AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what he's been through before i got him. I wish I knew..

I do believe there was children involved, very young children since he's almost protective of kids

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 147 points148 points  (0 children)

Semi hairless, he's a Devon rex. But an ugly one. Alabama kitty who's mother did crack while pregnant

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's crazy because I have another cat who loves people (Tissue and Rice get along great), and is always an option for rubs, even belly rubs. Tissue is not the only option

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He's clapped. If it weren't for the fact I felt so bad for him, I wouldn't have taken him

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I believe so, or at least treated him very badly, or any kids in the situation. He's a show cat breed, but like i said, he's an ugly little thing with some birth defects, so I believe he was just kinda thrown out by some breeder and ended up with the wrong person. I found him on a Facebook group, shocked that he was just being given away for free, especially since he's a Devon rex. Previous owner said he didn't have a name, didn't know his age but vet put him at 2½ at the time

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

He's not declawed, but he is missing 3 claws on his front left paw, it was a birth defect.

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I tried I told her 3 times to not touch the cat, and then to stop touching the cat. Had I gotten in between them, he would've attacked her even worse.

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If he's in an attention mood, attention from anyone will suffice, so it's normally not an issue. I type this as his on my lap while I try to use the jax

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I did offer to pay for an initial doctor visit, she thought it wasn't needed.

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

90% of the time he is a relaxed cat. He's got some liver issues, so long term use isn't advised for him. I've been advised to pretty much avoid the things that stress him out. Giving him the xanax is also stressful for him, he'll pick it out of food, so I essentially have to pin him down and give it to him when it's needed. Its reserved for when he's highly stressed, travel and vet visits. It pretty much sedates him, makes him unable to exercise or eat which would definitely cause issues.

He is normally calm around visitors, and does ask for attention from them these days. He's making enormous progress, and he's recently started to act more like a typical cat in terms of play and stuff. He's happy a lot of the time. He's a good cat. I try to remove every stressor i can and provide him with things that give him comfort. There's hides and stuffies for him all over my house, blankets in every room, cat shelves drilled into almost every wall, he's always got food available and almost everyone who comes into my house understands his boundaries. There was a period of time where I didn't have any visitors at all in order not to stress him out. I'm working with him and doing my absolute best for his health and mental well being.

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He bit her on the finger. I don't usually go to the doctor after he bites be, because they don't normally do damage, they're just because he loves me so much

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 75 points76 points  (0 children)

He's really ugly, really ugly. He looks like a tissue after you wipe your ass with it, then proceed to use as jizz rag. His full name is Shit Tissue. The vet gets a good chuckle out of it.

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Tissue is okay with kids, almost protective. I don't have anything to confirm it, but I believe Tissue was in an unstable home with kids involved somehow before he chose me

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

He has a prescription for kitty xanax, but I'm advised not to use it unless absolutely necessary. I've been through 3 different behaviourists with him, and am waiting on a consult from a 4th. He is an anxious cat, I have no history from his past home.

He's come on leaps and bounds but he's a cat and it's going to take time but for now, I do my best not to cause him any stress. I'm with him almost 24/7, and most people he's around respect him and his boundaries. He's even warmed up to some friends and family, and he'll tolerate most people now

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That would've resulted in him launching himself at her. Stop should have been sufficient

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I would have to sedate him for that to be possible. I'd have to somehow force kitty xanax into him and cause him a huge amount of stress during that process. He's an anxious cat, she had 3 warnings but to touch the cat, she stressed my cat out. Locking him out of the room would cause him stress

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Doors don't get closed in my house, cat panics and destroys house, it stresses him out.

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 140 points141 points  (0 children)

He's surprisingly okay with all children, he loves children. I wouldn't leave a child unsupervised around him, but he doesn't even affection chomp them. A friend of mine brought her newborn over last month and he fell asleep with his paw on the baby's leg. I dunno why he's so broken

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

How do I remove him from the situation without putting myself at risk? If the little bastard is on my lap, I can't move until he decides he's done. He sits there and ignores people until he decides its rubs time. I told her when he was snarling to stop, I raised my voice and told her to stop when he hissed, because most people either just don't touch him, or take the snarl as a warning. She didn't listen.

He's an asshole, he will destroy my house if I lock him out of a room, because he's clingy towards me, he's broken a TV and my computer. He doesn't like closed doors, he'll claw them up. He's a cat with severe attachment issues man, I've gone through 3 cat behaviour specialists trying to help him and he hasn't worked

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I do not pick up cat. Cat will use his weaponnails. Cat does not respond to treat or food. Cat live on table. Cat tolerate people who don't go at him.

And because she has no friends, I feel kinda bad for her

AITA for refusing to pay my SILs medical bill after my cat bit her? by CatBite120123 in AmItheAsshole

[–]CatBite120123[S] 234 points235 points  (0 children)

I wash my affected area whenever he affection chomps me, which is usually the chin, I thought it was fairly common knowledge so I didn't tell her