Strange Behavior in My Cat

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Could your cat have a strong fear of wildlife?

It may take her some time to adjust to not being allowed in there if she has been allowed in for a long time. The key is to be consistent & stay the course. She may never like it but she'll learn to tolerate it & will eventually quit being so problematic about it. Our cat sometimes runs around scratching at doors cuz she's having an energy spurt & likes the matereal of the doors. She's done that at our old place as well.

Your dearly departed mother,has entered your cat,

and telling you and trying to snap you out of the 'daydream' existence your living in.

Pertinent times~the crossover.

Cats,are highly evolved spiritually.

Mum says~Wakeup and stop living in the lower mind.

My Zum Zum used to do the same exact thing. It was exasperating.

Tell us more about the circumstances.

What were you doing beforehand, and what was the cat doing?

Then, what changed?

Did she exhibit any warning signs? For example swishing tail, staring, head-down-arse-up attack position, hissing?

Sometimes rescue cats get triggered by seemingly harmless actions, because they're reminded of times when they were mistreated.

Also, sometimes some cats are just stroppy gits for no real reason.

I wonder if your cat can hear or smell something that you can't. Have there been any skunks spraying around your property?

Anybody read the books about cats and Asperger Syndrome?

Books on the Author's site: 'All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum'
https://kathyhoopmann.com/all-cats-are- ... -spectrum/

I don’t know, I didn’t smell anything.

What do you mean?

In your country yes. In the UK, and in the USA, not so much.

The domestic cat IS a tragic threat to wildlife in Australia, and in New Zealand because the native small birds and mammals in those places are not adapted to them as predators (though even cats probably take a backseat to rats as the worst threat to local wildlife brought over by European man).

The domestic cat evolved from small European and north African wildcats, so wildlife in Europe is already adapted to cats, and wildlife in the US evolved alongside native small predatory canines and felines like Bobcats and foxes, etc. So house cats are not wiping out local critters here either. Suburban American squirrels stay common as dirt regardless of what cat owners do.

Hard to say what is going on with your cat. I have a very friendly cat. It loves to be petted. But when I stop petting and leave, she will take a swipe at me with her claws.

I don't believe my cat is mean or psycho. It just loves to be petted and wants the added attention. It doesn't want the petting to stop.

Maybe this is slightly off-topic but me & my girlfriend don't get why so many people think cats are like Aspies My girlfriend grew up with lots of cats. Her family would take care of lots of strays when she was a kid & teen(they were usually more than 10 there at a time most all her childhood) & most everyone in her family has their own cats as well. She also watched My Cat From Hell a lot & is a member of Facebook groups that are cat related. She researched a lot of psychology stuff, lots of various mental issues run in her family that she researched, has a brother who's been diagnosed with Asperger since he was little, she has her own various issues she's dealing with that she researched. She also tried taking a college class on psychology, not for credit, most everyone else was doing it for credit thou. I researched some mental stuff as well but my research was more med related(other than autism stuff like this forum) whereas Cass focused on counseling & self-help stuff. I never had a cat until I moved in with Cass thou. The cat she had when we moved in together died a couple/few years ago so we got a another one. We had some others for brief periods as well thou, kinda babysitting them. Anyways enough with the background story nobody cares about
Me & Cass both believe that cat behavior more closely resembles ADHD instead of Aspergers. Cats can be unpredictable, inconsistent, rapidly lose/change/shift their focus, & they have hyper periods which are characteristics of ADHD. Whereas Aspies are more consistent & can focus on things for long periods of time like our special interests. ADHD can be a common comorbid with Aspergers thou. Us Aspies can sometimes relate & connect more with others who have their own mental issues like ADHD instead of NTs who don't have any mental things. Us Aspies tend to connect & prefer animals in general instead of people. Also cats are better suited for certain types of housing environments like apartment living. Landlords are much more likely to allow cats instead of dogs. Dogs need to go outside some so you kinda have to take them for walks if you don't have a fenced-in yard or only have a very small yard. So it does make sense why so many of us Aspies would like & have cats but us Aspies liking & having cats does NOT automatically mean that cats must have more in common with us Aspies instead any other mental illness/disorder. Plenty of people with various disorders & issues like & have cats & plenty of NTs do as well. There might as well be books called Cats Are NTs, Cats Are Bipolar, Cats Are Schizophrenic, Cats Have OCD, Cats Have Avoidant Personality Disorder, Cats Have Borderline Personality Disorder, ect ect ect

Our cat recently squeezed her way into our bedroom when Cass was going in there. Our cat sometimes really wants to go in here & tries to go in so we have to be careful sometimes when we go in or out. Anyways Cass was bringing some cloths in/out, & our cat got her head in the doorway so Cass woulda had to close the door on her so she had to let her completely go in. Then it was a hassle for Cass to get her out cuz she was hiding under the bed. Now our cat is even more desperate to try & get in. This was the 1st time she managed to get in since shortly after we moved in a year & a half ago & she's desperate for another opportunity so we have to be more careful.

She still biting me, but not very much anymore, I have a sprayed bottle that I keep on my nightstand, I don’t want spray her. One of the last time she bite me, she bite me twice, one on my arm & the other on my other arm, she bite me near my wrist, I was bleeding so bad.

What do you mean?

Redirected aggression is probably the most dangerous type of cat aggression because the bites are uninhibited and the attacks can be frightening and damaging. Unfortunately, it’s also a very common type of feline aggression. Redirected aggression occurs when a cat is aggressively aroused and agitated by an animal or person he can’t get at (because there’s a window between them, for example). Unable to get to the trigger of his agitation, he turns and lashes out at someone—person, dog or cat—who is nearby or who approaches him. There can be considerable delay between the initial arousal and the redirected aggression, as long as hours. This is why cat parents sometimes describe this kind of aggression as unprovoked or “out of the blue.” They weren’t even aware of the initial trigger (for example, a cat outside who passed by 30 minutes before the attack). A redirected attack occurs only if an agitated cat is approached or there’s someone close by. The cat won’t go looking for someone to attack! It’s not a malicious or even intentional type of aggression. It’s almost like a reflex, done automatically without thought. This is why it’s never a good idea to break up a cat fight or approach an agitated cat showing defensive or offensive aggression postures.

Some common triggers for redirected aggression are:

Watching another cat through a door or window
Watching or stalking birds, squirrels or other prey animals
Smelling another cat’s odor on a family member, a visitor or clothing
Coming indoors after getting outside if the cat usually lives only indoors
Hearing high-pitched noises
Being frightened or harassed by a dog
Having a person intervene in a cat fight
Being in an animal shelter, surrounded by the sight, smell and sounds of other cats

Petting-Induced
Some cats enjoy being petted, held, carried and even hugged. Some merely tolerate these activities with their owners, or they like being petted but not carried. And a few don’t like being petted at all. Petting-induced aggression occurs when a cat suddenly feels irritated by being petted, nips or lightly bites the person petting him, and then jumps up and runs off. This type of aggression isn’t well understood, but behaviorists think that physical contact, like stroking, can quickly become unpleasant if it’s repeated over and over. Repetitive contact can cause arousal, excitement, pain and even static electricity in a cat’s fur. Imagine if someone rubbed your back but, instead of moving his hand all over your back, he rubbed in just one spot, over and over. That could quickly become unpleasant. Your cat might feel the same way: what started out feeling good is now irritating, and he wants you to stop. This type of aggression is more common in males than females. When your cat signals you to stop petting, the best response is simply to stop.

With careful observation of your cat’s communication signals, you’ll usually see warning signs, such as:

Quickly turning his head toward a person’s hand
Twitching or flipping his tail
Flattening his ears or rotating them forward and back
Restlessness
Dilating pupils

Pain-Induced and Irritable
Pain-induced and irritable aggression are triggered by pain, frustration or deprivation, and they can be directed toward people, animals and objects. Any animal—including humans—can aggress when in pain. So even a well-socialized, normally docile cat can lash out when he’s hurt, when someone tries to touch a painful part of him (for example, to medicate his infected ears), or when he’s in pain and he anticipates being handled because someone is approaching him. Cats with aggression problems should always be examined for underlying medical problems, especially painful diseases such as arthritis, dental pain and abscesses from fighting. Painful punishment is not only ineffective for changing cat behavior, it can also trigger pain-induced aggression and worsen other types of aggression, like fear and territorial aggression. Body postures will usually be defensive.