‘He's just like Stitch from Lilo and Stitch. I know there’s a good kitty in him.": A person’s unshakable belief in a problematic cat’s goodness leads to a heartwarming resolution and a new family member for the once troubled feline

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Sep 12, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Much like Forrest Gump's wise momma pointed out, life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. And the same can be said for feline adoptions, as you have absolutely no clue where on the scale from cute and cuddly to demonic and delirious your newly adopted feline fur baby will be. Not just that but they are subject to change whenever they see fit so even if you, for a moment you think you have got their tricks down, you will likely be surprised.

And that is very much what one woman had to put up with when she brought home a feral acting feline who had no fear of mauling anyone he saw fit to. Luckily, with her undying support and belief that he was actually a good boy after all, a solution was found and now they live as a happy healthy, unscratched family. 
 

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    I'm posting as a last ditch effort for help. I got my cat 2 years ago. He was found on a heated porch in the winter and that's all we know. He was about a year and a half at the time, he just turned 4.
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    Since day 3 this cat has not stopped hurting me specifically. I don't know if the car ride home traumatized him or what but he tore my arm apart. He would maul me just by walking by, he would attack me in my sleep, if i
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    didnt pay attention to him but them when i do he still does it. Since then he has gotten better but he still at' ks me. He'll attack my face, my arms, if I'm asleep in the middle of the night
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    sometimes he'll bunny kick my arm. We play with him so much and it doesn't matter. He will stop playing just to hurt me.
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  • Holy guacamole this cat might have more demons in him than the average feline, because this kind of onslaught of attacks is rather over the top, even for the feistiest of felines. One can only imagine what it must be like to live and put up with knowing that you are likely going to be mauled at every possible opportunity.

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    We rent, he eats the carpets when he's mad at us. He just broke my fiancés computer monitor again by biting it. This is the 3rd computer he's broken, 2 my fiancés 1 mine.
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    I don't know what to do. Please someone help us I'm begging for something. I've never had trouble bonding with anything but he has ruined our relationship.
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    Commenter 1: Have you taken him to a vet? If so, what have they ruled out? Is he neutered? OP: They said it's "normal cat behavior" and that if I don't like it I shouldn't have gotten a cat.
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    Commenter 2: Maybe he was born feral and didn't learn many human playing skills he probably doesn't understand he hurting you if he likes you OOP: No he knows he's hurting me.
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    Sometimes he makes these screams that I've never heard a cat make. He means harm and it's VERY clear
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  • Oh jheez now this is getting dark. We really feel for this feline lover. Like what did they want? To bring a poor shelter catto home to give it love and support for the rest of its life? We cannot imagine the amount of patience it takes to put up with this kind of madness.

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    Commenter 3: I am so sorry, you are right and they are wrong - it's not normal. If this was my cat I'd be taking him to another vet.
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    It's great his labs were normal but I'd want to discuss a ty medication and to rule out pain from dental issues, joints etc.
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    Have you tried Feliway diffusers yet? If not, get Feliway Optimum and try that for at least a month. Zylkene is also something to try. You sprinkle it on the food and it can help with a. 'y.
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    My cat has ruined my life - update So after I tried many suggestions we have finally found some sort of solution.
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    First, we're getting another cat as it genuinely could be single kitten syndrome. The guy we're adopting was almost put down 4 times because he has been in the shelter for so long. No behavioral issues, no medical issues, just a shy guy. We meet him
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    tomorrow, according to the shelter he is one of the most cat friendly cats so I'm really hoping this will be good for all 4 of us
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    Secondly, FELIWAY. I genuinely didn't believe it would work but shortly after that post he started mauling my arm at 4am. That then led to me having a screaming breakdown over this whole situation.
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    On my lunch break I went and got both the wall inserts and the collars for both him and the new cat, he's been wearing his for a week and holy s. t.
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    He's a whole different guy. He still does what he usually does but it's gone down drastically. He's more cuddly, less screamy and pd off. He seems to be anxious behind closed doors no matter way - so
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    that led to our decision in getting him a friend before resorting to meds. Like I said, we don't want to get rid of him. There's a good kitty in him somewhere and he is FINALLY coming out. To everyone who gave me
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    advice, thank you. To the people who told me to get rid of him or even put him down you s k
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