Posted on 08/15/2014 10:44:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Officers got into a standoff with an enraged cat early Tuesday morning after it allegedly trapped its owners in the bedroom of their Chula Vista home.
According to Chula Vista police, a woman and her adult daughter called 911 at about 4 a.m. to report that they had barricaded themselves inside a bedroom in the 4000 block of Neptune Court because their cat would not let them out.
They told emergency dispatchers that when they tried to exit the room, the cat became furious. Officers responded and tried coaxing the cat, named "Cuppy," by softly calling it, until it eventually walked out on its own.
Cuppy has reportedly been the family pet for 14 years. However, he’s unpredictable – especially when the neighborhood stray cat stalks their yard. It had never escalated to a 911 call before.
“He’s just a ball of fury I guess,” neighbor Karen Yarger said.
Chula Vista police said animal control usually takes these calls, but there was a big delay overnight. Officers were in the area, and without high priority calls and were free to help.
Here is the latest episode of cat terrorism.
The only word that I can think of is: BOOM!
5.56mm
I snuck up on my cat and really scared her. She chased me down the hallway into the bathroom. Boy, was she mad. It probably didn’t help that I was laughing. She got even, though. (Ambush.) Turnabout is feline play.
They shoot dogs, don’t they?
These folks obviously know nothing about cats.
Nine lives...but MULTIPLE personalities.
If you listen carefully, you can actually hear what a cat is really saying.
One time, my kitty was waiting for some sort of morning attention: Treats, or petting, or whatever. I was making breakfast.
Finally, he got impatient. He jumped off the half-height brick ledge/wall I have inside the house, and as he jumped off, I could hear him mutter one cat phrase. That phrase was clearly “Screw this.”
I was like, OMG! My cat actually told me “Screw this” when I was taking too long!!! LOL
I must have read this wrong. I thought it said two adults were intimidated by a house cat.
Okay, so you don’t like cats...
Shouldn’t that sentence read “allegedly trapped its incredibly stupid owners in the bedroom of their Chula Vista home”?
Anyone who really knows cats-or dogs, for that matter-knows they are capable of tantrums, just like a 2 or 3 year old human-you can’t let them push your buttons. One of my 3 cats does drive-bys at ankles as you walk down the hall if he is being ignored. That cop obviously knows pets-those owners obviously don’t...
Sounds like this kitty needs a change of diet to calm his nervous system. Maybe a vacation. More catnip. Better toys.
Guess that makes me a cat liberal:)
Heard that the cat is 14 years old. Could be age related issues for this cat?
or a tennis racket.
Had a similar situation with one of my tenants a few years back except the cat, which was damned big, started attacking her and her granddaughters.
My tenant could express a bit of the drama queen from time to time and so I just dismissed it as another ‘Becky’ moment.
Then I was at her house one day and saw the cat viciously attack hre three-year-old granddaughter. I kicked it and it came after me.
Big mistake. It fled outside.
I called a local vet to have it put down and was told they couldn’t do that without an examination to determine the cause of its violent behavior and then a course of treatment.
After the third vet told me the same thing I finally found Doctor Ruger and he straightened the ‘werewolf cat’ right out.
Ain’t nuthin in the world scarier than a pissed off pussy! I rather face an angry dog any day, at least with a dog you have some chance of talking it down.
Maybe they ran out of catnip and Cuppy needed a fix.
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