New cat is attacking me

[Catty1]

Has he been neutered yet?

Unneutered males do have a more agressive and territorial instinct in them. He might hear the tone of voice as a threat - and who knows what he went through and learned about louder voices before he arrived at the shelter?

Chat with your vet, and if money is a problem, ask if there are spay-neuter funds around. Even on Google, you can type in "free spay and neuter in ****(name of province or state)" and get some resources.

Good for you for rescuing this guy! I am sure he appreciates your nursing him to health after that nasty URI - now his hormones might be acting up.

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Catty1

[kb2yjx]

What a good person you are to help out Jake!!! I just think he needs to be fixed!!! Keep up the good work!!

[Katey530]

Thanks so much for the advice! I hope it works! Luckily they do offer neutering services for free with the foster kitties so we are going to get that taken care of ASAP.

[RedHedd]

He may have been mistreated in his prior home where there may have been a lot of loud voices arguing and such or maybe even they yelled at him. He may feel threatened by loud voices or noises.

Getting him neutered ASAP may help, but it will take time for the male hormones to get out of his system.