Ho ho - being scared of a 10 pound creature with teeth and claws is nothing in
the world of bizarre phobias - check this :-

http://www.avonhypnotherapy.co.uk/buttonphobia.htm

Jim :-)
(not too good with spiders)

My second exchange student was told that we had 5 cats but chose to
come to our house anyway. She would stay in her room with the door
closed, and really didn't like the cats. I found out about a month
into her stay that she had been told that letting a cat sit in your
lap would prevent you from having babies later.

Kira used to chew on wool. She found a scarf that accidentally got
washed. So a bit too small to serve as a scarf. She would drag that
thing around the house, even up the cat tree. Very funny for a small
kitty. I have tons of photos of her with that scarf.

What was really funny  was watching her when somebody had her scarf.
You see, if *I* had the scarf, it was a game. I culd pick up the
scarf, and she would hang on by her teeth or claws. It was a fun game.

Nut when somebody *else* had her scarf, it was an act of war. They
thought they were playing the same game as me, but it was not the same
for Kira. She had her ears back, and it was *not* a fun game. It was
her all-out effort to ger *her* scarf back.

Later, she found a shrunken sweater. She'd drag that thing around too.

And I ended up buying a scarf for me, not wool, but similar color
pattern. The first time she saw it, she sunk her teeth into, and you
could see the wheels turning in her mind. It did not taste the same.
It was not her scarf. She didn't like that one at all.

I still have that old holey scarf. She gets a little interested when I
pull it out, but not like she used to. I will probably always keep it
as a momento of Kira.

your cat called necky was displaying pica behavior it can be very dangerous it
can cause blockages when too much fiber has been ingested it is very common
among siamese.

sherry