Taming of the beast

I would say that I have made great progress in my care of this cat and in the relationship between us.

You probably remember our big monster Shisho.

He was always acting crazy and doing pranks that his siblings didn't dare to do.

Also, he always seemed to me like those mean little kids who are mean because they lack love or are mean because they're just mean.

He was the only kitten I was actually afraid of so far because I felt like he might jump on me at any moment and attack me.

At the same time, he is extremely loving.
The most loving of all right now.
Annoyingly loving.

(Yeah, even the camera had hard times trying to focus on him while constantly moving without peace.)

I have to repeatedly scold him to leave me alone and to let me walk freely in the garden without him hanging around my legs and rubbing against them all the time.

(This is his typical look - his trademark. I could die laughing with him.😹)

The worst was a few weeks ago when he had some horrible sores on his neck that have now healed, but while they were open and active he kept stalking me while I was whit my back to him, to rub with his sores on my legs.

That was such an unpleasant experience, you can imagine 🙀

That is why I always call him 'the loving monster'. And the loving freak too.
Because he's kind of crazy. You can see it even in the pictures. Although it can be sensed clearly only in his presence - I have already told you about that.

But even so, I have made great efforts in recent months in my relationship with him.
I try not to scold him so much.
I try to stroke him more and talk to him, to include him. I try to pet him just as much as I pet his brothers - no less. To understand that he is not neglected and that he cannot base his behavior on a lack of love. 😸

I'm not so afraid of him anymore. And do you know what he did a few days ago (as a token of affection? 🤔)

He clawed at the finger on one of my hands while I was stroking him, put it in his mouth and started gnawing on it.

It didn't hurt. He did it so it wouldn't hurt me, even though it was creepy and still, maybe it was an act of affection on his part. And I, for the first time, allowed him to do something without being afraid that he would hurt me.

He's just a monster and couldn't himself realize that. 😹

Happy #CaturDay to you all! 😺

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	Soul's Detour is a project started by me years ago when I had a blog about historical and not so popular tourist destinations in Eastern Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Nowadays, this blog no longer exists, but I'm still here - passionate about architecture, art and mysteries and eager to share my discoveries and point of view with you.