Aggressive Cat
Hey, just wondering if anyone has had the experience of having an aggressive cat that has had the "Alpha Male Syndrome"?
Our cat, who is 5 years old, orange tabby, loves to cuddle and be affectionate, but at times its like a switch will flick in him and he will swat, bite or attack. We've tried a bunch of different things to help modify his behavior, have talked with a cat behaviorist and it seems like the next step is medication. For an example, whenever the wife sneezes, cries, or laughs, he will attack her, but never attacks me when I sneeze or laugh. Or out of no where just attacks us - yes we pay attention to his cues or over stimulation. Whenever we have visitors over, we have to put him in a separate room or he will eventually attack whoever is visiting. When he had a bad UTI 2 years ago, we had to double his dose of medication that would help calm him down just to bring him into the vet (which the vet has never had to do for a cat - doubling the dose). We now have a 4 month old and so are becoming a bit more worried. He is an indoor cat (yes, probably needs to be outside, we tried thaty but he got lost and scared, but now are in a condo).
I've heard people giving their cat or dog prozak to help. Just checking in to see what your experience was like, meds, if it helped etc.
Our cat, who is 5 years old, orange tabby, loves to cuddle and be affectionate, but at times its like a switch will flick in him and he will swat, bite or attack. We've tried a bunch of different things to help modify his behavior, have talked with a cat behaviorist and it seems like the next step is medication. For an example, whenever the wife sneezes, cries, or laughs, he will attack her, but never attacks me when I sneeze or laugh. Or out of no where just attacks us - yes we pay attention to his cues or over stimulation. Whenever we have visitors over, we have to put him in a separate room or he will eventually attack whoever is visiting. When he had a bad UTI 2 years ago, we had to double his dose of medication that would help calm him down just to bring him into the vet (which the vet has never had to do for a cat - doubling the dose). We now have a 4 month old and so are becoming a bit more worried. He is an indoor cat (yes, probably needs to be outside, we tried thaty but he got lost and scared, but now are in a condo).
I've heard people giving their cat or dog prozak to help. Just checking in to see what your experience was like, meds, if it helped etc.
