whats up with my cat

[clog5]

i have a 4year old female,cat, i had her neutered about 2months ago,
before she was neutered and after she can be quite aggressive and  bites and scratches for no reason, one minute she is cuddly and wants cuddles next shes a vicous little minx, is there anything i can do to calm her down, or a behaviour tecnique that i can show her when shes being bad, to get her out of her bad behaviour,
i have a 1year old neice who loves her, but then the cat will suddenly go for her, she also attacks my husband and shes  more his cat than anyones, please help cant carry on with her behaviour, scared she will attack someone quite badly

[clog5]

hubby says he will try the bottle first for a few months, and if she carrys on will see where we go from there, thank you for all your help x

[opus88]

the spray bottle works for naughty behavior such as scratching furniture or jumping on the counter etc. but isn't too effective on aggression, but never the less worth a try.
good luck.

[clog5]

thank you so much for your help, my husband has told me that, there is no way of holding her when she has her strop,
shes different with me, yet shes more his cat  but i think he is a bit soft on her, i will get him to try your techniques, and hopefully they will work on her (he needs to man up)
i also dont like the idea of sedation, a friend of ours suggested to spray a small amount of water or air at her(not into her facethat is cruel) that way she will learn by biting,scratching, hissing, that she will be punished by something she does not like,   i have heard cats dont like things like that, so maybe its worth a go, as not sure how true it is, she attacks even if not threatend, her mum,dad or bro,sis are not like it at all

[opus88]

I should also add I have been reading alot about homeopathic methods lately, this I haven't trialed myself but there are many who claim get success with.
for aggression get, Flower Essence of snapdragon or tiger lily (can even combine the two)
these can be obtain thru most health food stores.
allow 3-4 weeks to see an improvement.
Prepare a bottle by adding 2  drops (1 of each if using the 2) into a 1 oz (28) ml dark dropper bottle.
administer a dropperful several times per day by adding to the cats drinking water or by mouth or by dabbing on their paws or ears.
worth a try.

[clog5]

hi nacyjac, she comes over for a cuddle, and when you stroke her she attacks, she hisses and punches out and bites, we never touch them when they eat, we are her only owners, as we have her mum and dad, then they had her and her brother and sister, so i know she wasnt mistreated,
theres nothing threatening her, shes ok one minute and attacks the next for no reason, then after she attacks she will come back for more cuddles and then will atack again , it seemes to being going round in circles, she enjoys being stroked,
we have noticed some nights she wakes up screaming from her sleep,
but her attacks manly happen in the day time

[nancyjac]

Pay attention to whether there are any commonalities when she becomes aggressive.  There could be some trigger that is getting her wired that could be anything from loud noise (high volume on TV or stereo), bad weather, being distracted or handled while eating or sleeping, hyperactivity after being left alone in the house, or any number of things.  When she "attacks" is the hissing or growling, or just playing too rough?  Is there anything threatening her when she attacks?  Think about it from the cat's perspective rather than yours.  She may actually feel she needs to defend herself if she is being cornered.  Does she become aggressive when you approach her, or is she approaching you?