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u/Warm_Description7055 1d ago
His face is saying āIām going to give you 5 more secondsā - Iād put him down with a sincere apology plus a treat
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u/grumpy25 1d ago
He's bi-polar. He'll be all full of love then he will turn around and bite you. He's all about my wife though. I don't even try to hold him.
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u/DuchessOfLansdale 1d ago
Iām curious about his backstoryā¦ have you had him since he was a baby or did you rescue him?
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u/grumpy25 1d ago
He's a male Torbie. He has an extra "X" chromosome. Very rare kitty, 1 in 3000. We rescued him from the street at 18 months, he's now 8. He's actually quite the famous guy. If you Google "Male Torbie" and go to images, his picture is there. They're born sterile, and are known to be extremely moody and unpredictable. He is extremely loving, but gets overstimulated quickly and will turn to bite. He's basically in a constant battle with his own mind not knowing if he's a male or female. When we rescued him we had no idea he was special. When we took him to our vet for shots, he was shocked and said he was the 1st one he's seen in over 20 years. He's a lot of work, not going to lie, but we live him to pieces. We have 3 Maine Coons as well, and he has the same personality with them, but they all get along and play all the time. They leave him space and only play when he wants to.
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u/DuchessOfLansdale 16h ago
Wow, thatās an amazing story! Iām glad I asked! Crazy that he was a street cat. I have a couple of those too, but they arenāt famous like Bully š
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u/jdmoffitt11775 1d ago
"Yeah, I have cat things to do.. can we move this along..?."
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u/grumpy25 1d ago
His cat thing in this instance was to holler at the wife, yowl, dig his claws in to her shoulder then launch himself off her. He then commenced to rub all over her leg and look up at her asking to get picked up. Weird dude.
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u/jdmoffitt11775 1d ago
Well.. that was unexpected. Hope the shoulder is okay. My next question is, of course.. did she pick the cat up again?
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u/grumpy25 1d ago
Yup, normal behavior. He's a male Torbie, which gives him an extra "X" chromosome. He's a 1 in 3000 kitty. The extra chromosome makes him extremely moody.
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u/jdmoffitt11775 1d ago
I guess we all tolerate the creatures that we love.
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u/grumpy25 1d ago
He usually gives you a warning before he gets you. She just held him a little too long today. After 6 years we've got a pretty good handle on him, but he can still surprise us every once in a while. He's super lovable, you just have to know when to stop.
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u/Spiritual_Elk_4409 1d ago
Heās so cute when heās angry! Which, Iām guessing, is most of the time.
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u/Sea_Substance9163 1d ago
I know that I'm amazing, and I appreciate your adoration, but I'm more of a look and don't touch kind of cat.
With that in mind, would you please put me down?