My Maine Coon cat has struck again. First about the cat, he is 22 lbs now and all claws and teeth. His claws and teeth are about a 1/2 longer than I have ever seen on a domestic cat. Charlie really loves his humans and the other cats in the house. But, and this is a BIG but, he doesn't like any interlopers of the animal kind and has a special hate on for dogs. He doesn't just hate them, he hunts them. I have watched a dog come in the yard and Charlie goes into action. He will circle the dog to get behind it and sneak up on it. When he is close enough he will leap and pounce on it's back. He then proceeds to bite and claw until the dog is out of the yard. I saw him do this to a full grown German Shepard. The Shepard was last seen running out the driveway howling with it's tail between it's legs.
Now, on to last night. Our grandson is visiting us for a few days and he brought his dog. It is some kind of Japanese dog that looks something like a fox except it's tail curls above it's ***. It weighs about 18 lbs and I don't think it is the sharpest tool in the shed. Two nights ago Charlie jumped off the counter onto the dogs back and the wife broke it up before any damage was done. Last night was a different story. Oh, did I mention that our grandson is 20 years old and knows everything so we can't tell him anything. The wife warned him last night about the cat being in the house and to watch the dog. In one ear and out the other was where that piece of advice went.
Charlie was guarding the door to our bedroom as I was having a snooze after a long day.The dog got to close and Charlie ambushed the dog near there. The dog started yelping as Charlie was having his way int his fight, the grandson tried to come to his dogs rescue at this point. He learned something new, cats can turn themselves insideout at will, and will do so during a fight. The grandson grabbed Charlie by the back and Charlie instantly took his focus off of the dog and on to whatever was grabbing him from behind. This is the insideout trick cats can do, he proceeded to attack the grandsons hands. The grandson was stunned and shrieked out in pain as Charlie buried his claws into bare skin and pulled. Then he started to bite, the grandson ran with Charlie hanging off of one hand, Charlie finally let go of the grandson and turned his attention back to the wimpering dog. There was another big snarl out of Charlie and then more yelping from the dog. The dog tore off down stairs and Charlie jumped back to his guard position at my door.
This is when I got up. Who could sleep with all that noise going on? The grandson was bleeding all over the place from cuts and puncture wounds so we had to fix him up. He didn't much care for the alcohol on the cuts but I thought it was funny. We finally got the bleeding stopped and got him bandaged up. Then we went to check the dog, yup, it was bleeding to. We got him patched up the best we could and then I went and checked on Charlie. He had no obvious problems and just sat there while I checked him from stem to stern. I could have sworn I saw him smile when the grandson walked by. After a couple of hours the grandsons hand was really getting swollen. The wife got me to have a look at it and it was obvious he had to go to the hospital as he either had an infection or a tendon or ligament had been severed. It turned out to be an infection and he is now on antibiotics and pain pills.
I wonder if the grandson will listen to the wife the next time? Probably not, most kids are slow learners. LOL
Jack
Now, on to last night. Our grandson is visiting us for a few days and he brought his dog. It is some kind of Japanese dog that looks something like a fox except it's tail curls above it's ***. It weighs about 18 lbs and I don't think it is the sharpest tool in the shed. Two nights ago Charlie jumped off the counter onto the dogs back and the wife broke it up before any damage was done. Last night was a different story. Oh, did I mention that our grandson is 20 years old and knows everything so we can't tell him anything. The wife warned him last night about the cat being in the house and to watch the dog. In one ear and out the other was where that piece of advice went.
Charlie was guarding the door to our bedroom as I was having a snooze after a long day.The dog got to close and Charlie ambushed the dog near there. The dog started yelping as Charlie was having his way int his fight, the grandson tried to come to his dogs rescue at this point. He learned something new, cats can turn themselves insideout at will, and will do so during a fight. The grandson grabbed Charlie by the back and Charlie instantly took his focus off of the dog and on to whatever was grabbing him from behind. This is the insideout trick cats can do, he proceeded to attack the grandsons hands. The grandson was stunned and shrieked out in pain as Charlie buried his claws into bare skin and pulled. Then he started to bite, the grandson ran with Charlie hanging off of one hand, Charlie finally let go of the grandson and turned his attention back to the wimpering dog. There was another big snarl out of Charlie and then more yelping from the dog. The dog tore off down stairs and Charlie jumped back to his guard position at my door.
This is when I got up. Who could sleep with all that noise going on? The grandson was bleeding all over the place from cuts and puncture wounds so we had to fix him up. He didn't much care for the alcohol on the cuts but I thought it was funny. We finally got the bleeding stopped and got him bandaged up. Then we went to check the dog, yup, it was bleeding to. We got him patched up the best we could and then I went and checked on Charlie. He had no obvious problems and just sat there while I checked him from stem to stern. I could have sworn I saw him smile when the grandson walked by. After a couple of hours the grandsons hand was really getting swollen. The wife got me to have a look at it and it was obvious he had to go to the hospital as he either had an infection or a tendon or ligament had been severed. It turned out to be an infection and he is now on antibiotics and pain pills.
I wonder if the grandson will listen to the wife the next time? Probably not, most kids are slow learners. LOL
Jack
