Berserk Cat sends Woman to Hospital with 20 Bite Wounds

[Catty1]

I wonder if the cat is neutered???

I just emailed a Humane Society near there, and expressed hope that the woman gets better and the cat can be saved!

[LilacDragon]

The cat has attacked it's owner before.

Just out of curiosity - if a dog had done this to the owner, would you still feel the same way about it being saved?

[DJFyrewolf36]

The cat has attacked it's owner before.

Just out of curiosity - if a dog had done this to the owner, would you still feel the same way about it being saved?

I could tell you I would. Dogs or Cats always have some sort of reason for attacking and with time that reason can USUALLY be found and dealt with. With shelters being full though, most people arent willing to take the months and sometimes YEARS it takes to work through the problem when it comes to a cat, and even more so for dogs. Look at the ammount of time some people spend on "taming" birds, even after they have recieved sirious wounds. My mother had to go to the doctor a couple of times when she was working with her bird but she stuck with it, thanks to her he didn't have to be put down. I think the same could be done for dogs and cats both, it just takes dedication.

[ramanth]

I wonder if the cat is neutered???

You know what, that was my first thought as something very similar happened to me with an old black and white cat of mine.

We had a stray sitting by the door and Chance was throwing a fit. He was around 3 or 4 at the time. I took him to my bedroom and seconds after setting him on the bed, he leapt at my face.

I somehow avoided being bitten, but my arms and face were gouged pretty badly. The docters said if I had not been wearing my glasses, I'd of likely been blinded in at least one eye. I still have scars.

So we take Chance to the vet and he told us Chance was not neutered and had a testosterone imbalance. We stated we had paid to have him neutered when he was 6 months old. Sure enough, the vets records showed we had brought him in at 6 months to be neutered and to have a hernia removed. They had removed the hernia but neglected to neuter him!

He was pretty mellow to begin with despite that one incident, but we had him neutered that same weekend and he never did anything like that again.

He has since passed. I miss my boy.