Thread: using us as climbing frames ouch :(

hi Claire, I am also interested in a way to stop mine jumping on my head, I know exactly what you mean by looking around like an owl... mind, mine SEEMS to have stopped, since she was spayed 2 weeks ago. Before that, I would walk about the house with a great big towel wrapped around my head, or only ever sit down with my back and one side to the wall.

I am so sorry about your labrador, it's really horrible, there is no other word to discrible the feeling... :-(

Hiya Clair. My new babe started doing this yesterday, trying to climb up my legs when I was getting his dinner ready. Blood hurts doesn't it?! Trimmed his claws, problem solved

Sorry to hear about your Labrador, awful news. I hope you get though the next couple of months ok.

Not sure about question 2. What were Ronnie & Reggies mum and dad like? If say one parent was chunky but the other was long and lanky then I guess it would be perfectly possible for both kittens to look different. But as long as they are healthy it shouldn’t matter.

Alekto, have you tried blowing in her face when she goes for your head? They don’t like that.

Originally Posted by Sketches

Alekto, have you tried blowing in her face when she goes for your head? They don’t like that.

thanks Sketches, well when it happens I don't have time to do anything - she jumps, hangs on with her claws to my scalp just the time to get her teeth sunk in, and then she's off on the floor looking at me like "there! that'll teach you! don't you dare try that again!" (except appart from not looking behind me I am not sure what else I've done... ) - usually I can only hold my head and stop myself from screaming, shoo her off the room (sometimes loudly) and leave her in "time out" for a while. Obviously not very effective...
I think it was a territory thing, though, because she never did it to my husband, only other person she tried it on was one of my girl friends - and I managed to tackle her before she actually reached the head, thank God! She hasn't done it since she got spayed, so it might have been something to do with raging hormones or something... oh well, time will tell...

Ah well, if she’s stopped doing it now then yes it probably was her hormones. Hope she continues with the good behavior!

Sounds familiar. When Larry and Monty were little, Larry used to climb up our legs with no warning, until he learned to jump. Monty's speciality was to take a running leap and land like a velcro toy at waist level or even up as far as my shoulders. He's quite the athlete.

Fortunately they have grown out of it. Monty only jumps onto my shoulders now when I'm chopping meat.

Weve had maxwell(welly) for a week now & I am covered in red scratch welts. Ive gone through half a tube of savlon already. The joys of owning a kittenLuckily they grow out of it.
Vey sad to read about your lab. We had the same news with Minst, our Mackerel tabby. We found out he had stomach tumours in April.
Its very hard to cope with, but try to give her as much love as you can & support her when its needed.

When they are adult their claws are horrible try to correct their behaviour.


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Last week he killed an adult crow after he sectioned his wing with ONE cut of his claws.

Seems like a common problem. My boy used to do exactly the same thing. At first we thought it was funny but as they get bigger it seriously hurts. A firm 'No' followed by picking him up (or detaching him from my clothes) and placing him back on the floor must have sunk in eventually. Repetition. He is now 7 months old and hasn't done it for months. Good luck!