Comments on: Unraveling the mysteries of feline aggression http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/11/27/feline-aggression/ "You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck you." --Nicholas de Stael Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:11:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/11/27/feline-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-38167 heather Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:45:51 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/?p=710#comment-38167 Sounds like you need a new vet! Don't be afraid to go get a new vet; like any other service provider not all vets are equal. Luckily prozac can be given in a liquid form; depending on your cat this can be easier (I find it is, anyway---if you can just get the jaw open long enough to get a squirt in, that's it). And of course depending on your situation there might be other remedies. I don't know your area, but try searching online for other vets near you. If you find one that's actually willing to listen to you (definitely a step in the right direction!), then they should be able to either give you better advice or point you to a vet with experience in behavioral problems. But absolutely get rid of the joker you're seeing now; cats can and do attack each other. Ours are sister and brother, friends since birth, and she put scars on his face. Sounds like you need a new vet! Don’t be afraid to go get a new vet; like any other service provider not all vets are equal.

Luckily prozac can be given in a liquid form; depending on your cat this can be easier (I find it is, anyway—if you can just get the jaw open long enough to get a squirt in, that’s it). And of course depending on your situation there might be other remedies.

I don’t know your area, but try searching online for other vets near you. If you find one that’s actually willing to listen to you (definitely a step in the right direction!), then they should be able to either give you better advice or point you to a vet with experience in behavioral problems. But absolutely get rid of the joker you’re seeing now; cats can and do attack each other. Ours are sister and brother, friends since birth, and she put scars on his face.

]]> By: carolyn http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/11/27/feline-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-38162 carolyn Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:04:13 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/?p=710#comment-38162 I cannot imagine trying to pill this guy. Today I tried to put flea spray on him and he was barely cooperative. I managed to get some on his back neck area. The Vet I am currently going to says I should just let him mingle with the other cats and he will "get used to them". He doesn't seem to believe me when I tell him how aggressive he is....says he has never had a cat attack another???? I am sure that there are many women who exaggerate, but I am not. I am afraid for my other cats. I know he would not give me medicine for this problem. Do you know of a veterinary behaviorist in the Southern Illinois area? I am also on a limited income. Carolyn I cannot imagine trying to pill this guy. Today I tried to put flea spray on him and he was barely cooperative. I managed to get some on his back neck area. The Vet I am currently going to says I should just let him mingle with the other cats and he will “get used to them”. He doesn’t seem to believe me when I tell him how aggressive he is….says he has never had a cat attack another???? I am sure that there are many women who exaggerate, but I am not. I am afraid for my other cats. I know he would not give me medicine for this problem. Do you know of a veterinary behaviorist in the Southern Illinois area? I am also on a limited income.
Carolyn

]]> By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/11/27/feline-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-38145 heather Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:35:29 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/?p=710#comment-38145 I highly recommend seeing a veterinary behaviorist; we were lucky enough to have one at our vet clinic. Ours ended up prescribing prozac for our cat. I know it sounds ridiculous, but the difference it has made recently is astounding! Great progress is definitely being made right now in the realm of behavioral veterinary science, so try to find a behaviorist in your area that can address your particular case. I highly recommend seeing a veterinary behaviorist; we were lucky enough to have one at our vet clinic. Ours ended up prescribing prozac for our cat. I know it sounds ridiculous, but the difference it has made recently is astounding! Great progress is definitely being made right now in the realm of behavioral veterinary science, so try to find a behaviorist in your area that can address your particular case.

]]> By: carolyn http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/11/27/feline-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-38140 carolyn Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:16:51 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/?p=710#comment-38140 I need help. I brought in a stray male and had him neutered. But he has bit me twice (once requiring hospitalization) and he attacks my other cats. Alone with me he is fine, but if around one of the other cats he goes beserk. I now know both times I was bitten it was displaced aggression, as he was trying to get at the other cat. I have had him isolated in his own room for several months now. I tried to let him out to be with the other cats, 1 male and four females (all older) and he went beserk on an attacking spree. since my girls are older I am so afraid they will be frightened and stressed. If I cannot find a home for this guy is there any way he can be retrained to accept socialization in my house. I cannot live with him in a separate room forever. Thanks readers........ I need help. I brought in a stray male and had him neutered. But he has bit me twice (once requiring hospitalization) and he attacks my other cats. Alone with me he is fine, but if around one of the other cats he goes beserk. I now know both times I was bitten it was displaced aggression, as he was trying to get at the other cat. I have had him isolated in his own room for several months now. I tried to let him out to be with the other cats, 1 male and four females (all older) and he went beserk on an attacking spree. since my girls are older I am so afraid they will be frightened and stressed. If I cannot find a home for this guy is there any way he can be retrained to accept socialization in my house. I cannot live with him in a separate room forever. Thanks readers……..

]]> By: Cian http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/11/27/feline-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-37659 Cian Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:27:39 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/?p=710#comment-37659 Absolutely. Cats aren't domesticated they are domesticators. Why should they display their symptoms if we try to hide ours? Absolutely. Cats aren’t domesticated they are domesticators. Why should they display their symptoms if we try to hide ours?

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