Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my advent to be informed extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Olga isn’t competitive, however like a Golden Retriever pet, she likes the use of her mouth to specific herself. She used to be just a little blue demon who bit and tore thru my space when she used to be a kitten. After I attempted to select her up, she curled right into a ball, clenched my arm along with her claws, and sank her fangs into my flesh.
She doesn’t chunk as regularly now; when she does, she’s in most cases in additional of a playful temper than a violent one. Some folks mistake a cat’s playful chunk for aggression, and I’m positive a number of unlucky pussycats were deserted or rehomed because of biting or scratching. Cat bites can ship you to the sanatorium after they’re serious, however a small peck from a playful cat doesn’t do a lot harm.
Olga doesn’t chunk down laborious, as she did as a kitten, however she’s followed a brand new addiction just lately. After she eats dinner, she turns into extra lively and jumps on my recliner. She hops backward and forward from one armrest to the opposite, and once I manner her, she makes a spitting sound and seems like she’s biting the air.
It’s now not a hiss however a caution or most likely a call for participation to play along with her. She hasn’t ever “spit” when visitors are over, however most of the people, aside from for my family and friends, would misread it as a prelude to an assault. I’m undecided why she began spitting just lately, and I don’t suppose she realized it from staring at alpacas in nature movies.
Maximum cats have personal tastes for the place they prefer to be petted and can allow you to know whilst you’ve touched a space that’s off-limits. Olga’s “no-touch” zone covers almost her complete frame aside from for her head and neck. It took her a couple of years ahead of she allowed me to puppy her again, or even now, she’ll chunk me if I don’t transfer directly to her neck.
Olga additionally bites me abruptly. She’ll curl beside me or leap in my lap and chunk my hand with out being provoked. Some would say it’s an indication of love, however I believe she simply likes being a jerk occasionally. She loves having her neck rubbed, however she additionally enjoys frustrating me. The urge to bother me is in most cases more potent than the urge to chill out.
She displays extra restraint when she’s hungry, which is when she’s essentially the most affectionate. She’s on her easiest habits when begging for an early dinner however isn’t afraid to turn her fangs and dig in after she finishes a meal. I may teach her to forestall biting me, however she doesn’t draw blood and doesn’t do it regularly sufficient to hassle me.
The biting will prevent if I forget about her when she invitations me to chase her round or save you her from leaping in my lap. Then again, playful biting is in her nature, and she will be able to’t be a contented cat if she’s avoided from nipping my arm or hand.