Did your cat walk up and bite your for no reason or just nibble your hair when he never did this before? Did he scratch the dog when he walked by or pounce on him from around the corner? Is the cat chewing on things when he never did this before? These are behaviors we don't want to have our cats doing on a daily basis and we thought we taught them better.
While a cat is a wild animal first and foremost they are able to live and get along in the human world.
Figuring out why the cat started doing these bad things can be done of we look for clues in the everyday life of our cats.
Have you gotten so bust lately with work, the holidays or family visiting? This may be why the cat was biting your hair, you have not been showing as much affection lately and he's saying "hey I need some attention too.
"" You've ignored me lately and I'm bored so I am going play with the dog instead" that's why he jumped the dog.
Maybe the cat is older and is having some dental issues, a sore tooth or maybe a string is caught on a tooth from his favorite toy.
A trip to the vet could fix this easily.
To stop bad behavior reinforcing basic training can always help, showing more attention to the good things and making him feel proud again can help to.
Giving out punishment will not work cats are proud animals and tend to have a mind of their own.
Punishment will often times just lead to more bad behavior or even a more aggressive cat.
Try giving him something to do, buy him a new toy to keep him occupied or even give him more affection when you're watching TV.
You may not always be able to change things to suit the cat but finding ways to compromise may be the answer.