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A skinny, dirty kitten started hanging around my home about 6 months ago. I fed it a couple of times and when it looked like it was going to be a more permanent resident, I took it to the vet to see if it had a microchip and belonged to anyone. No chip so I registered it, paid for it's shots and de-sexing and brought it home.
He is now a tubby jerk who steals food, beats up my older, smaller female cat and he bites people. Normally little play bites but when he gets riled up he will wrap himself around your arms or legs then bite and scratch hard.
He is mostly pretty chill and low maintenance, does his own thing, but once or twice a day he just goes full psycho. He also doesn't purr. I've never had a cat be this aggressive and anti-social before. People have suggested I get rid of him but I don't throw out family members. How do I tame this vicious beastie?
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>>2342873
toxoplasmosis
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>>2342874
Clean bill of health from the vet, did bloods and all.
Just an asshole.
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Feral or partferal cats are usually assholes. Asshole behaviour is rewarding in the wild.
Love your little killer
Or maybe try keeping him indoors-only for a while to force him to socialise/chill out. He'll be mad af at first and it may not work or not be viable but it could do him good. Just make sure you play with him a lot.
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>>2342873
Spray bottle. Does bad shit - he gets the firehose.
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Feral cats never tame 100%. They mellow out with age a lil', but expect to deal with his misbehaving for his whole life.
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>>2342873
Endure the insanity until he's 10+ years old and enjoy your mellow cat.
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>>2342873
fuck his shit up a bit.
hold him him down by the scruff and brush him hard.
if he protests give him a spank
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>>2342873
Whenever he misbehaves, stick your thumb in his burrhole.
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>>2343147
Stuff like this will only make a feral cat act worse. Unless it's doing something bad directly to you like biting viciously, you should try to steer away from punishments that can be linked back to people like water bottles and noise makers.
OP you don't want to use direct negative punishment if it wants to play with people, as it might begin to fear people. You have to teach people to not use their hands to play, and use toys on a stick to make sure your hands are away from claws.
As for the other cat, you need to find out what exactly is happening. Is one cat scared and feels the need to scare the other off? Is it a territory issue? Etc. I'd suggest watching something like My Cat From Hell to try diagnosing and fixing it.
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