He bites and scratches if anyone goes too near him. All kids have scratches, scars and scabs all down their legs / backs.
He lies in wait and pounces, and draws blood.
He pretends that all that is behind him and comes for a cuddle, and then turns into a razor-wire bear-trap when your guard is down.
He attacks and bullies nice cat constantly and I'm genuinely worried she might leave home.
He provokes unstable dog who then attacks him.
He charges around the house at night, smashing things and savaging toes.
He swipes the back of the cleaner's legs.
He smells.
He has questionable toilet habits and often walks poo around the house.
He wails and howls if you put him outside. If you shut a bedroom door he leans on it and yowls until you open it. He can keep it up for over an hour.
He gets stuck up trees. I have to use oven gloves to get him down because obviously he tries to savage me as I rescue him.
He costs a fortune at the vet because they have to sedate him to do anything.
He refuses to use the balcony to come in and out of the house (I think he might be afraid of heights).
He steals food. If I do fish or chicken we just have to accept that we have to shout over him yowling at the back door throughout the meal. If we let him in he crashes onto the table and makes off with food from our plates.
He refuses to give up his litter tray and go outside like nice cat.
I am horribly allergic to him and sneeze and snot my way through every day, taking antihistamines every day.
He is a weird combination of desperately needy, he refuses to be alone, but then is vile and violent to everyone around him.
But we do love him. We have to, because he is our cat. We can't get rid of him. We're stuck with him. Genuinely looking for serious suggestions as to how to make him slightly less awful to live with.
He's 1 year old. He's been snipped. He's got very dodgy eyesight.
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SharingMichelle · 01/08/2016 08:15
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