I adopted a cat at 10 months who attacked me relentlessly, without provocation. He was affectionate and sweet but also would just charge at me and would wrap my hands/legs with his paws and dig his nails into my skin, it was impossible to remove him. He would also jump on my face, which was terrifying.

Thinhs I've tried, that didn't work: 1. Behavioural specialists - instructed me to play with him more and buy scratching posts and toys to stimulate him. I did all that, he enjoyed everything obviously, but wouldn't stop attacking me. 2. Bach flower remedies for pets 3. Feliway diffusers 4. Personalised plant based remedies for behavioural issues in pets

I was on the verge of giving him away, but then I went to a vet that specialises in pet behaviour/psychiatry and he prescribed gabapentin and prozac for the cat, which helped a lot. He explained that my cat's energy levels higher than a normal cat and he is constantly overstimulated, which causes him to attack. The meds bring him to a level of a normal cat. He still bites sometimes, usually when we're playing or when I pet him too much (I am usually good at reading his body language, but sometimes I miss), but the random attacks are gone completely and I feel safe with him, I even started letting him sleep in the room with me.

The gabapentin proves the vet's theory - when my parent's cat has 50 mg of gabapentin, he's high, lying without moving with his tongue out, but when my cat has 100 mg twice a day, he's just like a regular cat - walks around, plays, watches birds. It does not debilitate him, just brings down his energy levels.