I am new to the forum and fairly new to cats. I have had a few cats in the past but none for an extened period of time.
We got our kitty Suzy about a year ago. She was 8 weeks when we got her and the person we got her from said they had just aquired her (she did not say from where) and that she was sleeping with her baby and that scared her so she couldn't keep her.
When I brought her home it became apparent that her "story" was more than likely untrue. Suzy is vicious. She was a biter from day one. I assume after living with her that she might have been an unsocialized farm cat. She would attack my children constantly and draw blood as they were walking.My children are older and were not pestering her at all.
I insisted that we keep her becuase she would grow out of it. She has never been a social cat. She doesn't like to be touched but likes to be around us. If you try and pet her she sinks her teeth in. She also never purrs which I assume is ok...I don't mind that she doesn't want to be touched or petted.
In January we got another kitty that was a stray. She is a doll but the problem is she is now the one being attacked by Suzy. Pixie (our new cats name) takes it in stride however it isn't fair that now she is the one being bitten.
My vet told me that Suzy is a biter becuase she is a cailco kitty. Not sure if there is any truth in it. He also told me to watch the two of them because he had a feeling that Suzy would bully Pixie. Pixie has been slow to heal from being spayed as well becuase of Suzy's constant abuse. I feel horrible becuase I always hear Pixie scream when Suzy bites her.
I would just appreicate any advice. I want to keep her but I feel like a prisioner in my home. Also we live in ND and are semi rural. I don't want to let her go outside becuase around here cats are viewed as a pest and I have her horror stories of people shooting them. Please give any advice you have.
Thanks!
We got our kitty Suzy about a year ago. She was 8 weeks when we got her and the person we got her from said they had just aquired her (she did not say from where) and that she was sleeping with her baby and that scared her so she couldn't keep her.
When I brought her home it became apparent that her "story" was more than likely untrue. Suzy is vicious. She was a biter from day one. I assume after living with her that she might have been an unsocialized farm cat. She would attack my children constantly and draw blood as they were walking.My children are older and were not pestering her at all.
I insisted that we keep her becuase she would grow out of it. She has never been a social cat. She doesn't like to be touched but likes to be around us. If you try and pet her she sinks her teeth in. She also never purrs which I assume is ok...I don't mind that she doesn't want to be touched or petted.
In January we got another kitty that was a stray. She is a doll but the problem is she is now the one being attacked by Suzy. Pixie (our new cats name) takes it in stride however it isn't fair that now she is the one being bitten.
My vet told me that Suzy is a biter becuase she is a cailco kitty. Not sure if there is any truth in it. He also told me to watch the two of them because he had a feeling that Suzy would bully Pixie. Pixie has been slow to heal from being spayed as well becuase of Suzy's constant abuse. I feel horrible becuase I always hear Pixie scream when Suzy bites her.
I would just appreicate any advice. I want to keep her but I feel like a prisioner in my home. Also we live in ND and are semi rural. I don't want to let her go outside becuase around here cats are viewed as a pest and I have her horror stories of people shooting them. Please give any advice you have.
Thanks!