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Just finished cleaning up yet another aggressive, skin-breaking bite from Sophia.
I was recording a video of her because I was trying to go to the bathroom and she was obsessively following me. I thought it was cute. She had very friendly body language: small pupils, ears up, tail up with a crook, no meowing/growling/hissing, rubbing, purring. Finally, I gave up trying to use that bathroom and went to exit the room. Without ANY change in body language, she lunged, bit the back of my knee, which is covered with other bite scars from her, and would NOT let go. Her teeth punctured through my pants and she would not let go until I pushed her off and yelled. I chased her out of the room with a pillow and closed the door.
I’ve watched all the Jackson Galaxy videos, read the articles on here, talked to every cat owner I know… stumped. Then, I just read this article, linked in another thread and felt like I had a breakthrough.
Sophia does so many of these things.
I was recording a video of her because I was trying to go to the bathroom and she was obsessively following me. I thought it was cute. She had very friendly body language: small pupils, ears up, tail up with a crook, no meowing/growling/hissing, rubbing, purring. Finally, I gave up trying to use that bathroom and went to exit the room. Without ANY change in body language, she lunged, bit the back of my knee, which is covered with other bite scars from her, and would NOT let go. Her teeth punctured through my pants and she would not let go until I pushed her off and yelled. I chased her out of the room with a pillow and closed the door.
I’ve watched all the Jackson Galaxy videos, read the articles on here, talked to every cat owner I know… stumped. Then, I just read this article, linked in another thread and felt like I had a breakthrough.
Sophia does so many of these things.
- Follows me from room to room and sometimes blocks my path
- Stares at me for long periods of time (often licking her lips?)
- Constantly and insistently scent marks me and everywhere around us
- Insists on sitting on my lap and will bite if I move in a position she does not like
- Has bitten me while I was on the phone because attention was not on her