So, am I just going to have to accept that we have an evil cat?

[maxybrown]

She's 8 months old, we've had her since 5 weeks old (long story) and i just can't work her out.

We love her a lot, she is fed well and she always wants to be with us. Comes to bed for story time etc, walks to the shops. She won't sit on our knee though, but likes to be in the same room or next to you on the settee.

BUT sometimes she ncts like she will rip your head off given the chance!! Well, okay so I exaggerate a little, but she does like to try and get her teeth in. We do not use our hands as play things, we do not hit her or shout. I ds what woery firm no, a hiss or a growl - depends what works and she does let go - mostly. Very very occasionaly I have had to get her by the scruff of her neck (not dangling, I mean while she is in my arms) as otherwise she would do real serious damage

When she sees you in the morning she is so loving and purring and sweet

She stays in the kitchen over night, even though we are very much the sort that allow free reign, but she was a terror for weeing behind the settee (that has stopped now). She has a bed there that she loves and also one upstairs thshe is aoves but i but can'tf we let her out of the kitchen she is a nightmare!! We have gven her time to get over the excitement but she still is too much of a pest.

Our lovely lovely neighbours (who have a trillion cats) say she hisses and spits at her (our cat at the neighbour that is lol) but she doesn't do that to us. She'll let us pick her up but i doubt very much she would allow anyone else to !!

So, what do we do? Accept that i will have scarred hands?

my ex neighbours had a really evil psycho cat. He would do that Wall of Death climbing thing up you, and leap from high cupboards on to your head. They emigrated to Australia and tried to rehome him several times before they went, each time the new owners brought him back within the hour. They ended up having to pay a fortune to take him to Oz with them.

When we first got our evil tortie she was my fourth kitten in as many years and I was running out of names. I wanted to call her Charity (seemed a sweet delicate name to match her beautiful markings) - husband pointed out that he wasn't shouting that in the night to get her to come in. Well, I eventually saw his point. I hadn't thought what it would sound like out loud!

sorry just catching up - still laughing at a reformed sniper cat

I'm going to try and get a picture of her up today.

No she isn't a tortie..but....she is black and white she really is a funny so and so.

Came down this morning, miaow miaow miaow - pick her up and love her (she WILL be loved) purr purr purr, (this will be the only purr of the day - I wll not perfrom twice for you) right put me down put me down!!! So I do, out she toddles for a wee. back in for some crappy tins of kitekat as that is all I have in (spare) until later. Lick lick lick (why DO you insist on putting all this crappy meat in with my jelly) then off out, to no doubt spit and hiss at the neighbour who gives me chicken

Thing is, she is tiny really (a darn sight bigger than when she arrived) and must look so cute and appealing when she is outside

Oh, and she is called Humpty NOT humpty Dumpty. Ds named her, he was 3 at the time - normlly when you asked him for names for things he would say something like dbfdhbdsj bdhsbvsudvklscjpsovbf v, then you could make some suggestions. Nope, not this time, clear as a bell "Humpty" - she kind of suits it now

Brian - (that is a fab name for a cat too eh?) she will eat real fish but not so keen on fish flavoured, though to be honest when i think I've cacked what she likes/does not like, she blows a big raspberry at me and eats what I thought she doesn't like and won't eat what I thought she does - cats, love em

She also likes to wait at the bottom of the stairs for DS - sometimes he has stayed stuck on the stairs for ages screaming, "the cat the cat" - while we stand in the kitchen giggling

I have an evil cat owned since he was eight weeks. In my practice I have a reputation of being able to work with the most difficult cats, but at home evil cat is in control. He is the only cat ever to defeat me, I have to apply flea treatment whilst he sleeps! The worst thing is he is posh and the breed is known for being docile people cats, hmmmm.

My parents have an evil cat. will sidle up to you and purr as you pet it, look relaxed and comfortable and then suddenly slash out at it you with its paws.

Also lurks in the hall waiting to slash out at people's ankles as they walk by. It seems to have a knack for standing in places where you can't see him or don't notice him. Every time I see my parents they will have another scratch/injury from him.

I hate the cat. My parents love the cat (perplexed emoticon)

Well it looks like you do indeed have an evil cat.

When DH was younger his family cat (tortie) wouldnt let any of them fuss her but would run over the road to the neighbour, where she would let him fuss her and wind herselft around his legs. Blatant piss taking. She would come in, eat, sleep and go out. No fuss. Then she would attack them at will.

And she dragged a joint of meat off the worktop one night.

Sorry my parents evil cat has stayed evil for years. So yes your cat may not change.

I have an evil cat. He's black and shiny and skinny and slinks around the house plotting world domination.

He will place himself next to you, roll on his back and purr, looking very cute. No tail swishing to warn you, nothing. Then when you touch him, he will shred your hand to bits.

He stares at you like I've never seen any other cat do. Immobile for ages, fixing you with his cold green eyes and thinking of the ways to murder you, no doubt.

We're too wise to do that now, so he baits guests