My cat's gone mad!

the_insider

I thought it might be that Emmy, but I'm not due yet! I guess it's a pheremone thing. Don't get me wrong, she's been going for the other half as well but it was definitely me she was going for last night, he just got caught in the cross fire.

rita-rabbit

KiKi wrote: »

Hi there, the more concerned and stressed you are around her, and if you try and help (as we naturally do!), it won't be helpful. She probably needs to be ignored. If you can let her out, but walk away from her, don't talk to her, ignore her, let her be, then that would lessen her distress. Obviously if she actually attacks you when you are *completely* ignoring her, then you may have no choice but to leave her in the room.

Also, it may not just be the spaying; she may be traumatised from the injections. My littlest cat plummets after her boosters, won't move, gets a temperature and is very ratty and horrid to be around. I try and talk to her but she just wants to be left alone; my interference makes her more stressed. When cats are unhappy or ill, they either attack or hide. (And as yours is a housecat, that big world may have been really scary for her for a while and she blames you. As a cat owner you'll have to learn to take the blame for a lot of things that your cat doesn't like. )

Feliway is very good (spray or plug in) if you can get it. But try opening the door then ignoring her completely. Don't talk to her, look at her, or try and make things nicer for her. She probably won't appreciate it.

KiKi

I took on a teen-cat like this & took her on my balcony - she ran off & I never saw her again. I had never had a female `kitten' go into season so I didn't realise the symptoms and thought a bit of fresh air would do her good! I think she became ferral after that populating the local area with kittens until she was trapped & `done'