--- description: Stamford man called the police, has four hour standoff with his cat title: Man Calls 911 Because His Cat Locked Him Out of the House for 4 Hours image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e2f6f4654823cbf/69885338428a9eaeecccd931/gettyimages-98125846-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Man Calls 911 Because His Cat Locked Him Out of the House for Four Hours  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 5, 2015 6:48 PM CUT  Cat with open mouth hissing Cat with open mouth hissingGetty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 5, 2015 6:48 PM CUT A Connecticut man called 911 Tuesday at 1:30 in the morning because he said his cat bit his leg and drove him out of the house. Mohammed Lokman [told the operator](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/911-stamford-cat/ "undefined") that he and his wife were forced to sit outside in their car for about four hours because the cat was guarding the entrance of their Stamford home, [CBS2 reports](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/911-stamford-cat/ "undefined"). Police advised the couple to give the cat distance, and eventually the two were able to go back inside. The ferocious feline had apparently just had a kitten, so local animal control representatives thought it was just being overprotective. Last spring, a Portland, Ore. family called 911 after their approximately 20-pound cat Lux [charged](http://time.com/20197/crazed-pet-cat-holds-family-hostage-and-forces-them-to-call-911-for-rescue/ "undefined") at their seven-month-old baby and held the family hostage in their own home. The feline had to go to therapy and became the subject of an episode of [_My Cat From Hell_ on ](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20825726,00.html "undefined")[_Animal Planet_](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20825726,00.html "undefined")_._ ### Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE  3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie getting sized up. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Ronnie stands uncomfortably with normal horse collar. He eats only four pounds of hay a day compared to 40 pounds for draft horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A young girl with Chauncey the miniature horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Chauncey and 2 larger horses. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cedric being held by a trainer. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia riding Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia with two miniature horses at the Lilliput Ranch in California. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia showing some love for Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk. 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