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When I smack her on the back of the head, it's not hard. Just a tap, usually on the ear, that says no. I've been putting her on the floor every time she tries, and she's been better today. But I don't know how long it'll last. She goes in phases. Weeks at a time she'll be sweet and then one...

I've thought about that, but I don't want her to stop sitting on the desk, I like having her there. I don't know if she's doing it for attention or not. We spend at least an hour playing every day, usually more. And she knows how to get my attention when she wants to play... she's learned to...

I posted about a year ago about a problem I was having with my cat, Briza, randomly attacking me without any provocation. Fortunately we've gotten past most of that, and she knows now that if she's going to bite she gets shot in the face with a water gun. Everything was going fine for a long...

this is a terrible picture and I didn't realize that the flash was on... but it's funny still. I was trying to do some much needed work to the floor mat from my car (just as an aside, stock Impreza floor mats suck), and the cat saw something she'd never seen before and had to have a look and...

Yes, her eyes are blue. Antics? Well. When I got her, she'd just been spayed, less than a week before. All the paper work said "don't let the cat jump around too much." Ok, I thought. She's just had surgery, she'll wanna lie around for a few days. I've had surgery several times and all I...

That thought did cross my mind briefly. But she was on a harness, not just a collar, so she could have dangled all she wanted and all her weight would be supported by her chest and not her neck, so I'd have just had a cat pinata (sp).

Here's my little bundle of energy. She's a roughly one and a half year old Siamese mix (any idea what she's mixed with?). None of these are very good pictures, I'm not very good with this digital camera thing. And the reason I can't have unguarded drinks around the house. She likes beer as...

We're doing about a hundred times better the last several weeks. She still bites at the back of my legs as I walk by every now and then, but if I make the motion to push her away with my leg she realizes that nothing good will come of it and decides not to bite. I think we're beginning to...

The drive-by bitings have lessened considerably. But the top of my foot is bleeding right now because she still insists on attacking me when I don't know she's in the room. It may be a game, but it's certainly a malicious one. She's becoming a lap cat, more and more which is what I really...

Yes, she is spayed. And covered with blood? Yes. She left a nasty gash on the back of my leg, not deep enough to need stitches but a nasty gash all the same. Made worse by my jerking my leg away because I didn't know what was going on. The blood stain that wouldn't come off the carpet will...

Your logic is faulty here, not mine. By your logic, only the big bad person can be the badguy here. Try to keep that in mind if you ever catch your cat with your blood all over its face... remember that you're in the wrong, not the cat. Especially if it bites you while you're asleep...

This is silly. 98% of the time she's a sweet cat and we play and have fun. It's that random 2% when I'm physically hurt that damages my relationship with her. Maybe it's her animal instinct to bite at me, but it's also my fight or flight reaction kicking in. People are animals too, we have...

no... that's not what I said, nor what I implied. I meant, I'm worried that I'll be in the kitchen cooking, moving about with a pot of water and get attacked, startled and accidentally drop the water. Like I said before, I would never hurt an animal. Yes, she gets swatted when she bites me...

We were doing really well until this afternoon. I've been giving her treats, bought her new toys, given her all the attention she wants. The biting while petting has stopped because I've learned her warning signs and know when to stop. However, the random drive-by bitings started again today...

Last night I was sitting here at the computer. Didn't even know the cat was in the room until I felt her bite the top of my foot. I reacted (and justifiably so) rather violently. The biting while petting has stopped because I've learned her warning signs. But there ARE NO WARNING signs when...