cat traps family in a room.

my in laws when we went on vacation. mona trapped my MIL in the bedroom. kept hissing and swatting. finally my MIL threw a blanket over the cat and escaped. the cat loved my FIL and would wrap herself around his neck while he was trying to work in his office or play the piano. wonder why she didn't like my MIL. i didn't like her either. on the other hand she kept our cat joey for a few weeks when we moved to phoenix. he randomly bit and scratched -- you never knew -- you could be petting him and he be purring and the next thing he have teeth and claws on your arm, but she liked him.

My questions:
1. Why was a seven-month-old child close enough to a cat with "a history of violence" to pull its tail?
2. How did an adult think that kicking the cat was going to make anything better?

the baby came. if he was so violent why bring a baby into the house?

when they were kicking around whether or not to have a baby.

Also, a "cat with a history of violence" isn't the same thing as, say, a gorilla with a history of violence. They probably thought, "The cat has a bit of an attitude, but it's just a cat"

Especially now, after it attacked the baby.

Kicking a cat always ends well. Idiot.

Hello mdear!

Just seeing your post got mine all a flutter.

"It's only funny when it's not happening to you"


....true. true.

That's how I broke up a three-cat fight one time. The three cats scattered in separate directions the minute the water hit them. (I was using a full liter measuring cup, though.)

There is more...?????

to just take it. Some cats and dogs don't just cringe away from 'abuse'.