dangerous housecat

[redbird]

julian_tiger seems to have concluded that I am basically recovered. This means he is back to his bouncy, pouncing ways. One of the things we're still trying to train him out of is jumping up on my chair and clawing at my hand if I rest it on the back of the chair. Another is using claws or teeth when playing a game of "grab redbird's legs" (in which he comes up from behind me, grabs, and I shake him off and walk on. He's done both of these today, and came close to drawing blood on the chair pounce.

One difficulty is that he seems to have concluded that while he may not pounce on my bare legs, he can bite when I'm wearing pants. That's fine for jeans, and painful in flannel pajamas. I think I may have to stop playing that game altogether, and hiss whenever he tries it. I'm also considering buying a water pistol.

[When I first came home from the hospital, he figured out quickly that I was not well, and was quieter and gentler for a while. I think this was based on both how I moved and how I smelled.]