Chapters 1-4
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Chapter 5 / Sammi Jo Gone Wild
Samantha Jo was pretty much a normal kitten in many ways. But you have to remember that both Her Mother & Father were outside feral cats. Sammi Jo’s first human contact was very painful to Her, as we did the minor surgery in haste to save Her life. She did not like human hands touching Her, She will still bite you if you try to touch her stomach. She is lightning fast to be aggressive. Always on the defensive. Her survival instinct seems to be stuck on FIGHT, instead of FLIGHT.
I got this wild idea in my head that Sammi Jo having a litter of kittens would be a wonderful experience. Yes, You read that correctly, but please remember, I was not a "CAT PERSON".
The Overpopulation and 100's of thousands of cats in kill shelters was something i knew nothing about. I resisted my wife Kelly's suggestions that we get Her spay operation done. But i soon realized that an already wild feral rescue cat, “Sammi Jo,” would turn into a total psycho "KrazzyKitty" every so often when going into "Heat."
When Samantha went into heat for the first time, it was like that girl from the exorcist movie. I feared for my life..!! Back to that silly idea I had about Her having kittens, Boy was that a dumb idea. While in heat, She would jump up on my lap, do Her little love me, love me dance, I would reach down to pet Her and BANG..!! I would be bleeding. A scratch, a bite, sometimes both. She snapped at me one time, we were face to face and I yelled…. “Hey Now!” And tried to grab hold of Her….Mistake #1: I raised my voice. Mistake #2: I wrapped my arms around Her to scoop Her up in a hug. She latched on to my chin with a bite so hard it went clear to my chin bone. Boy did that hurt, and it bled like crazy.
Sammi Jo doing the "Love Me Love Me Dance"
I did start to figure it out after a pint or two of blood donations. Sammi Jo is an Alpha Female. She runs toward a fight. There is no backing down in Her. She has the Strong Personality that would protect us from harm. She would chase the Bear out of Her back yard or Attack the Dog who is attacking a little boy like in the viral videos we have all seen. We have also seen this here at home when a couple of the other cats get angry and cry out while playing. She would be the first to run in to investigate it.
It did not help that I was very ignorant in how a feral kitten should be handled. I did not realize that you can not make a Cat do what they do not want to do. Multiply that by 100% with a Wild Cat. I made the mistake of trying to make Her accept my hands by using them as the play toys. I Bled a lot.! I also made the mistake of not backing off when She would start to flip out. I would keep on, not realizing that more touching, talking more, & raising my voice, was the worst thing I could do. Way too many times I would try to grab Her thinking the Hugging or Petting was the answer. I started to think that maybe She had mental problems like She was bi-polar or something. One second She would be nuzzling me and purring. The next second She was growling and ready to strike. It was very depressing and I was lost as to what to do. I needed help! Who could I turn to?
Chapter 6 / Cat Daddy to the Rescue (Coming Soon)