| Don't get caught holding the bag when
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| | sudden entrance which had startled both
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| your cat decides to claw houseguests and
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| | of us.
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| unsuspecting members of your family.
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| | There are some cats that are afraid of
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| Even after you have gotten your cat used
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| | children, but I think most pets respond
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| to using her own personal scratching post
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| | well to acclimatization. You can expose
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| to sharpen her claws on a regular basis,
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| | your cat to young children, like I did.
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| there are still times when your pet may
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| | Just wait a while before you let them
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| suddenly lash out to claw people.
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| | loose around your cat. Sit the child next
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| But before you rush to judgement and
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| | to you and feed your kitty treats, then
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| perhaps punishment, ask yourself to
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| | gradually let the child take over. Do
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| consider the motivation behind such
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| | this for small stretches over several
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| acting out behavior. Cats, like most
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| | sessions. This worked well for me. Abby
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| animals, will lash out when they are
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| | is now comfortable around the
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| afraid. So when your cat suddenly claws
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| | neighborhood children.
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| people, before you play the blame game
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| | I'm grateful that Abby was able to get
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| with your pet, try to consider both sides
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| | used to being around children, but I
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| of the equation. Is it your cat's fault,
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| | could detect that at times she would get
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| or the people around her who have
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| | jealous of the attention the children
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| provoked her or made her frightened?
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| | received, and would proceed to jump
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| I was prime witness to just such a
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| | between us. Some cats do get jealous of
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| situation when the family who gave me my
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| | certain people. Some cats start acting
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| cat Abby dropped by for a spontaneous,
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| | out and being mean to certain people too.
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| unannounced visit. They had not seen Abby
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| | If this situation persists, the only
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| for about a year. As she had been an
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| | thing to do is remove the cat from the
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| exclusively indoor cat, she had no
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| | situation. When your cat starts growling
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| contact with people outside my family. I
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| | or clawing, pick her up and take her to
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| could tell she was startled when a group
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| | the bathroom until your guest is gone.
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| of five people barreled into the house.
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| | You may also advise your guest that if
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| Abby's first response was to dive under
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| | they are also a pet owner, your cat may
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| the dining room table. The children
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| | be responding to the scent on the
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| proceeded to try to yank her out from
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| | person's clothes.
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| under the table. I could tell she was
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| | The worst thing is when your cat
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| frightened. From under the table I could
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| | consistently claws a family member. If
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| hear her hissing. A low rumbling growl
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| | it's a family member, try a commercially
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| which I had never heard before was coming
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| | available cat repellant or lemon juice to
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| from the pit of her stomach. The children
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| | keep the cat away, then acclimatization
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| kept poking and prodding her even though
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| | to get them used to the other person. If
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| to me it was obvious she was distressed.
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| | all this fails, you may be forced to
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| They kept waving their hands in front of
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| | consider declawing your pet.
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| her face and then pulling them away. To
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| | Remember that when your pet acts out,
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| make matters worse, they had also brought
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| | there is usually a reason for it. When
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| one of her littermates, who she now
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| | animals are frightened, they go into
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| seemed to consider a stranger. In a
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| | defense mode. In these situations, we can
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| panic, I rushed to open a sliding glass
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| | often forgive their clawing mistakes. To
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| door so Abby could jump through before
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| | avoid cat clawing catastrophies, try the
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| the two cats could square off against
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| | steps outlined above. Small doses of
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| each other.
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| | exposure to people will usually cure your
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| I remember thinking that this whole
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| | cat of its' clawing outbursts. Then
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| experience was so abrupt and traumatizing
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| | again, cats like people, can be finicky
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| for Abby that I couldn't blame her when
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| | with their affections. If you have tried
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| the claws came out. Yet I'm sure from the
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| | and tried for instance, to get your cat
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| looks on the faces of my guests that day,
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| | used to your mother in law, but to no
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| that they blamed me and my cat for their
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| | avail, what can you do? How can you blame
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| claw marks. They assumed Abby was afraid
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| | kitty for not liking her? After all, if
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| of or didn't like children. I didn't
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| | the truth be known, it's not like you
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| think that was the issue, it was their
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| | like her that much either.
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