Hi All,
Not sure if you all seen my post last week about my cat and how far we've came since I got him and was learning as a first time Cat Mom.
Well I've really bonded with my Cat in lots of ways but as the title of my post says.....he can still be really un-approachable and unpredictable!!
I hear you all say well isn't that all Cats, yes I suppose it is but I hear how loving and how cuddly most of yours can be too......ive not got that with Garfield.
I have accepted that is more than fine and just who he is as a cat, thats his personality and that our bond is he likes to sleep, sit or lay near but not close to me or not right by me or not snuggled in and he likes to go out lots when he can as he loves the outdoors! I say he's a typical boy lol
But (get to the point I hear u say) times like when I need to flea treat him I have to plan how and when I can get to him to treat him as he won't just sit there an allow me, he whacks out at me.
I found a tick the other week in him (even thou he'd been treated) an he wouldn't let me get it properly so I had to try catch him an wrap him in a towel to stop him from scratching us and my dad got it out using the tool, he won't let me check him for more I just have to stoke him as an when I can to see if I can feel one
AND THEN TONIGHT.....
He was laying stretched out near me on his blanket on my bed and looking at me like trying to get my attention....i have false nails on an likes me stroking (when he feels like) so i had been stroking for ages, one side of his face down from his mouth to the back of his jaw and he was purring really loud an so relaxed, he then rolled over to his other side an I did the same an he was laying really relaxed an still purring really loud (no tail wagging as a wsrning) and then after 3 strikes on that side out of no where he just grabbed my hand with his both paws and his claws out! He realised what he did an jumped up straight away an sat wide eyed looking at me. It's really hurt an scratched me though and I don't know what I did wrong!?
It actually really upset me an un-nerved me to be honest.
He got down an sat on the landing while I washed an seen to my hand and he's now sat back on the end of my bed grooming himself but I just don't know what to do with him or what I did or am doing so wrong!?
All advice always appreciated xx
Not sure if you all seen my post last week about my cat and how far we've came since I got him and was learning as a first time Cat Mom.
Well I've really bonded with my Cat in lots of ways but as the title of my post says.....he can still be really un-approachable and unpredictable!!
I hear you all say well isn't that all Cats, yes I suppose it is but I hear how loving and how cuddly most of yours can be too......ive not got that with Garfield.
I have accepted that is more than fine and just who he is as a cat, thats his personality and that our bond is he likes to sleep, sit or lay near but not close to me or not right by me or not snuggled in and he likes to go out lots when he can as he loves the outdoors! I say he's a typical boy lol
But (get to the point I hear u say) times like when I need to flea treat him I have to plan how and when I can get to him to treat him as he won't just sit there an allow me, he whacks out at me.
I found a tick the other week in him (even thou he'd been treated) an he wouldn't let me get it properly so I had to try catch him an wrap him in a towel to stop him from scratching us and my dad got it out using the tool, he won't let me check him for more I just have to stoke him as an when I can to see if I can feel one
AND THEN TONIGHT.....
He was laying stretched out near me on his blanket on my bed and looking at me like trying to get my attention....i have false nails on an likes me stroking (when he feels like) so i had been stroking for ages, one side of his face down from his mouth to the back of his jaw and he was purring really loud an so relaxed, he then rolled over to his other side an I did the same an he was laying really relaxed an still purring really loud (no tail wagging as a wsrning) and then after 3 strikes on that side out of no where he just grabbed my hand with his both paws and his claws out! He realised what he did an jumped up straight away an sat wide eyed looking at me. It's really hurt an scratched me though and I don't know what I did wrong!?
It actually really upset me an un-nerved me to be honest.
He got down an sat on the landing while I washed an seen to my hand and he's now sat back on the end of my bed grooming himself but I just don't know what to do with him or what I did or am doing so wrong!?
All advice always appreciated xx
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