Cat be taken to a Chinese Restaurant as a main course.
Posted on 03/12/2014 7:18:43 AM PDT by JoeProBono
The Oregon cat that attacked a baby and trapped his owners in their bedroom over the weekend won’t be losing one of his nine lives due to his antics, but he will be spending at least one of them undergoing therapy.
Lux, the 22-pound Himalayan house cat that prompted his owners to call 911 after a violent outburst, will be visiting a pet psychologist after he takes a trip to see a veterinarian.
The 4-year-old cat will remain a part of the family, despite his actions on Sunday. According to his owners, Lux has a “history of violence.”
“We're not getting rid of him right now,” said owner Lee Palmer. “He's been part of our family for a long time.”
Palmer’s seven-month-old child received a few scratches on the forehead from the cat after the baby pulled his tail.
“Officers arrived and cautiously opened the door to the residence, where they saw the black and white Himalayan dart into the kitchen, attempting to flee custody. Officers were able to outwit the high-strung Himalayan, who climbed on to the top of the refrigerator, and get a snare around the cat and safely get the cat behind bars in its crate,” according to a Portland Police Bureau press release.
“Officers then told the family that it was safe to come out of the bedroom. The cat remained behind bars in the custody of the family and officers cleared the scene and continued to fight crime elsewhere in the city.”
Over to you! :)=^..^=
Cat be taken to a Chinese Restaurant as a main course.
I know the cat doesn’t need a shrink. It needs putting down.
Corrected it for you.
In my neck of the woods, I’d just leave it outside for a couple of days and let the coyotes take care of it.
The only threat I’ve seen out of this, is the stupidity of the owners, the boyfriend kicking the cat as well, and leaving a 7 month old child with an animal.
I agree with you.
If they had done this to a dog, who scratched the baby, the boyfriend would have been arrested for animal abuse and the baby taken into child services for neglect.
“Who is paying the bill for this kitty shrink?”
We are!
You're not big on protecting your family, are you, girlyman?
If the cat’s owner kicked him, like he said he did, then there is probably a history of animal abuse.
My own grandson pulls our cat’s tail and only once has our Maine Coon cat ever scratched him, and then I don’t think it was intentional. The cat usually softpaw whacks him 2 or 3 times and then skulks off to seek privacy. Our cat is the same size (22#) as this one and even softpawing will sometimes leave a slight scratch, just because the claws are 3/4-inch long and sharp and stick out a little even when not retracted. From the photo, the kitty looks like a typical Maine Coon, and they are renown for being calm and docile. (Of course if giving a bath, all bets are off and there will be blood.)
Have you ever had a seven month old baby?
I don’t think I’d leave a 7 month old baby unsupervised with a 22 pound cat. Just in the course of play, that toddler could be injured.
First world problem.
We know who needs therapy here and it’s not the cat.
I'm sure the cat lovers are going to hate me for this, but the animal will have to learn who is the alpha in the house, or it will end up in the shelter and unadoptable.
Yes, the child shouldn't be pulling on the cat's tail. But, the cat has to learn that it can't attack the child -- or anyone else in the family -- without consequences.
Responsible dog owners know they have to socialize a dog, so that it knows its role in the "pack". If the dog thinks he is the "alpha", you'll never be able to discipline him and will always be in fear of what it might do.
Animals don't understand "reason". If they think they can win a fight with you, you'll never control them.
The concept of “alpha male” does not exist among domesticated cats. They are not pack animals.
Then I read the sequence of events...
These people are too stupid to have a kitteh, any kitteh.
The people need therapy, the kitteh was just being himself.
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