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My mom has a 14 year old cat, not neutered, inside cat. He is old, but never been seriously sick. Well,last year he jumped on my mom's leg, scratched and bit her very deep. She couldn't heal for months. Just couple days ago same cat did same thing. What is wrong with him? My mom is the one who feeds him,takes care of him and even lets him to sleep in the same bed. What went wrong? Is he too dangerous to keep? I am scared he might jump on her at night.
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When a cat bites its' owner for no apparent reason, the cat may have pain, or may be extremely stressed. The cat will blame the person closest to them because they have no understanding of pain, and may think it's being inflicted on them by their owner. If your Mom was petting the cat, and hit a sensitive area, this would trigger biting. Older cats have bouts of painful ailments just like older people do - your Mom should try to remember what happened just before the cat bit her, and she may be able to figure out what t...
Answer Date: 04:10pm 07/21/08
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He was obvoiusly going through some trama when he was lashing out at your mum. What concerns me is that you say he's an inside cat. If he cat is not outside in the garden then it is not a normal environment and mental disorders will develop.
Answer Date: 06:09am 07/22/08
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