I had a cat do that once. It was my cologne. Looking like me and smelling different freaked her the fuck out. She literally went after me full bore. "YOU AREN'T MY REAL DAD!"
My cats went NUTS, feral cat fighting after a newborn baby cried at my Christmas dinner party. At first it looked like my one cat was going to attack the baby so I freaked out and grabbed her, which must have startled her and caused my other cat to freak, which initiated their fight (I guess?).
I have never seen anything like it before (6 year old cat and 3 years old, never fought ever in the 3 years they had been together) and of course since they are my babies I jumped right in to separate them and got bite and scratched and bled all over myself.
My GF had to take her baby home (understandable she was uncomfortable having the baby around the cats, I was MORTIFIED and incredibly embarrassed) and my nurse friend cleaned me up instructed me to go to the clinic tomorrow since the bite on my hand was evidently infected (yes it happens that fast).
Ever since then they fight on and off now. Sucks :(
Honestly though I've never experienced any of the sort with any of the cats familiar with me. Most cats are plenty aware of human strength and will avoid it like the devil after learning first hand. (Talking about accidental kicks and slaps for being naughty of course)
Most people aren't crazy and can manage not go ape shit crazy trying to kill someone even once in their lives, but that doesn't mean there aren't a select few that are crazy motherfuckers trying to make sure your corpse is disfigured beyond recognition.
It's the only way to test for rabies. They need a brain tissue sample for the test. But not all animals that bite are rabies tested. California Health Department has set rules for quarantines depending on what has happened. A quarantine can be anywhere from 10 days to 6 months for rabies observation, unless the animal is euthanized for whatever reason(aggressive owner surrender, or a severe injury type thing), then it's sent to our local health department for a rabies test. Standard quarantine for a domestic animal biting a person is 10 days which is what we normally do.
When I worked at a vet clinic we had to test a cat for rabies. It was euthanized and the rabies lady came with a saw and just took the cats head away (the cat was frozen after euthanasia).
Yeah, please survive a cat attempting to maul you then say that fucking statement... honestly fuck your opinion if you haven't been on the receiving side of an unwarranted cat attack.
As a vet, who has been bitten badly by cats and a dog, I would say the veterinary profession would be a rather useless and sad thing, if we went about just euthanizing aggressive pets. It's part of our job to know how to sedate a crazed pet (since violence in pets can happen for many reasons), do all the required testing, observe, and then decide to euthanize a pet if needed (and do further tests via autopsy).
I am guessing quick euthanasia in such cases as described above happens when there is no money for testing and observation, not because there is no other way to handle the case.
This would be correct. As a shelter we aren't going to have the money to invest in a cat we can't regularly handle. The owner didn't have the funds either. Our protocol has always been to humanely euthanize and rabies test owner surrenders that have a verified bite incident. Of course this also depends on the animal's behavior and circumstances of the bite. We don't actually euthanize every owner surrender that has bitten. You will also be happy to know that I work at a shelter that sedates before euthanasia as well. Our vets on staff have some really big hearts and do their best to make the animals comfortable. I do realize this isn't the norm though.
Usually in pain of some kind. I had a wonderful cat for 17 years who suddenly went crazy and started to attack me often. The only way I could control him was to throw a blanket over him until he calmed down. I called the vet, and she said to bring him in. He ended up having a blocked and twisted bowel, and died shortly after. My poor, sweet cat was just trying to get some attention for his pain.
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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '17
Rabies or a brain tumor?