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[crazy4cute]

I have a really cute cat called Charlie, who is 2 years old. I love him a lot but he seems to bite and attack sometimes for no reason and recently he tried to get my mate Becci. Most of the time he's great with me and my family but sometimes his attitude just changes, like that. Does anyone have any advice on why this is happening and how to stop it?  

[hugoboss]

Your cat is only 2 years old: so he's very young. A lot of the time, cats just love being kittens, and being naughty. He's probably just playing. My cat is 12 and still bites a lot. It could just be his nature, in the same way that some humans a soft and kind, some humans are also aggressive! Also, some cats turn on people that smell of something they don't like. My cat always attacks my sister because she has a dog, and my cat hates dogs and can obviously smell it on her. don't worry about it, it's just nature.

[Morrisonker]

I had a cat who like that, suddenly he'd just turn into a hissing spitting pyscho cat.  We asked our vet and she suggested getting a small water pistol, small enough to tuck into your hand without being obvious and whenever the cat acts up, squirt him!  Don't look at him when you do it, and if you can make sure he doesn't see where the water is coming from.  You need to do this everytime, obviously you won't be able to be there all the time, but it worked pretty well as a way to scare the kitty and make him move away from whoever he is terrorising ^_^

[Aschenbach]

If you wear a thick glove while he's angry and let him bite away until his heart's content, then when he realises it doesn't hurt you he might stop doing it.

Our 4 -year-old cat is really unusual in that he bites in a soft playful way like he's tasting you without hurting and scratches without his claws extended.

[Artful]

I wouldn't worry crazy-cute, our cats have always had what we call their mad half hour. I did read somewhere that this is usual but I can't find the article. Sorry! Boots our present cat, he is really laid-back (a friend calls him The Indolent Cat) and then suddenly he's all teeth, paws and claws - but he's only like it with me, my husband and the dog. BTW Boots is 2, too.

[samhuzz]

It is called petting and biting sydrome! It is when the cat is all calm when you are stroking it and then it suddenly feels a bit protective and then lashes out. I used to have a cat book that explained what to do, but unfortunately can't remember what it advised. Sorry!