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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Nice cat in your avatar  |
She is a very strange cat.
We "rescued" her at 6 weeks old. She was feral and she still exhibits a lot of feral behavior. For example, if I approach her then she will bare her teeth and hiss, which is what she is doing in the photo. She is deadly serious; I have the bite and claw scars to prove it. I now use a pair of arm-length leather welders gloves when I need to catch her to take her to the vet.
However, if I am sitting minding my own business then she often approaches me to climb in my lap, purr softly (she has almost no voice), and "nose" my arm. At this point I can pick her up, rub her belly, and do other indignities. However, the rule is I can't directly look at her face. She gets very nervous when that happens.