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Greetings,
I have a black and white feral we call Tux. Someone in our complex has TNR'ed him, so that's good at least.
He will come to me to feed him, he will wind around my legs and I'll go get him a can of food or fill the dry food bowl.
You can't pet this cat, you can't let your hands get near him or he freaks out. Freaks out by biting, hissing and scratching. Doesn't matter how gentle you are or how slow you do it, He strikes.
So, I was quite nervous about him winding around my legs...but it was all fine until recently. suddenly he latched onto my leg scratching and bit at my leg. I thought, well maybe it was a one off, but he did it again a few times later...and now I don't let him knew me, even though I know he crying for some attention...but my leg can't take more blood loss lol - seriously, I am immune compromised, so a bite or scratch that gets infected is a very serious issue for me.
What I'm wondering is, anyone ever seen his behavior before in a feral? I assume he has been struck and so I've been very careful to not smack at him or anything with my hands, even the couple of times he has hurt me.
Any idea what I can wrap around my legs he can't claw or easily bite through? lol.
I've never come across a feral quite like him and am not sure the best way to proceed. it's taken a long time to get him to come to us for food and shelter when the weather is awful, I am loathe to chase him away when I am out there, but I can't trust him not to strike.
So, hopefully someone has some ideas. - Thanks in advance.
I have a black and white feral we call Tux. Someone in our complex has TNR'ed him, so that's good at least.
He will come to me to feed him, he will wind around my legs and I'll go get him a can of food or fill the dry food bowl.
You can't pet this cat, you can't let your hands get near him or he freaks out. Freaks out by biting, hissing and scratching. Doesn't matter how gentle you are or how slow you do it, He strikes.
So, I was quite nervous about him winding around my legs...but it was all fine until recently. suddenly he latched onto my leg scratching and bit at my leg. I thought, well maybe it was a one off, but he did it again a few times later...and now I don't let him knew me, even though I know he crying for some attention...but my leg can't take more blood loss lol - seriously, I am immune compromised, so a bite or scratch that gets infected is a very serious issue for me.
What I'm wondering is, anyone ever seen his behavior before in a feral? I assume he has been struck and so I've been very careful to not smack at him or anything with my hands, even the couple of times he has hurt me.
Any idea what I can wrap around my legs he can't claw or easily bite through? lol.
I've never come across a feral quite like him and am not sure the best way to proceed. it's taken a long time to get him to come to us for food and shelter when the weather is awful, I am loathe to chase him away when I am out there, but I can't trust him not to strike.
So, hopefully someone has some ideas. - Thanks in advance.