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Old Jan 31, 2011, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Amoslass View Post
She's driving me insane.

Ok, my partner got the cat from a shelter before she and said cat moved in with me. I knew about it, knew it would make it harder to find a place to rent but for some reason I said yes.

The cat is gorgeous. she is cute and playful and just like a cat should be. But she makes me so angry.

I don't even know why, I just find myself getting in a rage when she's naughty and I pick her up with this unthinking need to strangle her, shake her. Then I get all tearful and try to spoil her with food and pats. I don't understand. And then I tell myself, "see, this is why you'd be a bad mother, you can't even handle a cat! You'd be locked up, you aren't fit for anything!"

The other problem is, I have mobility issues and balance problems, and the cat has tripped me up on a couple of occasions. I ended up with a nasty giant bruise just last week when she got underfoot.

And they say pets are supposed to be good for you.

I don't know what to do. My partner doesn't know how the cat makes me feel, she'd probably say I was being silly.
Cats can be trained not to get underfoot. my partner is on crutches and when not using crutches its also a health issue. we have trained out cat BlueJay to stay away from my partners crutches and feet. do did so by stopping right there when the cat was at our feet, stomping our foot to the floor and saying in a loud deep voice like a growl "No stay back". Now blue jay does not block our walking nor does she do figure 8's around our feet.

We trained her to stay out of things she shouldnt be into the same way, a loud deep toned, growling "no stay back". we now have a very well behaved cat who is a joy to have around.

squirt bottles of water also come in handy for training cats. we had done that in the past too and have had successful outcomes.