Hi all, Well Lexi is doing really well; playing up a storm with all of her toys, and especially her wand toys. I was sitting on the floor the other day pretending to play with one of her mice - fingers closed and cupped and pushing it around (I had done this a lot a month or so ago when she seemed clueless as to what to do with her toys - thought I could teach her). Lexi was laying about 8 inches away watching me and decided to swat my hand about 4 times - nothing serious or painful, actually kind of funny, just the way she would swat a toy, with her nails out. But regardless, I was wondering if I should discontinue playing with her in this manner. I mean, is it possible for her to begin to consider my hand as a toy? Or was she just wanting me to keep my paws off of her toys?! I would love to be able to pet her eventually (and she is making great progress in that area, as well) so I would hate for her to think it's expected or acceptable for her to to behave like that toward my hands, rather than just letting me pet her without a reaction. All advice, as always, is greatly appreciated!
- Kathy
- Kathy