On Tue 09 May 2006 05:52:19p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Zeitgeist?

You're being sadistic.  Why don't you find your cat a home where it will be
loved and appreciated.  You obviously do not.

Because some dispute the severity of this beast's war crimes, I've taken
a small video with my Palm Treo. The quality isn't the greatest (it is a
mobile phone after all).

The original file is a 3g2 file which can be played in Quicktime. It's
only 128kb.
The second file I converted to xvid using some free software, there's a
small watermark on it because of that.

http://www.topdrunks.com/zeitgeist/catattack.3g2 (the quicktime file)
http://www.topdrunks.com/zeitgeist/catattack.avi (the xvid file at
1.69mb).

This video has not been edited! I was at my desk and I noticed "the
Geist" himself had jumped up and was lying there. I then noticed he had
sat up and I knew what danger had forsaken me, I quickly grabbed the
Palm Treo as I was browsing alt.cats (as to not look the beast in the
eyes) and waited for the enviable attack. You can even hear the
sickening crunch as his massive jaws chomp into my flesh.

If you have small children watching please turn them away before you
view the clips!

A. I hope you rinsed the bottle out very well. Otherwise, you might be
Tilex-ing your cat.

Have you considered getting this kit a companion? This way, you might
not be the object of so much negative attention. I think your cat is
lonely.

I do have to say that I understand! I have the scars to prove it! Sorry for
so many people ragging on you.  I do have to say though, that it seems most
of your posts are done in frustration.  That's probably why people are
cranky with you and concerned for your cat.  I know that I have been very
angry at my cat when I've gotten a puncture wound and have been pouring
blood out of my arm.  I picked her up and put the royal queen who  usually
has free reign in the bedroom for 10 minutes.  Had I written about her at
that moment it would have been full of hateful words even though I love the
little brat!  I don't recall how old your cat is, but it will come out of it
some as it gets older.  Honestly, I've tried the squirt bottle, and it did
nothing.  I guess it works for some though.  My cat responds best to being
ignored after an "attack."  Usually, she wants attention and she thinks she
is playing.  When she tries to attack, (you have to get used to the signs,
ears back, hunched down, paw slightly raised), I move away from her and
ignore her.  A few seconds later she is rubbing my leg and meowing so I'll
come pet her.  She flops down and I rub her belly...that means no bleeding
for me!  Also, when she does hurt me, I meow/cry so she knows it hurt.  She
actually licks me wherever she bit or scratched and then goes away.  I only
give her a time out when she actually draws blood during her lightning fast
attacks.  You have to learn what your cat's patterns are.  Try the bottle,
but don't get too carried away because your cat will come to fear you if you
just squirt her tons in the face.  I know I sound crazy, and believe me, 2
years ago I would have thought I was nuts for saying this but, you have to
communicate with the cat.  Most likely your cat wants attention and hasn't
been taught the proper way to play.  My cat was my first ever and when she
was little I let her nibble on my finger and her claws didn't hurt so if she
scratched me, I didn't do anything.  Now, she thinks it's ok.  It's my fault
for not seeing that she would keep the habit.  Just try some of my
suggestions and I bet they work.  Your cat sounds an awful lot like mine.
Mine didn't respond to sticky tape or water bottles or anything else that
works for lots of cats.  She wanted my attention.  When I take that away,
she tries to come at me in a different way to get it.  And when she's good,
she gets lots of lovin' to reinforce it:)

Beth