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No she doesnt. She usually begs for attention and the feral cat ignores her... it's cute. I wanted to bring to your attention a link that someone on instagram sent me: CAT MOJO: How to Stop Your Cat From Attacking Your Ankles What do you think? We started playing with Suki like a "bush...

It's kind of funny because Suki always seeks the feral's attention, and the feral never really acknowledges her...

And this morning I managed to video Suki biting my leg.

I agree that bringing in another cat now would be a mistake. We are just starting to see progress with her and every day is different than the other. We too have to come to terms with who Suki is. It took us a while to figure out exactly what were dealing with. I imagine that when things are...

Just for the record, I played "sir surprised kitty" with her. Didn't really touch her belly...

Thank you! Of course we will continue implementing your suggestions. I'll also try to avoid situations that exacerbate her fear of abandonment. Hopefully with time and patience Suki will become happier and more secure. I have a hypothetical question; if you remember in my first post I asked...

Dear nameless guardian angels of Suki, I wanted to update you again. I took Suki to the vet because she was scratching her ears and I read that mites could be contributing to her biting. I didn't anticipate it would shake her up so badly. She was shaking on the way there and let looked very...

Thank you! I think we are headed in the right direction. One clarification about the look I saw. Last night I was petting her again (while everyone was at home for the first time). I did the surprise kitty trick (do you know it - if not here is the video: She was instinctively moving her arms...

We avoid initiating contact with Suki so there is less biting going on. She sometimes just pounces and bites for no apparent reason. I saw her pounce on my son yesterday and bite him as he was coloring in. The repetitive movement must have triggered that. This week when we returned home at...

Thank you very much for the kind words! Just to clarify, Suki's bites do not break skin. The difference this week was that the bites were strong and deliberate. Usually Suki's biting seems more like compulsive reactions that are not completely under her control, but not this time. I also would...

Hi everyone and sorry for not reporting on Suki's progress here earlier. We've been having ups and downs, but at least my kids no longer ask to be escorted from one room to another and they are a lot more at ease with her. Not reaching to her from above was a real breathrough, and my 4 year old...

Just a quick update: we have spent the afternoon with Suki making sure not to reach over her and I can already see a difference! BTW, I forgot to mention that she is confident, walking on counters and high windowsills. I haven't seen her walk with her tail in the air ever, though. All the best...

Thank you everyone for the priceless advice! Cslicosrspecial, I'm so greatful for the detailed "program" you sent. I am eager to start implementing the suggestions and will keep you up to date. I will make sure we don't reach to her from above. Never thought to do this... Groffrey, your Suki...

Thank you so much and apologies in advance for the lengthy post. We know Suki was in a shelter on her own as a small kitten and was already adopted once and was returned to her foster home after having scratched a child. I learned about it as I was picking her up, and in any case I wanted to...

We have adopted a 6 month old undersocialized cat last month, who is not suitable to a household with kids, and we have a 4 and 6 year old children. We have decided to face the challenge and are debating whether to try to socialize her ourselves (not going so great) or maybe adopt another...

I have a very similar problem with a newly adopted 5 month old kitten. She suckles her blanket a lot, which makes me think she was weaned too soon and may have not spent enough time with siblings socializing. I noticed that much like the lovely cat in the photo above, her arm is often extended...