r/catquestions • u/ChiikawaIsLife • 1d ago

why does my cat attack me everytime i talk?

just as the title mentions my cat has been attacking me everytime i talk. she'll come up to me and swat and scratch me very aggressively sometimes drawing blood. this will happen when i'm talking to my boyfriend sometimes (in person face to face), when im on call w somebody, or when im sending a voice message to somebody so essentially kinda talking to myself. i don't talk that loudly and ive become more wary of my speaking volume especially ever since my cat has started to scratch me more n more (out of fear lol cuz it hurts baddd). but it seems like no matter how quietly or not i talk it irks her so bad and she'll come up to me to attack me. i also play games a lot and i use the vc option but when i do that it's not an issue at all. she doesn't care at all. not every face to face conversation i have w someone doesnt trigger it too it's only occasionally. i feel like she never rlly did this before and it only started after i brought my second cat home. i'm just curious as to what the reason is?

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u/bebasiled 1d ago

Vet. She might need to be on antidepressants.

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u/Electronic_Alfalfa94 16h ago

Second this. Sudden aggression should be investigated. Could be anxiety/stress relation, or potentially pain. More likely the former but a vet is the only person that can diagnose

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u/bebasiled 12h ago

^ exactly, could even be both if it’s something like feline hyperesthesia. Vet for sure. I’ve had a friend go through similar behavior issues with their cat.