Hello all,
     I was raised with cats. I have had cats in my life most of my 60=20
years. I am a cat person. Dogs are ok but they need a lot more care and=20
love than cats do. If you are going to be gone for more than a few hours=20
arrangements have to be made to care for your dogs. All that is required=20
for cats is plenty of food, water, and reasonably clean cat boxes. Don't=20
get me wrong in that there is nothing wrong with dogs. I just like cats=20
more than dogs.
     I have two cats. Their personalities are quite different. It is=20
obvious that both of them love me but they show it in different ways.=20
The older female cat whose name is Spider is sitting beside me as I type=20
this. The other one is probably sitting by the door to my bedroom. Her=20
name is Stripes. She is five years old and Spider is about 10 years old.=20
I love both of these cats and I will mourn their passing as I have with=20
many cats over the years.
     Stripes has all of her claws. If she becomes irritated she will=20
scratch you. If you continue to do what you are doing to irritate her=20
she will grab you with her claws and then bite you. The bites are always=20
strong enough to make an impression but she doesn't break the skin.=20
Spider doesn't have any front claws. She always bites but not hard=20
enough to break the skin. I always warn my guests about what will happen=20
if they irritate either cat. Stripes did let me really have it one day=20
when I accidentally terrified her. I still don't know what I did wrong.=20
It has never happen again.
     Since they are not related they just tolerate each other. They will=20
play together but there is never any closeness between either one of=20
them. A lot of times at night both of them will sleep with me. One cat=20
on one side of me with the other cat on the other side of me. That is as=20
close as they will allow themselves to be to each other. Well that is=20
enough for now.
Happy New Year and GOD Bless,
rich!

On 12/28/2015 10:45 PM, Jesse Lackey wrote:
> Very interesting.  We have a cat that is a nipper; from SPCA, no idea of
> history, pretty well behaved otherwise (female approx 4 years old).
> Gloves with bad taste.  Good idea!
>
> J
>
> James Cameron wrote:
>> The past is less important than the present, with a cat.
>>
>> The biting behaviour usually isn't permanent unless the cat is given
>> positive response.
>>
>> A pat is positive.  Don't pat after a bite.
>>
>> Taste is positive.  Human skin has a surface taste.  Wear gloves with
>> a bad taste, or add 9V source.
>>
>> Can't do much about occasional experimental bites though, unless
>> you're willing to wean them off tasty food.  ;-)
>>

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