Tuxedo Hates Me 2012 #1

Well, hate is a strong word. She certainly is very angry with me.

She needs to take 4 pills a day for a possible gum infection. I asked the vet for pills because when I used an eye dropper, she ‘whipped her head back and forth’, and I got most of the medicine on me. That was four days ago, and I haven’t been able to get one pill to stay in her mouth. We have been in a tug of war, and she is winning every battle.

Here is what I do. I pick her up and speak gently to her. I explain what I have to do and why. She looks at me with her big brown eyes and starts to purr. When I see she’s calm, I try to open her mouth. I get the pills in, but she jerks away from me before I can rub her throat so the pills can go down. Then, like a ninja, she jumps off the bed and spits out the pills on the floor as she flies out of the room.

Now that she is on to me, she’s avoiding me like the plague. If I even look like I want her, she scurries out of the room. She won’t let me pet her, nor will she take a nap with me anymore. Heck, she won’t even come into the bedroom to sleep at night! I am so frustrated.

Any suggestions to help me out, cat lovers?

Vicious Cats #48

Since her spay operation Tuxedo has been very active. Still, I have to laugh when she walks around with a waddle. She has a walk like a full-figured Marilyn Monroe, with a wiggle from behind.

She likes to walk around the back hallway, sniffing around. I think she finds the different smells interesting. She doesn’t even try to go outside the back porch lately. I wonder if something happened on the porch that makes her nervous about going out.

I’m watching “My Cat from Hell”, about vicious cats. I can’t believe how aggressive these cats behave toward humans. Biting, growling and scratching people all the time, ambushing people, and being mean. I feel so sorry watching these cats. They look miserable, even when they have a kind, loving owner. They look like they are afraid of the world and of being hurt. The cat in this show only had one owner from 6 weeks old.

I learned that an unsprayed cat is an unhappy cat. There are too many hormonal issues for the cat. I was happy that after this particular cat was spayed, a whole lot of her viciousness started to disappear. The cat was also exercised on a lease so she could deal with her excess energy.

Tuxedo bites and claws when she’s over-stimulated. She wants me to stop, and I do so, then we play again. If she gets too excited again, then play time is over until she calms down. That works for us.