Maxi

[Opened Eyes]

We have a beautiful 8 month old, spayed, has all her shots, manx
kitten. She is lovely to look at, orange tabby and amber eyes. She is
also the spawn of demon cats everywhere!!!

Neither my husband nor myself has ever experienced the nonsense this
kitten can produce. She slapped me awake the other morning at 3am, she
bites feet and legs after lying in ambush for us. She has attached her
true affection to my husband, grooming his head and bathing him. My
role in her life is to scratch her when she jumps on my lap and not to
stop until she slaps the crap out of my hands. We stopped playing with
her, months ago, hoping to break the connection between our hands
signaling a game and her inability to distinguish between play and pain.
The water pistol proved effective only until she decided she was going
to simply ignore it.

She's ours. She's a CAT for God's sake...we MUST win.....she's not
going anywhere, although my husband has suggested that too much of our
income goes for bandaids and ointments for my arms and hands, and
perhaps we should find Maxi another home.

PLEASE HELP>>

Cozzie

[*~*SooZy*~*]

protective clothing!!!!!!!!!

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"Opened Eyes" > wrote in message
...
> We have a beautiful 8 month old, spayed, has all her shots, manx
> kitten. She is lovely to look at, orange tabby and amber eyes. She is
> also the spawn of demon cats everywhere!!!
>
> Neither my husband nor myself has ever experienced the nonsense this
> kitten can produce. She slapped me awake the other morning at 3am, she
> bites feet and legs after lying in ambush for us. She has attached her
> true affection to my husband, grooming his head and bathing him. My
> role in her life is to scratch her when she jumps on my lap and not to
> stop until she slaps the crap out of my hands. We stopped playing with
> her, months ago, hoping to break the connection between our hands
> signaling a game and her inability to distinguish between play and pain.
> The water pistol proved effective only until she decided she was going
> to simply ignore it.
>
> She's ours. She's a CAT for God's sake...we MUST win.....she's not
> going anywhere, although my husband has suggested that too much of our
> income goes for bandaids and ointments for my arms and hands, and
> perhaps we should find Maxi another home.
>
> PLEASE HELP>>
>
> Cozzie
>

[*~*SooZy*~*]

protective clothing!!!!!!!!!

--
Luv 'n stuff
*~*SooZy*~*
http://community.webshots.com/user/ragdollcatsuk
"Opened Eyes" > wrote in message
...
> We have a beautiful 8 month old, spayed, has all her shots, manx
> kitten. She is lovely to look at, orange tabby and amber eyes. She is
> also the spawn of demon cats everywhere!!!
>
> Neither my husband nor myself has ever experienced the nonsense this
> kitten can produce. She slapped me awake the other morning at 3am, she
> bites feet and legs after lying in ambush for us. She has attached her
> true affection to my husband, grooming his head and bathing him. My
> role in her life is to scratch her when she jumps on my lap and not to
> stop until she slaps the crap out of my hands. We stopped playing with
> her, months ago, hoping to break the connection between our hands
> signaling a game and her inability to distinguish between play and pain.
> The water pistol proved effective only until she decided she was going
> to simply ignore it.
>
> She's ours. She's a CAT for God's sake...we MUST win.....she's not
> going anywhere, although my husband has suggested that too much of our
> income goes for bandaids and ointments for my arms and hands, and
> perhaps we should find Maxi another home.
>
> PLEASE HELP>>
>
> Cozzie
>

[Bill]

>"Opened Eyes" > wrote in message
...
> We have a beautiful 8 month old, spayed, has all her shots, manx
> kitten. She is lovely to look at, orange tabby and amber eyes. She is
> also the spawn of demon cats everywhere!!!
>
> Neither my husband nor myself has ever experienced the nonsense this
> kitten can produce. She slapped me awake the other morning at 3am, she
> bites feet and legs after lying in ambush for us. She has attached her
> true affection to my husband, grooming his head and bathing him. My
> role in her life is to scratch her when she jumps on my lap and not to
> stop until she slaps the crap out of my hands.

Most cats will simply jump down from your lap or walk away when they're
tired of being petted. However, a few cats will bite you or take a swipe at
you with their claw when they get tired of being petted.

One strategy would be to shorten the petting session so you put the cat down
before she tires of being petted. Watch for telltale signs the cat is
becoming annoyed, such as wagging the tail from the base.

Warn the cat off from biting legs and feet by hissing or growling. All cats
understand this. This is especially effective if you anticipate when the
cat is going to attack you and warn her off in advance.


>We stopped playing with
> her, months ago, hoping to break the connection between our hands
> signaling a game and her inability to distinguish between play and pain.
> The water pistol proved effective only until she decided she was going
> to simply ignore it.
>
> She's ours. She's a CAT for God's sake...we MUST win.....she's not
> going anywhere, although my husband has suggested that too much of our
> income goes for bandaids and ointments for my arms and hands, and
> perhaps we should find Maxi another home.
>
> PLEASE HELP>>
>
> Cozzie
>

As other have pointed out, the cat is probably bored. You can buy cat toys
she likes to play with and use a cat toy to play with her to burn off some
energy. Feathers-on-the-end-of-a-stick is always a favorite. Sometime the
stick part is as fun as the feathers. Laser pointer red dots are fun to
chase around the floor, but be careful not to shine the light in the cat's
eyes.

Another kitten for a companion can be the answer too.

Bill

[Bill]

>"Opened Eyes" > wrote in message
...
> We have a beautiful 8 month old, spayed, has all her shots, manx
> kitten. She is lovely to look at, orange tabby and amber eyes. She is
> also the spawn of demon cats everywhere!!!
>
> Neither my husband nor myself has ever experienced the nonsense this
> kitten can produce. She slapped me awake the other morning at 3am, she
> bites feet and legs after lying in ambush for us. She has attached her
> true affection to my husband, grooming his head and bathing him. My
> role in her life is to scratch her when she jumps on my lap and not to
> stop until she slaps the crap out of my hands.

Most cats will simply jump down from your lap or walk away when they're
tired of being petted. However, a few cats will bite you or take a swipe at
you with their claw when they get tired of being petted.

One strategy would be to shorten the petting session so you put the cat down
before she tires of being petted. Watch for telltale signs the cat is
becoming annoyed, such as wagging the tail from the base.

Warn the cat off from biting legs and feet by hissing or growling. All cats
understand this. This is especially effective if you anticipate when the
cat is going to attack you and warn her off in advance.


>We stopped playing with
> her, months ago, hoping to break the connection between our hands
> signaling a game and her inability to distinguish between play and pain.
> The water pistol proved effective only until she decided she was going
> to simply ignore it.
>
> She's ours. She's a CAT for God's sake...we MUST win.....she's not
> going anywhere, although my husband has suggested that too much of our
> income goes for bandaids and ointments for my arms and hands, and
> perhaps we should find Maxi another home.
>
> PLEASE HELP>>
>
> Cozzie
>

As other have pointed out, the cat is probably bored. You can buy cat toys
she likes to play with and use a cat toy to play with her to burn off some
energy. Feathers-on-the-end-of-a-stick is always a favorite. Sometime the
stick part is as fun as the feathers. Laser pointer red dots are fun to
chase around the floor, but be careful not to shine the light in the cat's
eyes.

Another kitten for a companion can be the answer too.

Bill

[Cheryl]

Opened Eyes wrote:
> We have a beautiful 8 month old, spayed, has all her shots, manx
> kitten. She is lovely to look at, orange tabby and amber eyes. She
> is also the spawn of demon cats everywhere!!!
>
> Neither my husband nor myself has ever experienced the nonsense this
> kitten can produce. She slapped me awake the other morning at 3am,
> she bites feet and legs after lying in ambush for us. She has
> attached her true affection to my husband, grooming his head and
> bathing him. My role in her life is to scratch her when she jumps
on
> my lap and not to stop until she slaps the crap out of my hands. We
> stopped playing with her, months ago, hoping to break the connection
> between our hands signaling a game and her inability to distinguish
> between play and pain. The water pistol proved effective only until
> she decided she was going to simply ignore it.
>
<snip>

She sounds like a healthy, active playful cat. :) My Shamrock is a
lot like this. I've had him since March of 2002; he was about a year
old at the time. He gets over-stimulated and it's been this way from
day one with him. The difference between then and now is that I've
learned to see his warning signs and stop petting him before he bites
or grabs hold of my arm and rakes with his back feet. He still grabs
my ankles when I walk by or grabs me if I walk by him on his cat tree
too close. Since I know he will do these things, I compensate by
making sure I'm not within claws reach but for the most part he is
calming down. Good luck with your Maxi.

Cheryl

[Cheryl]

Opened Eyes wrote:
> We have a beautiful 8 month old, spayed, has all her shots, manx
> kitten. She is lovely to look at, orange tabby and amber eyes. She
> is also the spawn of demon cats everywhere!!!
>
> Neither my husband nor myself has ever experienced the nonsense this
> kitten can produce. She slapped me awake the other morning at 3am,
> she bites feet and legs after lying in ambush for us. She has
> attached her true affection to my husband, grooming his head and
> bathing him. My role in her life is to scratch her when she jumps
on
> my lap and not to stop until she slaps the crap out of my hands. We
> stopped playing with her, months ago, hoping to break the connection
> between our hands signaling a game and her inability to distinguish
> between play and pain. The water pistol proved effective only until
> she decided she was going to simply ignore it.
>
<snip>

She sounds like a healthy, active playful cat. :) My Shamrock is a
lot like this. I've had him since March of 2002; he was about a year
old at the time. He gets over-stimulated and it's been this way from
day one with him. The difference between then and now is that I've
learned to see his warning signs and stop petting him before he bites
or grabs hold of my arm and rakes with his back feet. He still grabs
my ankles when I walk by or grabs me if I walk by him on his cat tree
too close. Since I know he will do these things, I compensate by
making sure I'm not within claws reach but for the most part he is
calming down. Good luck with your Maxi.

Cheryl