Vicious 22-pound cat traps Oregon couple in room, attacks baby

Fox News ^ | March 10, 2014 | Associated Press

[This Just In]

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police had to be called in to subdue a 22-pound house cat that trapped its owners inside their bedroom after attacking their baby.

The baby was not injured in the Sunday incident.

[Bulwyf]

Is it wrong to laugh my arse off at that? lol

[tbpiper]

The mark of what it is to be “American” is ingenuity. This will definitely leave a mark......

[EBH]

There are reasons for those “This House is Protected by an Attack Cat.”

I owned an “attack cat,” it took 6 years to calm her down but I would never fully trust her around ....children.

Cat’s can have several kinds of seemingly unprovoked types of aggression. One is called transfer aggression (what my cat had) and the other is petting aggression (why I have a bite wound on my hand from a client’s cat). Cat bites and scratches are very bad deals and I sincerely hope they take the baby to the hospital or doctor.

This will provoke the removal of the cat from the home by the health department or child services.

[stevem]

Something is wrong with this picture.

The whole story sounds bogus enough to be reported on NBC.

[DaveA37]

One well placed .22 would solve that in short order if that cat were in my house. With a history like it did have, why was it still there?

You own your dogs, your cats tolerate you.

[Sivad]

My pal used the 22cal remedy on a raccoon that entered thru
the pet door seeking dog food. He didn’t finish the job w/the
first shot so there was a bloody mess all over the kitchen
and living room. Twelve years ago and I’m still chuckling when
he gives me shit about my shooting.

[Mercat]

No cat or dog should be left alone with a child under 18 months. By 18 months the child can fend off most cats. Extend the ban on dogs another year. Our ACD wanted to eat our granddaughter until she go big enough to throw a frisbie. Then and now he adores her and the only time I saw him get violent was at a man he thought was a threat to her. (actually he was right and chased him out of the house).

[ßuddaßudd]

The story should be the man called 911 for help....
My previous cat terrorized me and lit up my son's face once,,, but who would call help?

[Twinkie]

Our cat is a sneaky biter. She will be just playing; then she gets this naughty look in her eyes and we later find long red scratches on our arms. - We first named her “Lambchop”, then the neighbor kids started laughing and guffawing at us calling “Lambchop” (and she would never answer to that name anyway - we’d already tried “Zippy” - and the only name she would agree to answer to is “Brutus”). So, “Brutus” it is; I don’t like it, but that’s it. At least, the neighbor kids don’t make fun of it.

[EBH]

She isn’t sneaky, you see that ‘funny look’ on her face. She is over stimulated, same type of aggression as petting aggression. The trick is to not get to that point and stop way before ‘that look.’

[Lx]

This is unbelievable. No matter how big and out of control the kitteh is, it is not hard to pick one up. You just scoop him up and fold his front legs under him and he can’t do anything. If he tries to bight you just stick your finger between his front teeth and he won’t be able to bight down.
Talk about lame owners.

[Lazamataz]

I have a better solution. Don’t adopt feral cats.

My perfect little tuxedo, Zippy Pachoo the Wondercat, was a feral. Adopted from the streets at about 6 months of age during a viciously-cold winter in Georgia, when he was brought (complaining at the time) into the house, he realized this was the Spa. This was the LIFE baby. Never looked to leave the house again.

He is the most gentle cat I have EVER owned. He has never once bitten, swatted, or anything. NOT EVEN ONCE! Owned him for 4 years now.

Of course, he does have one downside -- he is an attention hog. He must be petted at every moment of every day. NO exceptions. :)

[TheOldLady]

Thank you for the ping, I think... ;-)

[jimt]

Sack + rocks + kitty + water = no problem

[Biggirl]

Been bookmarking them all. :)=^..^=

[Biggirl]

TNSR or “Trap, Neuter, Spay, Release.”

[patriot08]

Oh my, cat haters are gonna love this one.
The facts are; this is very very rare for cats- even feral ones taken in.

[patriot08]

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We have an adorable, affectionate little part Persian tabby female named Katy and a huge, gentle solid black tom named Tommy.
While they always got along just fine, one day Katy got mad at the huge tom over something and whipped his butt, chased him into a bedroom and refused to let him out.
Every time he tried to come out she’d whip his butt- kept him pinned up in the bedroom for hours.
We finally had to close her up in another room until she got over her mad spell.

It was so funny to see this little female do all this to the much larger tom. LOL
Never did find out what the argument was about.

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[TexasRepublic]

22 lb cat meet .22 Short.

[patriot08]

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