Hello, in january of last year I got me a cat, cause the owners threatened to shoot her. Took her home and everything seems normal. She likes to cuddle, even comes to lick my hair right after I laid down in my bed. So I'd say she likes me, and I give my best to treat her nice. I'm an animal lover so I spent quite much time with her playing (okay on that part it could be more) and petting her.
Now a few weeks after we got her I noticed that she was really jumpy. When i made a fast move whe arched her back and made a noise I can't describe. Kinda like "rrrrr?", or even run as fast as she can. I always followed her petting her and assuring her that I was no harm for her. And when I took a broom to clean up a bit she hissed (?), and ran for her life.
Now to the problem. My cute cat can be a charmer in one minute and a flesheating monster in the very next second. Imagine me bowing down to her to give her a little kiss and her ramming her claws in the back of my head and biting my nose.
I won't talk me out of this. I didn't react like I should have first. I took her by the neck and put her to the ground, thinking it was the right thing to do as I've seen cats handle such things that way. I wanted to show her who's the boss. And she seemed to understand, staring at me without the slightest move in disbelief that a guy like me who didn't seem too tall beat her in her game.
After a few minutes, of course, I'm totally sorry and do my best to be as nice as I can be. And everything seems back to normal. Only till the next time. And those times I tried to be calmer, and only hissed at her (having read that this would help).
Just minutes ago I was lying besides her on the bed and petting her as she all of a sudden attacked my hand like it was a life threatening thing. Gotta admit, it made me angry and I did it again. Holding her to the ground, hissing at her. I stand up, she stares and as I get back down to her all seems to be fine. She's as calm as she could be and seems to enjoy my petting her.
Also, my cat seems to enjoy peeing in a certain corner. And I can't even say it's because her cat-toilette was not clean. I don't clean the thing thrice a day and she's a world record- sh'tter, but she used to pee in there at nights, when it was quite full and pee in corners the next day when it was almost empty. Now, for sh'tting she always hits the toilette, so I don't understand her. Couldn't say that it's out of frustration either, as she seems to be happy all the time. I don't think it's cause anything changed or cause she's jealous of someone. This is just popping up in my head. Could it be she's not happy to be inrooms al the time? I mean, she first was a housecat, then was given to a kind of farmer where she could probably do what she wanted and is now back in again. I was thinking about going for walks with her, cause sometimes she scratches at the door and begs to get out.
But on the other hand, she doesn't even dare to look out of the window. She never jumps up there and when I take her up to take a look through (the closed) window she gets this huge eyes, like she discovered the prey of her life, but after the third car passing by she puts out her crawls and jumps down from me, like she had to save her life.
Any adviece would be highly appreciated. Some more years with this cat and I'll look like Freddy Krueger. Almost I can't afford to change the carpet every other week.
So any tips would be appreciated. Has anyone experience with walking a cat?
Now a few weeks after we got her I noticed that she was really jumpy. When i made a fast move whe arched her back and made a noise I can't describe. Kinda like "rrrrr?", or even run as fast as she can. I always followed her petting her and assuring her that I was no harm for her. And when I took a broom to clean up a bit she hissed (?), and ran for her life.
Now to the problem. My cute cat can be a charmer in one minute and a flesheating monster in the very next second. Imagine me bowing down to her to give her a little kiss and her ramming her claws in the back of my head and biting my nose.
I won't talk me out of this. I didn't react like I should have first. I took her by the neck and put her to the ground, thinking it was the right thing to do as I've seen cats handle such things that way. I wanted to show her who's the boss. And she seemed to understand, staring at me without the slightest move in disbelief that a guy like me who didn't seem too tall beat her in her game.
After a few minutes, of course, I'm totally sorry and do my best to be as nice as I can be. And everything seems back to normal. Only till the next time. And those times I tried to be calmer, and only hissed at her (having read that this would help).
Just minutes ago I was lying besides her on the bed and petting her as she all of a sudden attacked my hand like it was a life threatening thing. Gotta admit, it made me angry and I did it again. Holding her to the ground, hissing at her. I stand up, she stares and as I get back down to her all seems to be fine. She's as calm as she could be and seems to enjoy my petting her.
Also, my cat seems to enjoy peeing in a certain corner. And I can't even say it's because her cat-toilette was not clean. I don't clean the thing thrice a day and she's a world record- sh'tter, but she used to pee in there at nights, when it was quite full and pee in corners the next day when it was almost empty. Now, for sh'tting she always hits the toilette, so I don't understand her. Couldn't say that it's out of frustration either, as she seems to be happy all the time. I don't think it's cause anything changed or cause she's jealous of someone. This is just popping up in my head. Could it be she's not happy to be inrooms al the time? I mean, she first was a housecat, then was given to a kind of farmer where she could probably do what she wanted and is now back in again. I was thinking about going for walks with her, cause sometimes she scratches at the door and begs to get out.
But on the other hand, she doesn't even dare to look out of the window. She never jumps up there and when I take her up to take a look through (the closed) window she gets this huge eyes, like she discovered the prey of her life, but after the third car passing by she puts out her crawls and jumps down from me, like she had to save her life.
Any adviece would be highly appreciated. Some more years with this cat and I'll look like Freddy Krueger. Almost I can't afford to change the carpet every other week.
So any tips would be appreciated. Has anyone experience with walking a cat?