Hi, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my silly Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Living with a cat is never dull, and most healthy felines find several ways to harass their owners. It’s cruel to punish an animal for his or her behavior, but I feel it’s okay, to some extent, to tease or irritate your pet occasionally. They can not comprehend the humor behind a practical joke or understand the complexities of improv comedy, which is okay since I’m in the identical boat, but they probably notice when their owners are picking on them.
Before you own a cat, your impressions of them are based on what you’ve seen on TV and experiences with cats others own. They could seem stuck up or lacking anything near a humorousness because they’re not bonded to you and don’t feel comfortable acting like goofballs around you. Cats are sensitive, but I feel most have a humorousness and may tolerate teasing.
Did I hear you say chicken was tonight’s entree?
Olga’s Boundaries
Olga enjoys being petted on her neck, head, and behind her ears, but she doesn’t such as you to the touch her near her tail, hind legs, or belly. When she walks by me while I’m reading or watching TV, I sometimes poke the side of her hind leg to see her response.
She grunts and stares at me disapprovingly but doesn’t attack like she used to when she was a kitten. I actually have a number of scars on my hands and arms from where she used to retaliate and sink her claws and teeth into me.
She used to contemplate an unauthorized poke a capital offense, but after several years of living with me, she only thinks of it as a minor annoyance. If she’s in a feisty mood, she’ll hit me back and encourage me to play “tag.” This confirms that she isn’t a stuffy, entitled bore who can’t appreciate my ribbing or attempt at humor.
You’re twiddling with fire, dude! Don’t touch my leg.
Mandatory Irritation
Olga gets irritated once I sleep late on the weekends or ignore her gaze when she begs for food, but she doesn’t get indignant. She tolerates it by finding ways to harass me and get my attention, but she loses it if she’s confined to 1 room. I’ve never locked her in a room for being bad, but I needed to when my air conditioner was replaced.
I locked the door since she could stand on her hind legs to open it, and when she realized it was locked, she screamed in a high pitch and tore into the carpet by the door. Her cries got louder the longer she was locked up, and he or she eventually resorted to ramming the door.
Staying within the room together with her didn’t help; she didn’t calm down and continued to attack the door and carpet. She ran as much as me and cried and rubbed her head against me, but she quickly returned to the locked door and resumed her assault.
It’s strange that she hates being confined since one in every of her favorite games is to slam doors and open them, but I’ve given up attempting to read her mind. Annoying Olga isn’t at all times avoidable, but I don’t think she holds a grudge, even once I do it intentionally.