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We adopted Nancy last week and she is a gorgeous tortoiseshell and we believe about 7 months to a year old (that's what the RSPCA have told us.) she's still quite tiny so still looks like a kitten to us!
She was taken in to the RSPCA as her previous owners weren't allowed pets in their rented accommodation, so she wasn't a stray or hasn't been mistreated or anything. Totally healthy and has been neutered etc etc. She was super friendly when we went to see her, and really affectionate.
When we bought her home she was like the dream cat- trotted around the house purring, jumping up on our laps for cuddles, playing and eating all ok, litter tray being used and also the scratching post too. She sleeps downstairs at night but in the morning she will come up to our room and get in bed for cuddles and sleeping on my chest, still putting and very gentle and calm.
I know it's only been a week, but as the week has gone on, she's suddenly got far more aggressive. She's biting our hands when we go to stroke her and now much more in that "darting around with huge pupils, ready to pounce at anything that moves" mood. This morning she jumped up on me literally just to bite my hand and start scratching my arm and ran away again. Everything that moves is now being attacked!
We're playing with her loads (the toy on a string type) to try and tire her out and she's got lots of space to run around so it's not like she's cooped up and frustrated. She's not allowed outside yet.
We're also aware of the tell tale signs of too much petting - but she doesn't really give any signs. I think a lot of the time it is her playing, but she has really sharp teeth and claws! When we tell her "No" or back off and ignore her- she sees this as a game and her pupils get massive and she gets more crazy!
She's not like this all of the time, just episodes and they are sporadic so one minute she is all calm and snuggling (I'm writing this with her on my chest asleep!) and the next she will be clamped down on our arm with the teeth and claws out.
any suggestions would be much appreciated as I don't want a scratching and biting kitty and we love her so much!
She was taken in to the RSPCA as her previous owners weren't allowed pets in their rented accommodation, so she wasn't a stray or hasn't been mistreated or anything. Totally healthy and has been neutered etc etc. She was super friendly when we went to see her, and really affectionate.
When we bought her home she was like the dream cat- trotted around the house purring, jumping up on our laps for cuddles, playing and eating all ok, litter tray being used and also the scratching post too. She sleeps downstairs at night but in the morning she will come up to our room and get in bed for cuddles and sleeping on my chest, still putting and very gentle and calm.
I know it's only been a week, but as the week has gone on, she's suddenly got far more aggressive. She's biting our hands when we go to stroke her and now much more in that "darting around with huge pupils, ready to pounce at anything that moves" mood. This morning she jumped up on me literally just to bite my hand and start scratching my arm and ran away again. Everything that moves is now being attacked!
We're playing with her loads (the toy on a string type) to try and tire her out and she's got lots of space to run around so it's not like she's cooped up and frustrated. She's not allowed outside yet.
We're also aware of the tell tale signs of too much petting - but she doesn't really give any signs. I think a lot of the time it is her playing, but she has really sharp teeth and claws! When we tell her "No" or back off and ignore her- she sees this as a game and her pupils get massive and she gets more crazy!
She's not like this all of the time, just episodes and they are sporadic so one minute she is all calm and snuggling (I'm writing this with her on my chest asleep!) and the next she will be clamped down on our arm with the teeth and claws out.
any suggestions would be much appreciated as I don't want a scratching and biting kitty and we love her so much!
