Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Olga isn’t aggressive, however like a Golden Retriever pet, she likes utilizing her mouth to specific herself. She was a bit of blue demon who bit and tore by my home when she was a kitten. After I tried to choose 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 chew as usually now; when she does, she’s often in additional of a playful temper than a violent one. Some individuals mistake a cat’s playful chew for aggression, and I’m certain a number of unlucky felines have been deserted or rehomed because of biting or scratching. Cat bites can ship you to the hospital once they’re extreme, however a small peck from a playful cat doesn’t do a lot injury.
Olga doesn’t chew down arduous, as she did as a kitten, however she’s adopted a brand new behavior just lately. After she eats dinner, she turns into extra energetic and jumps on my recliner. She hops forwards and backwards from one armrest to the opposite, and after I strategy her, she makes a spitting sound and appears like she’s biting the air.
It’s not a hiss however a warning or probably an invite to play along with her. She has by no means “spit” when friends are over, however most individuals, apart from my family and friends, would misread it as a prelude to an assault. I’m uncertain why she began spitting just lately, and I don’t suppose she realized it from watching alpacas in nature movies.
Most cats have preferences for the place they wish to be petted and can let you already know while you’ve touched an space that’s off-limits. Olga’s “no-touch” zone covers virtually her whole physique apart from her head and neck. It took her a couple of years earlier than she allowed me to pet her again, and even now, she’ll chew me if I don’t transfer on to her neck.
Olga additionally bites me out of the blue. She’ll curl beside me or bounce in my lap and chew my hand with out being provoked. Some would say it’s an indication of affection, however I feel she simply likes being a jerk generally. She loves having her neck rubbed, however she additionally enjoys irritating me. The urge to harass me is often stronger than the urge to calm down.
She reveals extra restraint when she’s hungry, which is when she’s probably the most affectionate. She’s on her finest conduct when begging for an early dinner however isn’t afraid to indicate her fangs and dig in after she finishes a meal. I might prepare her to cease biting me, however she doesn’t draw blood and doesn’t do it usually sufficient to hassle me.
The biting will cease if I ignore her when she invitations me to chase her round or stop her from leaping in my lap. Nonetheless, playful biting is in her nature, and she will’t be a contented cat if she’s prevented from nipping my arm or hand.
