Faraway
24-02-2015, 22:08
Our cat is about 2 years old and kept coming to our house for food, quite obviously a stray and eventually we took her in, had the necessary injections etc. Recently she came in with a abscess on the side of her face which had burst - the vet said it was a rodent bite. She had to have an e-collar on for nearly 3 weeks which was traumatic all round, to say the least. Thank God its off now. However, the first week or so she was very nervy, jumping at the slightest sound, then she seemed ok for a while, now she is clamouring for attention and miaows a lot till we stroke her but yesterday she started to get quite nasty with claws out and biting us. This afternoon for example I was on hands and knees weeding, she came back from a jaunt and brushed around me so I petted her and then carried on weeding. The next minute she clawed me right across the cheek! I was so shocked but decided not to give her a tap because of all she had been through, so said soothing words, a quick stroke and carried on weeding. She then leaped on my back and started really having a go and snarling, can't believe it, although I guess all cats are semi ferile here. Again I didn't do anything apart from tell her off soundly and went back in the house - which is just what she wanted me to do as she likes to round us up and get us in the house in the evenings.
However, after relating what happened to my partner, as we were sitting having a drink in front of the fire, I was stroking her as usual, and she went for me again resulting in a very bad scratch as it was difficult to get my hand out of her mouth. This time I told her off and gave her a tap, not hard but sternly and have decided the best thing to do is not to get too near her for a few days.
Does anyone have any advice please on the best way forward. We are sympathetic to her nerves about the collar and are doing our best but I'm now getting quite nervous as this cat is not playing when she has a go - she means it. She always used to sleep on my bed but its getting to the state where I daren't take her in my bedroom.
However, after relating what happened to my partner, as we were sitting having a drink in front of the fire, I was stroking her as usual, and she went for me again resulting in a very bad scratch as it was difficult to get my hand out of her mouth. This time I told her off and gave her a tap, not hard but sternly and have decided the best thing to do is not to get too near her for a few days.
Does anyone have any advice please on the best way forward. We are sympathetic to her nerves about the collar and are doing our best but I'm now getting quite nervous as this cat is not playing when she has a go - she means it. She always used to sleep on my bed but its getting to the state where I daren't take her in my bedroom.