Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.

In The Unusual Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll creates a potion that turns him right into a murderous fiend. Though he can initially management when his alter ego seems, Mr. Hyde finally turns into the extra dominant persona. I by no means related my pets with Robert Louis Stevenson’s Victorian thriller till I adopted Olga.

Like plum sauce, she’s a mix of candy and bitter, and she will immediately swap from one to the opposite. It doesn’t occur on a regular basis. Generally, she’s good even when she’s irritating. Relying on their character, cats will chew you whenever you pet them too lengthy, and others assault after they’re overstimulated throughout a play session, however Olga’s habits differs.

Sneak Assaults

Out of the blue, she’ll assault my hand when it’s on the armrest of my recliner, and after I say “No” or yell one thing profane, she retreats for a second however then nudges her head towards my leg. After a playful or not-so-playful chew, some animals run away and conceal whenever you cry out in ache, however Olga appears detached.

She’s an knowledgeable at hiding when she needs to be alone, or somebody is capturing fireworks, however she doesn’t disguise when she thinks I’m upset. I don’t need to provide the impression that she hisses or screams when she turns into Hyde, however she’s extra aggressive and extra more likely to chew or scratch.

I’ve by no means been severely wounded by her assaults, and more often than not, I’m extra shocked than upset when she pounces. Nonetheless, she’s come a good distance since she was a kitten.

Mr. Hyde as a Kitten

Not like Dr. Hyde within the Nineteenth-century story, Olga had extra issues letting her “good” aspect take over when she was a kitten. She didn’t like being picked up or petted on her again and used her sharp enamel and tiny claws to repel my makes an attempt. The one time I may pet her was when she was dozing off, and even then, I risked a bloody hand if she regained consciousness.

Though she wasn’t the most affectionate kitten, she preferred sitting close to me when she wasn’t tearing via the home. At night time, she slept in a chair in my bed room and solely jumped on the mattress sometimes to assault my toes beneath the covers.

Tolerant Cat House owners

It took almost a yr earlier than her Jekyll aspect grew to become extra pronounced, and I keep in mind being pleased that I spent a lot much less on hydrogen peroxide and bandages than when she was a kitten. Each cat misbehaves, however some homeowners don’t perceive how shut housecats are to wild felines. In the event that they keep inside all day and can’t hunt and pounce on their prey, they want an alternate, which might embrace attacking people.

Enjoying with toys and climbing on cat timber can preserve some cats occupied, however a hand hanging off the sofa or wiggling toes beneath a blanket is simply too resisting to disregard typically. Whether or not you might have a Jekyll, Hyde, or a mix, like Olga, attempt to be tolerant together with your cat.

Their scratches and bites are painful, however when you think about that cats are descended from expert predators, try to be proud you’ll be able to look after a furry killer who loves you, even when they’ve a unusual means of displaying it.