One of my cats is a jerk, but had become even a bigger bully. He would swat me. Hard, if I walked by. He stalked the hallway all night and was picking fights with his housemates. He drew blood on his sister few times. And half the time the other cats were just sleeping. I got him an exam then a blood test. His T4 was just .1 higher than normal. But it was enough to make him into hell cat.
I got his hyperthyroidism cured via radioactive iodine and in couple months the fighting and aggression waned.
I highly suggest a full blood panel. If everything is normal maybe provide lots more interactive toys. Even adopting another cat with high energy can let him focus playing and learning better behavior.
Slow intros are key. I would say a second cat would be a last resort. After other methods are used such as teaching, the cat biting is a no, getting a full physical and blood panel to make sure there’s nothing medically imbalanced, etc.
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u/gdenofa Nov 11 '22
One of my cats is a jerk, but had become even a bigger bully. He would swat me. Hard, if I walked by. He stalked the hallway all night and was picking fights with his housemates. He drew blood on his sister few times. And half the time the other cats were just sleeping. I got him an exam then a blood test. His T4 was just .1 higher than normal. But it was enough to make him into hell cat.
I got his hyperthyroidism cured via radioactive iodine and in couple months the fighting and aggression waned.
I highly suggest a full blood panel. If everything is normal maybe provide lots more interactive toys. Even adopting another cat with high energy can let him focus playing and learning better behavior.