My cat keeps hurting herself

""Allen via CatKB.com"" wrote in message
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Hello! This is my first post and its a really serious one. I have a
really
shy cat who will jump miles into the air if you scare her.

*Stop* scaring her! Its not funny.



And the only
place she feels safe is inside the couch which is where she sleeps
everyday.
Recently she's been cutting herself on some sharp objects in there. I've
tried to keep her out of it by stuffing pillows and blankets down into it
but
she always finds a way into it.

And thats my problem...how do I keep her out of there?

Buy a slipcover that covers the entire sofa, or better still, buy a sofa
that is safer for your cat.

Phil P. wrote:

Buy a slipcover that covers the entire sofa, or better still, buy a sofa
that is safer for your cat.

Lighten up Dr. Zaius. Dem bitches never came back

"Candace" wrote in message
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mlbriggs wrote:

What I get from reading your letter is that you scare the cat just to see
her jump in the air Is this correct? No wonder she hides. That is
called "cat abuse" And this has been going on for 13 years? Correct
your behavior and I am sure that poor scared cat will feel much better.
Grow up

I didn't really take it that way; I assumed he meant loud noises, other
things startling her, etc.

I think there is more going on but I don't know what. Why would there
be things in the couch cutting her face? I would think a cat who gets
hurt somewhere would not keep going back. They're smart enough to
avoid pain. Could someone be doing something mean to the kitty and she
is trying to hide from that person in the couch?

And why can't the couch be fixed, reupholstered, junked, something?

Candace


Maybe it's not something under the couch cutting the cat's face. I'm
wondering if there might not be something that is causing the cat to rub
it's face raw while under the couch. The only time I've seen cats do this is
when they want out of a carrier or cage but could pain cause a cat to rub
like that? What brought that to mind are the wounds in the ears. Cats will
scratch their ears raw when they have an ear infection, mites etc. Might be
worth a vet visit.

I'd also set up some feliway diffusers to see if I could get the kitty to
chill out some.

W

I wish to address the people who either don't belive me, or think I'm abusing
my cat.

I have five cats, all of whom I love deeply. There are three males, all of
which are cuddle-bugs and love attention; and two females, one who thinks
shes queen of the world and then the one I'm having trouble with jumping in
the couch. In my 15 years of being a cat owner I've never experienced a
problem like this before. Thats why I'm worried and why I came to these
boards.

Also, someone wrote somthing so horrible that it hurt deeply, saying that I
abuse this cat for pleasure. As I've said before she's easily startled and I
was trying to paint a picture of how "skidish" she is. If someone came to my
house right now, that person wouldn't see her for so many days because shes
just that scared of anything "new".

On a different note I wish to thank everyone who had constructive ideas and
helped inform me on those Couch Slip Covers. I'm looking into buying one
right now.


Allen


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""Allen via CatKB.com"" wrote in message
...
I wish to address the people who either don't belive me, or think I'm
abusing
my cat.

I have five cats, all of whom I love deeply. There are three males, all
of
which are cuddle-bugs and love attention; and two females, one who thinks
shes queen of the world and then the one I'm having trouble with jumping
in
the couch. In my 15 years of being a cat owner I've never experienced a
problem like this before. Thats why I'm worried and why I came to these
boards.

Also, someone wrote somthing so horrible that it hurt deeply, saying that
I
abuse this cat for pleasure. As I've said before she's easily startled
and I
was trying to paint a picture of how "skidish" she is. If someone came to
my
house right now, that person wouldn't see her for so many days because
shes
just that scared of anything "new".

On a different note I wish to thank everyone who had constructive ideas
and
helped inform me on those Couch Slip Covers. I'm looking into buying one
right now.



I apologize, Allen. It made sense to me because I have seen other men do
this. If the slipcover does not work (go to surefit.com, they are good and
fairly cheap) maybe think about getting rid of the couch and getting one
that she can't hide in.

\ wrote:

On a different note I wish to thank everyone who had constructive ideas and
helped inform me on those Couch Slip Covers. I'm looking into buying one
right now.


Allen

Can you prove that this jittery cat is not deaf? Maybe this is why he
keeps getting startled.

On a different note I wish to thank everyone who had constructive ideas
and
helped inform me on those Couch Slip Covers. I'm looking into buying one
right now.


Allen
The nice thing about those is they can make an old piece look brand new and
are VERY sturdy. I have one on an old chair and it is 8 years old. I need to
think about replacing it. I may finally break down and get a new chair but I
kind of hate to!

\"Allen via CatKB.com\" wrote:
I wish to address the people who either don't belive me, or think I'm abusing
my cat.

I have five cats, all of whom I love deeply. There are three males, all of
which are cuddle-bugs and love attention; and two females, one who thinks
shes queen of the world and then the one I'm having trouble with jumping in
the couch. In my 15 years of being a cat owner I've never experienced a
problem like this before. Thats why I'm worried and why I came to these
boards.

Also, someone wrote somthing so horrible that it hurt deeply, saying that I
abuse this cat for pleasure. As I've said before she's easily startled and I
was trying to paint a picture of how "skidish" she is. If someone came to my
house right now, that person wouldn't see her for so many days because shes
just that scared of anything "new".

People in this group are just absolutely bizarre and so
disconnected-from-normal-reality sometimes, it's unreal.... There
was nothing in your post that implied you were scaring her, people here
just go off-the-handle at anything nowadays. Sorry you had to deal
with it so soon.

I've got a cat that does kinda the same thing, except she's only about 3
and we've had her a couple of years. In 10 more years, she's probably
going to be the exact same way (if we accidentally kick something with our
feet while walking and it makes enough of a noise, she's gonna jump - it's
that way now, and I'm pretty sure it'll be that way until she dies, and
that's *not* abusing a cat or scaring her to see her jump, it's just a
part of life).

Oh, and for clarification for some folks - there are springs inside some
couches, they're metal, sometimes they break and have sharp, pointy ends,
and those ends can end up scratching any flesh, be it human or animal.
There are also staples that attach the upholstery to the actual couch
frame, which are metal, which sometimes break, ...

Seriously, though, do either cover the couch or buy a new one.

brian
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Brian Beuchaw wrote:

Seriously, though, do either cover the couch or buy a new one.

brian
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woohahaha

sucka!

help help, I got a hole in my couch!

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Got any good advice for lipstic on a shirt collar?

Or how bout them nasty iron marks on my pillow cases!!! Please help I
am desperate

"whitershadeofpale" wrote:

Got any good advice for lipstic on a shirt collar?

Quit wiping your dick on your shirt :-)

-mhd