Cat Terrorizes Neighborhood Dogs

LONG BEACH, CA- Bob and Linda Roman were slowly making their way home in a quiet Long Beach neighborhood, returning from an evening stroll with their elderly Scottish terrier, BeauBeau, when the unexpected happened.

Cat awaits next victim

As Linda describes it, “We were just walking along, chatting quietly, when suddenly a huge gray cat leaped out at BeauBeau and jumped on him. BeauBeau was terrified!”

New to the neighborhood, this was the Romans’ first experience with SkyLynx, the devil cat of East Long Beach.

“That cat was going after BeauBeau with a vengeance, all wild-eyed, growling and spitting at him,” says Bob Roman. “I was afraid that BeauBeau would be hurt real bad.”

The Romans attempted to rescue their terrier from the feline’s attack and were rewarded with scratches and hisses.

Just as quickly as it began, the altercation was over and SkyLynx disappeared back into the bushes. BeauBeau himself was shaken but uninjured.

“It was all over so fast,” says Linda Roman. “If we hadn’t been so scratched up we would have thought we imagined it. I’ve never seen anything like that. The attack was completely unprovoked.”

Other neighborhood residents described their encounters with the cat, nicknamed The Cat Bastard. “He’s a pretty awesome animal, dude. I mean, he has no fear. He’s like the wind,” reports Sal Vicuna, 19.

Some neighbors aren’t so taken with the animal. “He went after my Rottweiler once but I chased him off. He’s pretty quick,” says Jonathan Wilson, 44. “It’s getting so you’re not safe walking down the street, the way he lunges out at the dogs. My dog is afraid of cats now, doesn’t even try to chase them anymore.” As proof, Wilson’s 95 pound dog, Chixie, trembled at his side when the feline was mentioned.

The cat was unavailable for comment.