Joined
·
3 Posts
Hi!
I stumbled upon this forum while searching for some information on cats aggression.
I am a new cat owned, I've only had Jaxson for about 5 months now and before that I was a dog owner
I LOVE my cat and I am so lucky to have him
I'm hoping I can get some help about my cat's aggression. He is a 13 lb male cat who is about a year and 1/2 old. He is part maine **** and I believe I am his 3rd home in his short life
but luckily he will stay with me till the end 
I am assuming his other owners got rid of him due to aggression issues that can be quite hard to deal with at times. Usually we are playing and he is having fun. He scratches me but for this I don't get mad because I choose to play with him. But sometimes he can get quite aggressive. I can see the change in is attitude when he is no longer playing. The problem is he is very dominant and revengeful. So when he starts getting to aggressive I "scruff" him (grab his scruff and push his head down) I've learned that most cats will then slink away. Instead, Jaxson will then get even more angry and more aggressive. I don't know how to put him in his place without hurting him but sometimes he latches on to my arm or leg and just sinks his teeth in
Any Suggestions? Any at all would be appreciated because sometimes I feel that I am at my wits end
I should mention that most of the time he is well behaved and lovable with only minor issues that I deal with as they come (sometimes dealing with these minor issues causes him to get mad and bite me)
I stumbled upon this forum while searching for some information on cats aggression.
I am a new cat owned, I've only had Jaxson for about 5 months now and before that I was a dog owner
I LOVE my cat and I am so lucky to have him
I'm hoping I can get some help about my cat's aggression. He is a 13 lb male cat who is about a year and 1/2 old. He is part maine **** and I believe I am his 3rd home in his short life
I am assuming his other owners got rid of him due to aggression issues that can be quite hard to deal with at times. Usually we are playing and he is having fun. He scratches me but for this I don't get mad because I choose to play with him. But sometimes he can get quite aggressive. I can see the change in is attitude when he is no longer playing. The problem is he is very dominant and revengeful. So when he starts getting to aggressive I "scruff" him (grab his scruff and push his head down) I've learned that most cats will then slink away. Instead, Jaxson will then get even more angry and more aggressive. I don't know how to put him in his place without hurting him but sometimes he latches on to my arm or leg and just sinks his teeth in
Any Suggestions? Any at all would be appreciated because sometimes I feel that I am at my wits end
I should mention that most of the time he is well behaved and lovable with only minor issues that I deal with as they come (sometimes dealing with these minor issues causes him to get mad and bite me)