Wife sitting in chair

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

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On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:23:32 +0000, David Stevenson
wrote:


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get away
with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE time,
is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY INJURE
ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:23:32 +0000, David Stevenson
wrote:


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get away
with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE time,
is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY INJURE
ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

And just what would you do to a cat like that, Gandalf?

shaking head in sorrow for poor Lorelei

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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I don't know about him but, after the first time I would make some effort to
at least get away from the cat or shoo it away. A good thump on the nose
might be in order if I didn't have a water bottle handy.
"CatNipped" wrote in message
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ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:23:32 +0000, David Stevenson
wrote:


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get away
with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE time,
is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY INJURE
ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

And just what would you do to a cat like that, Gandalf?

shaking head in sorrow for poor Lorelei

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/

Sorry, that was in part my impatience over the whole "Lorelei" story finally
snapping. I don't know if anyone else's cats do this, but mine will gently
put out a claw (or in Sammy's care a little bite or nip - not drawing blood)
just to get me to pay attention to them. They don't do this in malice or
evil or any other bad intent, just to get my attention. The fact that she
sat through it twice and didn't move or react other than an "Ow" tells me it
wasn't done hard. The absolute best way to discourage a cat who is getting
a bit rambunctious is to let out a loud, high-pitched "MEW" - the noise a
kitten will make when a sibling is getting too rough. All rough-housing
stops immediately (a cat's equivalent to crying "uncle").

I think one of my cats would have to chew off my arm before I would even
*CONSIDER* not having said cat.

Again, sorry for blowing a gasket.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/

"Granby" wrote in message
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I don't know about him but, after the first time I would make some effort
to at least get away from the cat or shoo it away. A good thump on the
nose might be in order if I didn't have a water bottle handy.
"CatNipped" wrote in message
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ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:23:32 +0000, David Stevenson
wrote:


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get away
with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE time,
is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY INJURE
ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

And just what would you do to a cat like that, Gandalf?

shaking head in sorrow for poor Lorelei

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/

A lottle late responding to this but just wanted to say I understand
where Catnipped was coming from.

A while back after reading Gandalf always writing about how Lorelei
was not being like like she thought she should be I made a remark
about maybe Lorelei would be better off with someone else and I caught
all hang for it!!


Sorry, that was in part my impatience over the whole "Lorelei" story finally
snapping. I don't know if anyone else's cats do this, but mine will gently
put out a claw (or in Sammy's care a little bite or nip - not drawing blood)
just to get me to pay attention to them. They don't do this in malice or
evil or any other bad intent, just to get my attention. The fact that she
sat through it twice and didn't move or react other than an "Ow" tells me it
wasn't done hard. The absolute best way to discourage a cat who is getting
a bit rambunctious is to let out a loud, high-pitched "MEW" - the noise a
kitten will make when a sibling is getting too rough. All rough-housing
stops immediately (a cat's equivalent to crying "uncle").

I think one of my cats would have to chew off my arm before I would even
*CONSIDER* not having said cat.

Again, sorry for blowing a gasket.


I don't know about him but, after the first time I would make some effort
to at least get away from the cat or shoo it away. A good thump on the
nose might be in order if I didn't have a water bottle handy.


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his claws in
her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get away
with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE time,
is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY INJURE
ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

And just what would you do to a cat like that, Gandalf?

shaking head in sorrow for poor Lorelei

On Dec 12, 9:26*pm, "Granby" wrote:
I don't know about him but, after the first time I would make some effort to
at least get away from the cat or shoo it away. *A good thump on the nose
might be in order if I didn't have a water bottle handy."CatNipped" wrote in message

...

I see what you're saying, but I kind of interpret what David said a
little
differently, probably because of Cherokee. The key words were "slowly
and deliberately." To me, that says Nico's just getting her attention
without
really hurting her. Instead of being mean, she's just being annoying.
Sort of like the "love bites" we're all familiar with.
Now, Kitten's thing is to grab my ankle, with claws out, and start
bunny-kicking, with claws out. That HURTS, it's aggressive, and she
gets
the water gun for it. She never seems to learn anything, but I have
hopes.
Biskit is the only one who gets away with deliberate clawing. She
loves to
perch on my shoulder, and while she's there, she kneads. It hurts like
the
devil but she is purring and drooling and in such obvious nirvana
while she's
doing it I can't bear to make her stop. In fact, I can't bear to
discipline Biskit
for just about anything. :-)

Sherry

In ,
CatNipped typed:
ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:23:32 +0000, David Stevenson
wrote:


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get
away with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE
time, is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY
INJURE ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

And just what would you do to a cat like that, Gandalf?

shaking head in sorrow for poor Lorelei

Lori, are you meaning to imply that Gandalf would or does abuse Lorelei?
because that how what you've written above sounds like to me, and that seems
out of character for you.

Yowie

I don't think the cat was at fault, the human was though.
"Yowie" wrote in message
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In ,
CatNipped typed:
ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:23:32 +0000, David Stevenson
wrote:


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get
away with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE
time, is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY
INJURE ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

And just what would you do to a cat like that, Gandalf?

shaking head in sorrow for poor Lorelei

Lori, are you meaning to imply that Gandalf would or does abuse Lorelei?
because that how what you've written above sounds like to me, and that
seems out of character for you.

Yowie

No Yowie, that's not what I meant at all, and I've already apologized for
losing my patience. What I *feel* is that Gandalf has, and has expressed
here quite often, unreasonable expectations of what a cat should be, without
allowing that all cats are different. His "violent" reaction to what was,
to me, a non-incident is what I think tipped my scales. What I *fear* is,
because of that, Gandalf will decide that Lorelei is not what he wants or
expects a cat to be and may either "get rid of her" or be take away from her
any signs of his affection.

Again, I apologize for losing my patience and I would really like to leave
it at that.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/

"Yowie" wrote in message
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In ,
CatNipped typed:
ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:23:32 +0000, David Stevenson
wrote:


Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!"

Nico looks at her. Then, slowly, deliberately, he sticks his
claws in her bare lower leg.

"Owww !!!!" Then she kicks out.

Don't worry, she missed. Nico is quick.

Is there some RATIONAL reason WHY you would let a cat, ANY cat, get
away with this kind of crap?

This is just COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE behavior.

Letting a cat GET AWAY with this kind of behavior, even a SINGLE
time, is INSANITY, pure and simple.

No cat would EVER get away with that, in MY house.

But then, I simply wouldn't HAVE a cat that would INTENTIONALLY
INJURE ME.

Shaking my head in disbelief

And just what would you do to a cat like that, Gandalf?

shaking head in sorrow for poor Lorelei

Lori, are you meaning to imply that Gandalf would or does abuse Lorelei?
because that how what you've written above sounds like to me, and that
seems out of character for you.

Yowie