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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:58:46 +0000, jimperrin wrote:
Hi: About two months ago I got a "free-to-a-good-home" four-year-old tabby cat. Ever since it arrived, it sits on a shelf in the basement and except for nocternal eating rarely comes out. It has been getting friendlier, craves attention, but does give me a fairly vicious bite occassionally when I'm petting her, trying to gain her trust. (My right arm and hand is shredded, I'm thinking of amputating it!) I got a second cat in the hopes of drawing the first one out. (The second is marvellous - moved in a took over!) No luck, the second won't have anything to do with the first. I read about the petting/attack issues and now wear heavy gloves and I scold her verbally when she bites me. I'm actually having a love/fear relationship with this critter. Any ideas on how I can draw this beast out of her lion's den and turn her into a sociable cat, or should I quit while I'm ahead and have her sent to the SPCA? Jim Orillia, Ontario, Cananda Did you (or can you) get any of her past history? Good luck whatever you do. MLB |
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:58:46 +0000, jimperrin wrote:
Hi: About two months ago I got a "free-to-a-good-home" four-year-old tabby cat. Ever since it arrived, it sits on a shelf in the basement and except for nocternal eating rarely comes out. It has been getting friendlier, craves attention, but does give me a fairly vicious bite occassionally when I'm petting her, trying to gain her trust. (My right arm and hand is shredded, I'm thinking of amputating it!) I got a second cat in the hopes of drawing the first one out. (The second is marvellous - moved in a took over!) No luck, the second won't have anything to do with the first. I read about the petting/attack issues and now wear heavy gloves and I scold her verbally when she bites me. I'm actually having a love/fear relationship with this critter. Any ideas on how I can draw this beast out of her lion's den and turn her into a sociable cat, or should I quit while I'm ahead and have her sent to the SPCA? Jim Orillia, Ontario, Cananda Did you (or can you) get any of her past history? Good luck whatever you do. MLB |
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