Why is my cat so angry now?

[barbii]

Is it at all possible that at one point when you had company over someone may have been mean to him without you noticing, I have one kitty (Mookie) that when he was little a repair man came in and yanked his tail, I went mental and booted him out as quickly as he came in, this was a few years ago but Mookie still is very stand offish when people come in. Some people are just cruel and may have done something without you even knowing. Also you may want to try positive reinforcement, have someone you know well and know would never hurt him come in and toss him some yummy chicken or his favorite treats, do this several times and maybe he will see visitors as a good thing

Best of luck

[moosmom]

It COULD very well be that the company you have invited over may have scents of their own pets on them and it's aggravating him. That's what happened when I started pet sitting at my cousin's house. His cat LOVED me when I first went over there. Now that he's on vacation, she's growling and hissing at me. Go figure.

Like others have said, it could also be pain from arthritis in their declawed paws.

[DriftyAlison0]

One of the reasons why Alison my cat is so grumpy is because we had to declaw her front paws at six months of age. We are against declawing. Even our vet is. But she was eating the plaster on the wall and we didn't know what to do but that. Its that and the fact that her mom was mean. But Ashes had the same mom and he is such a sweetheart.

Alison does have her good lovey dovey moments. You just have to live by her rules. But she has calmed down some since the flood.

[happylabs]

Cats or just so unpredictable sometimes. I think I would check with the vet if you haven't already. The one suggestion above about having a visitor give him treats was a good idea too.

[allmycats]

[QUOTE=moosmom;2178099]It COULD very well be that the company you have invited over may have scents of their own pets on them and it's aggravating him. QUOTE]

that's just what I was thinking too, and someone could have mistreated him.