was never aggressive towards me in any way, he is the type of cat that would sleep with me, rub his nose against my face and purr every night! Now it's as if I have a different pet. Now I can't even go to the bathroom because as soon as I open the door I am faced with an angry cat who wouldn't even let me get inside to use the bathroom.
Please help, I don't know what to do at this point. If I cannot get him into the carrier tomorrow morning, I pretty much have lost my cat. I feel like a character from the movie Kujo or Old Yeller where my beloved pet is transforming into a monster.
Now I had to stop for another night because I simply can't make the entire distance by myself. I thought about leaving him in the crate the entire time just because it was so hard getting him in, but I thought it would be cruel so I let him out. He was fine for a while until I took him into the bathroom. I figured I'll keep him in the bathroom this time since last time he was hiding under the bed and me trying to get him out must have triggered his behavior. Was I wrong! As soon as I got him into the bathroom and closed the door, he became aggressive towards me again -- hissing, growling, yelling like a ballistic wild animal. I became scared of him, really. I barely managed to get out of the bathroom leaving him there closing the door behind me. Here is the weird part. This is NOT the cat I know. He was never aggressive towards me in any way, he is the type of cat that would sleep with me, rub his nose against my face and purr every night! Now it's as if I have a different pet. Now I can't even go to the bathroom because as soon as I open the door I am faced with an angry cat who wouldn't even let me get inside to use the bathroom.
Please help, I don't know what to do at this point. If I cannot get him into the carrier tomorrow morning, I pretty much have lost my cat. I feel like a character from the movie Kujo or Old Yeller where my beloved pet is transforming into a monster.
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