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[izz]

Hello fellow cat psychologists ! ! I have a bit of an issue with our FiFi, recently, she's taken to biting. I think it may have something to do with the boys now spending some time with us on the bed on lie-in days, she'll tolerate/ignore/bat them off for some while and then at some seemingly random time afterwards and with no warning whatsoever she'll leap at my arm, grab it between claws and bite it, drawing blood from both teeth and claws. This isn't finding favour with me as she's done it about once a week for the past three weeks and I'm accumulating scars. She does go for High Voltage occasionally but as she's bonded a little tighter with me, it tends to be me that gets the most of it, at least so far.

So ! Any ideas how I can avoid this happening in future would be welcome and also how to get out of a bite as painlessly as possible. We can shut her in 'her' room but we can't really shut the boys out of the bedroom. WRT getting out of a cat bite, I read something on the interwebz to the effect that one should push back against the bit in order to force the cat to loosen the grip - this did work the one time I tried it but she just went for me again and had a second go. My how I laughed.

 

[May Kasahara]

Donut just came trotting downstairs with a mouse in his mouth Not sure whether he caught it in the house, brought it in or (more likely) Viv supplied it in a motherly attempt to teach him how to hunt. Anyway, we shut him outside where he proceeded to spend ten minutes chucking it up in the air like a killer whale with a dead seal, before scoffing it on the grass.

 

[Chz]

Met this friendly one on the street today.

 

[Epona]

Hello fellow cat psychologists ! ! I have a bit of an issue with our FiFi, recently, she's taken to biting. I think it may have something to do with the boys now spending some time with us on the bed on lie-in days, she'll tolerate/ignore/bat them off for some while and then at some seemingly random time afterwards and with no warning whatsoever she'll leap at my arm, grab it between claws and bite it, drawing blood from both teeth and claws. This isn't finding favour with me as she's done it about once a week for the past three weeks and I'm accumulating scars. She does go for High Voltage occasionally but as she's bonded a little tighter with me, it tends to be me that gets the most of it, at least so far.

So ! Any ideas how I can avoid this happening in future would be welcome and also how to get out of a bite as painlessly as possible. We can shut her in 'her' room but we can't really shut the boys out of the bedroom. WRT getting out of a cat bite, I read something on the interwebz to the effect that one should push back against the bit in order to force the cat to loosen the grip - this did work the one time I tried it but she just went for me again and had a second go. My how I laughed.

The first thought is that she might be feeling unwell or experiencing pain of some sort - always first off get a vet check when there is any change in behaviour, especially aggression levels.

Best of luck xx

 

[stavros]

Vic’s response to HRH’s demise
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Missy after scanning through the channels last night:

 

[Cloo]

Someone's comfy

 

[donkyboy]

Chloe has another encounter with the local cat

 

[felixthecat]

It's only taken 4 months of looking at it suspiciously to decide the radiator bed in my office is safe

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Met this friendly one on the street today.
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What a beauty!

 

[izz]

Epona, she's vetted regularly but thank you for the thought. It only happens on lie-in days when we're all in/on bed and she doesn't get on at all with the other two, so my guess its displaced aggression, but I don't have any idea what to do about it.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

but I don't have any idea what to do about it.

how do you react? cats can see it all as a play-fighting game (without realising that humans don't have thick fur to absorb claws / teeth) - i'm told that yowling like a cat in pain can get the message across that it's not fun...

(others may have more on this - other than an occasion when i was trying to stuff cats in to the cat box for a trip to the vet, and one occasion where i think kitty was having a bad catnip trip, i've not really had a cat turn violent with me.)

 

[izz]

how do you react? cats can see it all as a play-fighting game (without realising that humans don't have thick fur to absorb claws / teeth) - i'm told that yowling like a cat in pain can get the message across that it's not fun...

(others may have more on this - other than an occasion when i was trying to stuff cats in to the cat box for a trip to the vet, and one occasion where i think kitty was having a bad catnip trip, i've not really had a cat turn violent with me.)

Well, she's extremely painful so there is screaming Doesn't stop her though. I shall attempt to yowl next time and let y'all know how it goes.

 

[seeformiles]

Vic has the ball at his feet this afternoon - scratch across his nose courtesy of Mrs Miggins (Damn her evil heart...)

 

[spitfire]

 

[bmd]

Here's Tat, stopping off at the water hole. That's his glass because he has had the water bowl (refilled twice a day) and the water fountain and the toilet door propped open but he prefers a glass. He looks so comfortable too!

 

[stavros]

Another day, another six hours glued to the bed.

 

[waxoyl]

Stan’s enjoying a pint of council pop also.

 

[A380]

A very rare shot of my two and a half all together. Sainsbury’s own brand Dreamies knock off cat crack to thank.
Mopsi,’make the sun come back servant!’

 

[Puddy_Tat]

fairly common feline advice -

Felines can even detect slight changes in the breeze with their whiskers. Given this sensitivity, it's no wonder that most cats don't like things touching their whiskers, and that includes small food and water bowls.

cat -

Stan’s enjoying a pint of council pop also. View attachment 262965

 

[Epona]

fairly common feline advice -



cat -

I've seen Jakey aka idiot cat get his head wedged inside a pint glass btw.

 

[bmd]

Stan’s enjoying a pint of council pop also.

At least we now know it's a thing.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Oh. Were you about to start packing?

 

[Epona]

Oh. Were you about to start packing?

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Looks like you've packed the most important things that you are likely to need

 

[May Kasahara]

The princess and the pea

 

[fishfinger]

The princess and the pea

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Has the girl's shadow fallen on your cushions?

 

[seeformiles]

Lil’ Bob is keeping Mrs SFM company while she works

 

[donkyboy]

Rogue: I'm going to give you 10 seconds to leave my territory:

In mid air: I. told. you. to. leave:

 

[Cloo]

R0unD kaT

 

[waxoyl]

Stan sun bathing in the bedroom.

 

[Epona]

R0unD kaT

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I just love her little face, so expressive and so majestically pissed off looking! Even without floral adornments or other fashion statements courtesy of your children!