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3catwoman3

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2. A couple of our neighbors have cats that they allow out...

Wed Oct 25, 2023, 11:29 AM

Oct 2023

…and our one female tuxie, who is 11, and generally mild mannered, goes berserk. She lets loose with a combination meow/shriek that sounds like she’s getting a limb torn off. It’s such an alarming noise that I wish we could attach a recording of it to our house alarm system - if anyone was trying to break in, it would scare the hell out of them.

She will be rather growly at a much lower intensity, for a few minutes afterwards if one of the other 3 cats crosses her path.

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My cat's weird behavior. [View all] bif Oct 2023 OP

I don't know about normal, but my cat has done that. She's older now so it's been a while. She would brewens Oct 2023 #1

A couple of our neighbors have cats that they allow out... 3catwoman3 Oct 2023 #2

Henrii SarasotaDem Oct 2023 #7

I know THAT sound! ChazInAz Oct 2023 #8

My cat is pretty friendly with the cat to come to my back door since they used to be outdoors together Walleye Oct 2023 #3

Cats can be very territorial. Mine gets the same way when she sees Ocelot II Oct 2023 #4

LOL. Yes, it's normal. PSPS Oct 2023 #5

Seen this before... El Mimbreno Oct 2023 #6

Look of... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #10

Its normal. Try to put up a barrier to prevent her seeing the other cat. Her fear Karadeniz Oct 2023 #9

Heh jfz9580m Oct 2023 #11

A few years ago Rebl2 Oct 2023 #12

Yes, normal territorial dispute Sanity Claws Oct 2023 #13