Strange Behavior in My Cat

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She been physically abuser, she been wanting to hit me on my nose with her paw, in the living room, she bite my feet, at night in my bedroom, she attacked me, I need my sheet & comforter pulled over my head to protect me. Last night, she wanted to bite me more, jumped on me & acting crazy. I don’t understand it, she can act like a very loving, sweet cat who love to snuggle with me at night. It’s like she have two personalities.

It is her letting off steam/playful mood. She loves you and wants to play!

Maybe a string for her to chase? Ooh. A lazer pointer thing so she can chase the dot. Cats love to chase and have fun!

Have you feed her and given her water, in the last week?
Maybe she is trying to tell you something.

Loads of options here:

She wants something, for example food, or to be let out.

She wants to play, and doesn't understand that her playing (as an adult cat) now hurts.

She's upset by something, for example a strong fragrance.

She's edgy because of something, perhaps the weather (cats go slightly nuts before thunder storms, for example).

She's getting her own back because you've done something unacceptable like step on her tail, go on holiday without her, or buy a puppy.

She's warning you of something dangerous like a gas leak.

She's being hurt by something, like flea bites or tics. Thorn in her paw. Loose tooth. Or maybe a high frequency sound she can hear but you can't.


I'd start off by playing with a bit of string or a robe cord or something like that. If she doesn't play, or if she does but it isn't enough to calm her down, have a think about whether anything has changed about her surroundings. Particularly with regard to smell. Cleaning products, scented candles, that kinda thing.

Check water and food bowls are ok, catflap works if you have one.

Then check everything is generally ok in your home. Cats aren't daft.

Check the weather forecast.

If all else fails you might need to check her over for injuries. Good luck with that if she's feeling feisty, you'll need to pick your moment carefully and maybe get someone else to help.

She wants to go for the loo?

We don't really consider it safe to let cats out in the US. Many shelters & such won't even let one adopt if one doesn't sign to keep the cat completely indoors. Between traffic, wildlife, & mean ppl, it's just easier. (One of my cats came from a friend's workplace where the employees were playing "try to back over the cat with the snow plow trucks".)

Cats kill so many native animals.
If you don't keep your cat locked in your own property, you are a wery, wery, WERY! bad purrrson.

Depends on the cat. I have known Rin (aka "Community Cat") here for 10 years and she's never caught anything except the occasional flea.

I agree some can be very effective hunters though.

But in terms of death and destruction us humans are still #1.

If it is a "community cat", it probably has "community feeding".
Less incentive to go out hunting.
Cats often hunt at night.
We have a feral cat killing wildlife in our area here, btw.

Interesting and tangential fact - keeping a pet cat hungry will not make it a better hunter.

Pet cats (as opposed to feral ones) catch mice etc. as a contribution and a "thank you" to their owners. Luckily some have lost that instinct, but not all. If a known hunter is well fed and looked after they'll be at the top of their game. Handy if you're running a warehouse, not so great at home.

Community Cat has been staking out the same vole's nest in the rocks here for years. She's never caught one. Mind you she's a bit special. Absolutely hates other cats, and spends every night out on manouveres picking fights with them, but absolutely loves dogs. The dogs find this VERY confusing.

My neighbour's cat did that to her when she switched catfood. Got very cranky.

I find, when I am hungry, the KFC chicken burgers are in mortal danger.
Otherwise, I leave them be.

I'm not generally very warlike, but if I ever encountered anyone doing anything like that....

If your cat is an indoor cat it's almost certain she's bored or got the zoomies and wants to play. You can spend a fortune on cat toys but TBH cardboard boxes, big paper bags, table tennis balls and lengths of string or wool will do just fine.

If it's more complicated than that, there's some really good advice in here:

ASPCA Aggression in Cats

There ALOT of coyotes too.

She have a water bowl, I always check it, she have dry food out for her.