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Cats are known to be territorial creatures.
On Mar. 18, Azzurri Azmi put up a Facebook post on how his domestic cat displayed such behaviour.
According to his Facebook post, his son, Azzurri Aiman, had fed a black female community cat some food.
However, Aiman didn't realise that the feline had followed him home.
Coincidentally, their male domestic cat, Apet, was also at the corridor when Aiman returned home.
All of a sudden, Apet jumped on his face and bit him.
Screaming in pain, he ran to his parent's room to call for help while the cat was still clinging onto his face.
According to Azmi, he had to grab Apet by the neck and choke him a little until the animal let go of his son's face.
Azmi sustained a few minor scratches to his left arm in the process.
Deep scar
While he went on to apply pressure on his son's face with a damp towel to stop the bleeding, he knew that he had to bring Aiman to the hospital to seek treatment.
Here are the scars left behind by the cat:
WARNING: Graphic image ahead.
Photo from Azzurri Azmi's Facebook page.
Photo from Azzurri Azmi's Facebook page.
Photo from Azzurri Azmi's Facebook page.
The family then rushed to Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) where he had to be stitched up.
Aiman and his sister were traumatised by the incident and developed a phobia of Apet.
Cat usually "quiet and timid"
Following the incident, the family has caged Apet for the time being.
Photo from Azzurri Azmi's Facebook page.
They will also send it to a vet to be neutered.
Azmi said that this incident was unusual for the family as Apet is usually "quiet and timid", and does not know what triggered this attack.
According to the Cat Welfare Society, neutering a cat will benefit the feline not just in terms of their health and curb the cat population in Singapore.
The cat will also:
- Stop trying to leave one's home.
- Stop spraying urine around the house.
- Stop getting into fights with other cats.
Mothership has reached out to SPCA for comment.
You can see the original post here:
Top image from Azzurri Azmi's Facebook page.