CHULA VISTA, Calif. (PIX11) – It might seem ridiculous to some, but for a California woman and her daughter there was no choice but to dial 911 after their “aggressive” house cat took them hostage.

“Female is calling on 911 advising that her cat is holding her and her adult daughter hostage in the bedroom, and it attacks them when they try to leave,” said the emergency operator over the radio.

The black-and-white feline named “Cuppy” turned on the two women around 4 a.m., according to KGTV.

The hissing house cat would pounce and claw the two women whenever they tried to walk through the house, partially shredding one of their nightgowns.

Both women were forced to take cover in a bedroom and call police. They told responding officers Cuppy was always an unpredictable animal, but that he had never turned on them like that in 14 years.

“He’s just a ball of fury I guess,” neighbor Karen Yarger told the station.

Officers finally persuaded Cuppy to end his reign of terror by softly calling the cat by its name, coaxing it outside.

According to KGTV, the women took Cuppy to the vet the next day but it’s unclear what will happen to their belligerent cat.