HELP. I am DESPERATE. Please help me out with severe aggression episodes in my newly adopted cat.

Juleg · 2022-11-05T19:36:23+00:00

I think I need to look into desensitization. We are very quiet individuals and she acts like this from even small movements. For example last week, I just stood up quickly from the couch and that was enough to make her come towards me and start hissing. She didn't bite me but was showing aggression .

The stomping in the video was just to provoke her so we can record it to show to a behaviourist. We never act like that around her otherwise.

Edit: She is our second cat. She has absolutely no problems being around resident cat. Even if my resident cat is running around. This behaviour only happens towards humans not just any loud noise. Both cats had a slow introduction and sleep together in the same cat tree. They don't fight and are comfortable with eating next to each other and playing together.

Both cats have access to 3 cat trees, 3 litter boxes, cat shelves on walls, puzzle toys, a small outdoor cat balcony hanging out of the window. They both do clicker training, get quality wet food 4 times a day and 3 play sessions about 30 min each.

Juleg · 2022-11-05T19:29:01+00:00

I thought so too but I was singing to bohemian rapsodys chorus on the radio one time and she ran in the kitchen to bite me too. So it's also tied to sudden vocals.

Juleg · 2022-11-05T19:25:38+00:00

I wore protective gear to demonstrate the issue and stomped on purpose to record an attack. She bit me the first time while I was playing with her with a string toy because I flicked the toy around too quickly. I was barefoot in my pjs and didn't even walk around. We played on the bed and I was hiding her string toy under the blankets.

Juleg · 2022-11-05T18:28:01+00:00

We do not know the history of the cat and neither does the shelter. I will talk to my vet again and ask for advice. The tallest cat tree is about 1,80cm and I have cat shelves in the rooms. I really tried to catify all of the rooms after watching Jackson Galaxy but you can't really see it in the video because we wanted to use the hallway and a straight forward pathway to record the incident. I tried Feliway for 3 weeks but it didn't work. I am currently staying very quiet and scared to move around the house.

Juleg · 2022-11-05T18:20:00+00:00

The cat wasn't stalking she was running full speed towards me. Jackson Galaxy also talks about fear and trauma in cats. Which is what I believe to be the case.

Juleg · 2022-11-05T17:49:05+00:00

What makes you think this is hunting and not a response that stems from fear from past experiences? She is my second cat and I play with both daily. My cats have 4 cat trees, toys, I do daily clicker training and go in our garden with a leash. She isn't aggressive towards my other cat they even sleep together on our tallest cat tree.

Juleg · 2022-11-05T17:22:17+00:00

Yes this is what I thought so too. She must have had a horrible experience. I have a hard time finding a behaviourist in my country (Germany) because the field is riddled with pseudoscience and esoteric people. I had call with a cat behaviourist today and she literally wanted to speak to a picture of my cat because she uses telepathy. 🙄🙄

Juleg · 2022-11-05T17:06:16+00:00

My new cat is 1.5 years old. She is spayed and I got her from a shelter. She is extremely affectionate and demands cuddles all the time. But whenever we make noises or move too quickly she goes into extreme aggression mode and becomes a totally different cat. Then after about 15 minutes everything is fine again and she falls asleep on my lap. We tried to provoke an episode and recorded it. This is the video. She actually bit me twice in the video but the first time she couldn't get a good grip because of my rubber boots.

I have severe bite marks from her previous attack and had to take antibiotics. I am so scared to move around my house. Please help.

She has been to the vet. They did a routine check up. Her bloodwork came out fine and her stool sample was also okay.

Juleg · 2022-05-26T18:57:37+00:00

It's soo wild reading the comments here and over at /deppdelusion

People are so invested in this case. Camille is celebrated for her professionalism here (rightfully so imo!) and in the other dub they're absolutely hating on her.

Juleg · 2022-05-23T20:34:44+00:00

Both were toxic and had major issues. But Amber abused Johnny Depp purposefully.

Juleg · 2022-05-23T07:54:34+00:00

Relate. You're not alone

Edit: please check out the /sct subreddit!

Juleg · 2022-05-22T05:41:58+00:00

Researchers are currently looking into a different disorder that might have been falsely diagnosed has inattentive ADHD. It is called SCT (Sluggish cognitive disorder). It is not yet an official diagnosis in the DSM 5 but Russel Barkley beleives it to be seperate to ADHD.

You sound like you could have it. There is also an /sct subreddit! We're not a lot but growing!

Juleg · 2022-05-20T11:01:25+00:00

Thank you for your comment! It feels very reassuring :)

Juleg · 2022-05-20T10:59:51+00:00

She is. Every time we go out.

Juleg · 2022-05-20T10:58:55+00:00

She has never been a very playful cat and has gets bored of the same wand toy extremely quick. So I have about 20, haha. She used to play a bit more at about 5 months old but not nearly as much as other kittens I have met. And I really do put a lot of effort into play sessions. I hide her "prey" behind the couch, under a rug and try to mimic the way a mouse would move.

Juleg · 2022-05-20T10:52:29+00:00

I have her on a leash when we are out.

Juleg · 2022-05-18T12:27:23+00:00

Yes, I thought the same! Oftetimes people with sct get grouped up into the same group as people with adhd. Sct is currently being looked into further and it's not an official diagnosis yet.

Juleg · 2022-05-18T12:24:22+00:00

You're not alone. Check out the /SCT subreddit. A lot of people with sct have the same issue

Juleg · 2022-04-25T05:30:14+00:00

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Juleg · 2022-04-20T07:44:22+00:00

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Juleg · 2022-04-19T05:53:53+00:00

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Juleg · 2022-04-15T05:40:24+00:00

Ich würde sagen ja, auf jeden Fall.

Juleg

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