Dancemom03
Flexican wannabe
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We'd been warned and lectured by everyone we met during the two years DS32's angel of a pit bull lived in the house about how unpredictable they can be but she never even growled at one of us. The danger lurking in our unsuspecting midst turned out to be our small affectionate 16 yr old cat who's never minded being dressed up, carted around in doll carriages or cuddled like a teddy bear all night long from the time DD20 was 4.
The night before last, he went completely pyscho and attacked me without even a hiss of warning. One minute I was standing in the kitchen talking to DH, the next minute I felt this intense pain accompanied by growling. He grabbed onto my leg from behind with all four claws digging and bit me - hard. As I screamed in surprise and shook him off, he immediately went for the other leg, where he got in a much deeper and larger bite. I couldn't get him off. Thankfully, DH was not too far away and grabbed him from behind to throw him off my leg. It was just all so sudden & unexpected. I didn't even know which of the cats it was when it was happening and never would have expected it to be this agreeable & docile little guy.
DD9, who saw it from the hallway was terrified. DH was furious. I was just in intense pain with blood running down both legs when DD20 comes out of her room and takes the cat's side telling us that it's not unusual for older cats to "lose their minds then be perfectly fine again". I know this is her baby, but really...
Anyway, I've never heard of this before and tend to think she made it up. If not, we need to evaluate his future here in the house. I shudder to think that he might have chosen DD9's thin legs or face instead of me and the damage he could have done. The gashes and punctures on my one leg go into the muscle and, even two days later, it really hurts to put any weight on it or move around. We're still waiting on a snowplow to find our road so I can't get out to a doctor and am just hoping it improves over the weekend. I've heard cat bites are the worst but have never been bitten before even by a stray.
Has anybody heard of very tolerant loveable housecats suddenly losing their mind due to age and attacking without warning or provocation before?
The night before last, he went completely pyscho and attacked me without even a hiss of warning. One minute I was standing in the kitchen talking to DH, the next minute I felt this intense pain accompanied by growling. He grabbed onto my leg from behind with all four claws digging and bit me - hard. As I screamed in surprise and shook him off, he immediately went for the other leg, where he got in a much deeper and larger bite. I couldn't get him off. Thankfully, DH was not too far away and grabbed him from behind to throw him off my leg. It was just all so sudden & unexpected. I didn't even know which of the cats it was when it was happening and never would have expected it to be this agreeable & docile little guy.
DD9, who saw it from the hallway was terrified. DH was furious. I was just in intense pain with blood running down both legs when DD20 comes out of her room and takes the cat's side telling us that it's not unusual for older cats to "lose their minds then be perfectly fine again". I know this is her baby, but really...

Anyway, I've never heard of this before and tend to think she made it up. If not, we need to evaluate his future here in the house. I shudder to think that he might have chosen DD9's thin legs or face instead of me and the damage he could have done. The gashes and punctures on my one leg go into the muscle and, even two days later, it really hurts to put any weight on it or move around. We're still waiting on a snowplow to find our road so I can't get out to a doctor and am just hoping it improves over the weekend. I've heard cat bites are the worst but have never been bitten before even by a stray.
Has anybody heard of very tolerant loveable housecats suddenly losing their mind due to age and attacking without warning or provocation before?
