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Cat Aggression
My 3 yr old cat does not like children or their voices. My husband had a video of a child on the laptop, cat went into attack mode. Week later, video of a female singer, cat went after my husband, did it again the next day, unprovoked. Cat has been downstairs for 2 days, he is loving and affectionate with me. My husband goes to the door and talks to him, opens door a little and gives him a treat. My husband is scared of him attacking again for no reason. And I think the cat is afraid of my husband. Please help. Thank you.
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It sounds like your cat has alot of anxiety to do with being around children-perhaps from a bad experience?
SO obviously he needs to calm down. There are several ways to help him calm down.
One way is for your husband to regain his trust again. Perhaps you could look at the way your husband talks to him. Is it like he talks to humans, or is it more child-like. I'd suggest the latter is better, because it's demonstrating a clear emotional attatchment to the cat, which will form a trusting relationship in the future.
Also, why not consider his diet-in human years don't forget he'd be a teenager, so just like in human teenagers, their mood is known to change as they transform into adult cats-my inclin is this is why your cat is responding this way. So if you go to a pet store, their really knowledgable about food and theres some that make the cat more hyper as they contain lots of additives. A simple diet is best if you want the cat to be calmer.
A vet advised me to give my cat at this age plain busicuits mainly and some wet food-so long as additives were minimal.
It's probably just a phase and your cat should grow out of it-if not, then talk to your vet.
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Hi, I hope this advice helps you.
Sometimes if a cat has had a traumatic experience, they develop serious trust issues with humans. Did you adopt your cat, or bring it in off the streets? Or did you bring it up from birth?
It is likely that if your cat was from a shelter or was a stray like mine, she/he has had a bad experience with children and is now afraid of them. Unfortunately this happens to a lot of cats, because children don't understand how to handle animals. My cat was a stray, we've had her for almost 2 years and she is still adjusting to our company, as well as being very frightened when we have guests over, especially children. She occasionally lashes out and scratches me, because she gets scared from remembering.
Your cat might not like your husband if he tends to yell at your cat for misbehaving. My mum yells at my cat for jumping on the table/scratching the couch/etc., but because of this the cat doesn't like my mum and avoids her.
Hopefully your cat warms up to your husband :) Good luck!
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