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This kind of problem had sometimes been associated with the cat being at odds with changes in its environment. Have you redecorated / brought in new furniture? Any new garden plantings? Does he eat any plant ? I assume you are know that lilies are a nono.

Are his teeth good? Cats need to have their teeth cleaned regularly. A bad tooth has much the same effect on a cat's mood as with a human.
The hint to look for ticks is sound. They can be difficult to locate.
Another physical problem that can make a cat irritable is polyps in the ears / medullla. A vet can check for this with an endoscope.

Another problem I have seen (and suffered from ) is a cat with a hairline fracture. Due to the lifestyle of cats they tend not to self heal but can cause intense sudden pain and a distraught cat. Onoy an x-ray will tell you for sure.

https://www.msdvetmanual.com/cat-owners/behavior-of-cats/treatment-of-behavior-problems-in-cats

That sounds interesting rollo

Yes some rooms have been repainted and some new furniture bought but mostly bedroom

Nothing though in the last year .

Bee vet though when I told him of the problem just shrugged it off with Well he shouldn't be doing that !!

Cats protection did suggest changing vet !!


Never had his teeth cleaned but they are looked at by the vet . Don't go that often though as he very healthy normally

He does fight though as I find scratches on his head and few months ago has had an abscess on his jaw from a bite that need antibiotics

No lilies in the garden and no grass either
But he is a roamer so who knows what he gets up to !

He may have been kicked at or had something thrown at him if hes wondered into someones garden?and any sudden move you make puts him on the defence.....also cats can go suddenly develop hearing problems,,,,so again will just lash out at movement.....

although hes been *done* it doesn't stop hormonal behaviour and he is only 5,,,,,,so he probally just has a frustrated wobble...…. ;-)

Vet visit is the way to go.

So, in the light of everything above, perhaps a head X-Ray or CT scan (catscan as we always call them - no pun intended) might reveal something? I'd say explore every avenue but it seems as though you've just about done that Shirley. Good luck.

Well Felliway has arrived and is plugged in

Laser pens too and he seems to like them

Got a pack of three that cast the shadow of a rat, fish. Cat paw

He likes the rat one and the fish one and did some hunting about on them

Only did a few mins as he was getting worked up

He has gone out now

He may not be the instigator of the fights!

It just needs one ignoramus not to neuter a male, and the testoserone filled 'thing' will attack any other cat :-(

I deduced this was why Betty started wetting my bed, and refusing to come downstairs.
At the time, I found scratches and scabs on both her and George - and even though George can get a bit 'exciteable', he 'bops' Betty, but never hurts or marks her - he is only playing (though Betty loves to over-react)
Once I had a litter tray for Betty, she stopped peeing on my bed, and has started going out a bit now (after using her litter tray)

Having said that - next doors cat (which I believe has been neutered) insists on pooing on my grass - mainly because 'him' next door has removed all greenery , and has 2 dogs which poo on the concrete.
However - pooing ON the garden, and not burying it, is a sign of attempted dominance.
The cat next door also regularly attacks George, but is now absolutely terrified of me, as I once caught him in MY garden, fighting George. Rather than intervene, I stood very close and snarled, hissed, and carefully put water on the other cat.

This didn't phase George, who is used to me making strange noises, (I quite often open the door to let them out and snarl & hiss to scare other cats off), and George isn't phased by water (he loves going out in the rain), but petrified the other cat.
Next doors cat knows exactly where it stands with me, now. :-|
It just sees me and runs off :-D

'Karl Lagerfelds cat' - I bet this cat is rarely grumpy after receiving his inheritance. ;-)

He probably never goes out. :-|

He also has a FB page or something ......... on of those social media things

Poor thing.