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Hi, I would appreciate getting your guys advice on this. I recently adopted a cat from a shelter who's a girl and 9 months old (being spayed next week). She's been with me for a couple weeks now and everything has been really great. I work from home so I've got to spend a lot of time with her. She's very playful and not shy at all and likes to come sit on me or my roommates lap while we work/relax.
The only big issue is that me and my roommate keep unexpectedly getting scratched, and it sometimes cuts deep into our skin and makes us bleed. The scratching is quite bad and can come at very unexpected times. The other day for example I was lying in my bed using my laptop while she was sleeping next to me and she got this look about her and then jumped and scratched me leaving several large cuts on my arm. It's gotten to the point where I feel a bit nervous when she sits on my lap or around me for fear that she will unexpectedly scratch/bite me.
I'm not really sure how to fix this. I actively play with her with a wand toy around 4 times a day for 15-20 minutes and feed her in the morning and night. I would really appreciate any advice on this. Below I've attatched a gif of me wearing a glove (sometimes I have to wear gloves near her for fear of getting scratched/bitten) and putting my hand next to her while she lies on my bed and her jumping and scratching my hand.
It's really painful and I don't know if this is just a phase or if there's something I can do to teach her to not scratch. Any advice would really be apprciated!
Note: she has a scratching post and several scratching toys that she likes to scratch too. I've also been trying to cut her nails but its been a slow process because she gets very agitated when I cut them.
gif of her scratching me: Some cute photos of her for your enjoyment:
The only big issue is that me and my roommate keep unexpectedly getting scratched, and it sometimes cuts deep into our skin and makes us bleed. The scratching is quite bad and can come at very unexpected times. The other day for example I was lying in my bed using my laptop while she was sleeping next to me and she got this look about her and then jumped and scratched me leaving several large cuts on my arm. It's gotten to the point where I feel a bit nervous when she sits on my lap or around me for fear that she will unexpectedly scratch/bite me.
I'm not really sure how to fix this. I actively play with her with a wand toy around 4 times a day for 15-20 minutes and feed her in the morning and night. I would really appreciate any advice on this. Below I've attatched a gif of me wearing a glove (sometimes I have to wear gloves near her for fear of getting scratched/bitten) and putting my hand next to her while she lies on my bed and her jumping and scratching my hand.
It's really painful and I don't know if this is just a phase or if there's something I can do to teach her to not scratch. Any advice would really be apprciated!
Note: she has a scratching post and several scratching toys that she likes to scratch too. I've also been trying to cut her nails but its been a slow process because she gets very agitated when I cut them.
gif of her scratching me: Some cute photos of her for your enjoyment: