Posted on 04/29/2012 7:41:08 PM PDT by West Texas Chuck
I'm sitting in the den Friday night watching Samurai movies. My weird psycho cat Rocket jumps into my chair and gets all cuddly and lovey. I am patting him and he gets this look in his eyes and I know what is next. He bites the tar out of me.
Do you “rough house” with him?
Yard is all concrete. Thankfully.
Meanie!
Having owned more than my share of cats (for whom I have a grudging respect), all I can say is that if I had a cat like yours.....
...it would immediately become an ex-cat.
Meanie!”
What about the area between the sidewalk and the street, any diggable soil there?
Or maybe a nearby park?
“The nips are love-bites.”
Tis truth. Tomorrow April 30th is our 34th wedding anniversary, and in those 34 years we’ve had well over 30 cats, and more than 30 dogs. Today we have 15 cats, and 4 dogs.
We love them all. Cats do have this tendency to either touch with their teeth, or hold with their teeth, or in some cases bite the hand of those they love. It is a sign of affection that can be quite irritating at times. I prefer the cats that simply hold my finger in the teeth a few seconds to those such as “Niver” that chomp down to the bone, making a colorful moment requiring some repair.
I sympathize with you Chuck as we’ve had a few “Rockets” in our past as well. Good luck.
Not too bad. I scratch his back pretty hard sometimes, but not like other cats I’ve lived with that would go paw to palm with me on occasion.
Hey, I like this guy. We found him under an old dishwasher when Susan and I moved into this house. I’m not sure if we adopted him or he us. Just have to keep an eye on him when he is in a mood.
I've woken up to that, more than once.
/johnny
Yer about as mean as my damn cat!
I’ve had two cats that did that regularly. They want to sleep in your lap but don’t want to be disturbed.
When a cat doesn’t get enough of its mother and her milk when they are very young, they grow up a little bit crazy. My wife got hers from a pet store and it was taken too early. The cat is crazy and schizo. Period. Sometimes really loving and then literally the next second she is 3/4 of the way to pissed off and you just have to shoo her away.
I don't think Chuck is running for President.
/johnny
Two words: cattle prod
Don’t give my wife any ideas. I’ll be on the hot end of one of those things.
While I am asleep, prolly.
Argh! Then what are russian catz like? And how fast can you have a picture of it up, my AI friend? ;)
/johnny
May have been the case that his previous owners were rough and take certain social cues (and you’re unaware). Not your fault at all.
I find it strange that he wouldn’t take a bop on the nose. That’s usually a good indicator to them who’s boss and they take heed. Have you tried a spray bottle of water? It sounds to me that he may have been previously abused. We’ve had a couple of those at our home.
/johnny
Well, that could explain some stuff about my Rocket. His momma left him under that old dishwasher on my porch.
You know, she might have been prescient or something.
Bwahahahahaha.
That is so NOT funny.
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