What do you do about an "attack" cat?

My mom's cat is mean. I stayed the night at her house one night because my electricity went out and the next morning I stumbled to the coffee pot and half way there I realized I had a hitch hiker. He was attached to my slipper and didn't look like he was going to let go. This wasn't my first encounter with him and nor the last, I stopped and tried to shake him off and yet this 14 pound cat was still hanging on. So I just kicked hard and cat fell off. LOL I asked my mom about this and her response was that he just became mean one day and he always bites, scratches, and attacks. Even after fixing him and declawing the front paws he is still mean. Hope he gets less aggressive for you!

I think fixing Maxie will settle him down some. He's at an age where male cats normally start showing a lot of aggression. When I was a teenager we had a male who suddenly turned into a violent nutcase and the vet recommended to my parents that they get him fixed. It worked, he was still a little aggressive but not as bad as he had been.

Get him fixed it might help. I have had several aggressive male cats and one mean as h*** female cat. Jinx would streak by and all you would see were gray and red...gray of his fur and the red of your blood streaming down your leg. He was real aggressive from the git go when he was just a baby my mom came over and was petting him and he jumped up on her head and started clawing her head and biting her ears. I gave Jinx away. Andre was aggressive till we had him fixed now he is just lazy. He will still tell the dog (our 4 month old akita) to get out of his face though. TigerLilly was just mean as H***. She has a new home and a new name Miss Kitty. Hope she is nicer to them. She ripped my little dog, Miniature daschound, to pieces and in the process tore up my leg which happened to be between the two.

For the cat's long term health, get him neutered. Letting him out will only cost more money in the long term. He will end up injured from fighting and that means trips to the vet. Try using a spray bottle with water in it to deter his aggressive behavior. A soda can with about fifty pennies in it and taped closed will also deter that behavior. Every time the cat becomes aggressive, shake the can or throw it on the floor. The sound will stop him in his tracks. Then after a while you will only have to give the can a shake to get the point across. While you are handling him, encourage good behavior by giving him attention when he is good and withdraw it if he becomes aggressive. Praise and love are the best ways to train any animal.

I think once you get him fixed he will change, they seem to mellow out. When they are in heat they are pain in the behind. He could be wanting to go outside to play with the rest of his buddies. My frosty use to be that way, sparky would get close to him and frosty would hiss or scratch him. My two other cats since I've fixed them are very relaxed, they come and go all day long. I did have a cat Gidget,I had her fixed after her first litter. but she had this thing, that when I would get home, she bit me everything single time. and if I would hide from her, she look for me until she bite me and than leave me alone. I guess she was mad that she be home all day and I be gone. I don't know what her problem was.

Fixing Mr. Maxie should do a wonder for his attitude. We have a stray cat who recently adopted us who hasn't been fixed yet and he ends up disapearing ever couple of weeks to go get into fights and he comes back with horrible gashes. We are getting him fixed with in the next week to calm him down. He is also a little ankle biter too!

He will definitely calm down when he is neutered. I wouldn't let him out. It's not safe for him. When he bites, say NO in a sharp loud voice and stop playing with him. Turn your back and walk away. Substitute a toy for your hand and let him bite the toy. Watch his tail. When the tip moves, stop petting him. Some cats can be over stimulated and don't tolerate a lot of petting. Drag a string behind yourself as you walk around the house and let him chase it. It will wear him out and calm him a little. Please don't even think about declawing him.

I had to laugh when I saw the topic because that is exactly what I call our cat - Attack Kitty! Gem is only 4 months old though and has just been neutered. Yes, that's a little young, but safe according to the Vet. I adopted him from the animal shelter and they required it by that time. He has settled down a tiny bit since the operation, but is still a juvenile cat. I hope he will settle more as he matures. He was staying exclusively indoors, but I have just started letting him go out some and it does seem to help him get some of it out of his system. He races all around the yard, jumping behind shrubs and corners and wears himself out. Male cats do tend to get a little ornery - some especially. It's best just to watch that tail for annoyed swishing and look for those flat eyes that say, "NO TOUCHY!"

for those aggressive cat, it's not wise to keep them around you. it may bring you some infectious diseases. if possible, you should send it to the animal welfare authorities.