Hey all!
Some of the older posters may vaguely remember me. I had found a small kitten in a bull dozer about a year ago.. named him Dozer. Things have been going well. He is now over a year old and thinks he is a little human being or something. Everything was great... until earlier this week.
Some background... my boyfriend and I finally moved out of his family's house. Dozer had lived in the in-law suite with us since he was about 5 months old. So it's safe to say it's pretty much all he remembers. Two days before we moved, I got a new kitten (Clyde Frog). He is about two months old. At first Dozer (and Rosa.. our other cat) didn't like Clyde. But Dozer took it a lot differently than Rosa did. Dozer wouldn't let me touch him. He growled when I got close. So I let him be. Clyde has been with us for about 5 days and he and Dozer have bonded but Dozer is STILL being weird around me.
When he first sees me he runs away.. then has to "get used to" me being around before he will let me pet him. He doesn't like to be cuddled or anything. I know he is still getting used to the new house but he actually attacked me the other day. I was walking behind him to slowly shoo him out of my bedroom and he flipped around and attacked my leg. Very quickly. It didn't hurt.. just startled me and I said "What the heck was that?" and he just stared at me for a couple of minutes until I was able to slowly coax him out the door.
And, the reason why I am really writing, is that just a few minutes ago when I was cutting his nails (something that he never liked but he, of course, would completely tolerate me doing) he majorly attacked me. Punctured the lower part of my hand deeply and scratched both of my hands and arms repeatedly until I bled.
He's like my baby and it's making me sad that he is this way... but I don't want him to suddenly think that he can start attacking my boyfriend and I when he doesn't like things that are going on. I don't want him to think he can get away with it.
Any ideas? Sorry this is so long but I am worried. Don't want to get rid of him but I definitely don't want him flipping out on us like this. I understand he is totally confused by the situation and the new kitty and all.. but... jebus! My hands and arms are covered in band-aids now!
:*( What happened to my baby!
Some of the older posters may vaguely remember me. I had found a small kitten in a bull dozer about a year ago.. named him Dozer. Things have been going well. He is now over a year old and thinks he is a little human being or something. Everything was great... until earlier this week.
Some background... my boyfriend and I finally moved out of his family's house. Dozer had lived in the in-law suite with us since he was about 5 months old. So it's safe to say it's pretty much all he remembers. Two days before we moved, I got a new kitten (Clyde Frog). He is about two months old. At first Dozer (and Rosa.. our other cat) didn't like Clyde. But Dozer took it a lot differently than Rosa did. Dozer wouldn't let me touch him. He growled when I got close. So I let him be. Clyde has been with us for about 5 days and he and Dozer have bonded but Dozer is STILL being weird around me.
When he first sees me he runs away.. then has to "get used to" me being around before he will let me pet him. He doesn't like to be cuddled or anything. I know he is still getting used to the new house but he actually attacked me the other day. I was walking behind him to slowly shoo him out of my bedroom and he flipped around and attacked my leg. Very quickly. It didn't hurt.. just startled me and I said "What the heck was that?" and he just stared at me for a couple of minutes until I was able to slowly coax him out the door.
And, the reason why I am really writing, is that just a few minutes ago when I was cutting his nails (something that he never liked but he, of course, would completely tolerate me doing) he majorly attacked me. Punctured the lower part of my hand deeply and scratched both of my hands and arms repeatedly until I bled.
He's like my baby and it's making me sad that he is this way... but I don't want him to suddenly think that he can start attacking my boyfriend and I when he doesn't like things that are going on. I don't want him to think he can get away with it.
Any ideas? Sorry this is so long but I am worried. Don't want to get rid of him but I definitely don't want him flipping out on us like this. I understand he is totally confused by the situation and the new kitty and all.. but... jebus! My hands and arms are covered in band-aids now!
:*( What happened to my baby!