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I got Boo! about 7 years ago from the rescue shelter. She was very skittish and aloof when I first got her, and it took her what seemed like forever to get over it and to become affectionate.
Over the course of a year, she finally warmed up to me, and is completely devoted. She follows me around when I get home from work and always wants to be near me, but rarely ever shows physical affection, unless I'm sitting at my computer desk, where she loves to sit on my lap as I surf.
She's EXTREMELY intelligent and sat on command without any training whatsoever. She quickly learned to shake hands and even rolls over on command. She's quite an amazing cat - I've never seen one so intelligent - OR so willful.
About 3 months ago, she started attacking me after dinner. She'll sneak up on me and bite me - always on the left leg, and then jet away. There are no triggers that I can determine - no outside cats, no other pets, no loud noises, weird smells, etc.
I thought it might be that I wasn't playing enough with her, so I increased her playtime - still the attacks happened. I thought maybe LESS playtime was called for - still the attacks persisted. I tried squirting her - I tried distracting her - I tried yelling loudly - all to no avail. If I'd catch her "before the act" - I could dissuade her at that moment, but she'd always come back later that night and attack again. One quick bite - and then away.
Now here is where I'm going to sound like I'm crazy. On my left leg, I have a rash that started at about the same time that she started attacking. My doctor gave me some steroid cream for it, but the rash is persistent (about the size of a quarter) and it just won't go away.
Is she some super-sniffer cat that smells my "sickness" and trying to draw attention to it? Is she smelling the triamcinolone cream and is THAT what is driving her to attack? I just don't know why she's always attacking my LEFT leg - not my right. Ever. Only the left one.
I love her dearly, and would hate to be parted from her, but these attacks HURT and she sometimes draws blood. (she's not biting near the rash - actually, it's on the other side from where she bites).
Feel free to call me crazy to my face - as long as you have a SOLUTION to this problem!
Over the course of a year, she finally warmed up to me, and is completely devoted. She follows me around when I get home from work and always wants to be near me, but rarely ever shows physical affection, unless I'm sitting at my computer desk, where she loves to sit on my lap as I surf.
She's EXTREMELY intelligent and sat on command without any training whatsoever. She quickly learned to shake hands and even rolls over on command. She's quite an amazing cat - I've never seen one so intelligent - OR so willful.
About 3 months ago, she started attacking me after dinner. She'll sneak up on me and bite me - always on the left leg, and then jet away. There are no triggers that I can determine - no outside cats, no other pets, no loud noises, weird smells, etc.
I thought it might be that I wasn't playing enough with her, so I increased her playtime - still the attacks happened. I thought maybe LESS playtime was called for - still the attacks persisted. I tried squirting her - I tried distracting her - I tried yelling loudly - all to no avail. If I'd catch her "before the act" - I could dissuade her at that moment, but she'd always come back later that night and attack again. One quick bite - and then away.
Now here is where I'm going to sound like I'm crazy. On my left leg, I have a rash that started at about the same time that she started attacking. My doctor gave me some steroid cream for it, but the rash is persistent (about the size of a quarter) and it just won't go away.
Is she some super-sniffer cat that smells my "sickness" and trying to draw attention to it? Is she smelling the triamcinolone cream and is THAT what is driving her to attack? I just don't know why she's always attacking my LEFT leg - not my right. Ever. Only the left one.
I love her dearly, and would hate to be parted from her, but these attacks HURT and she sometimes draws blood. (she's not biting near the rash - actually, it's on the other side from where she bites).
Feel free to call me crazy to my face - as long as you have a SOLUTION to this problem!