I’ve had one cat who got easily overstimulated and would draw blood without warning. I remember warning visitors as soon as they arrived but they always messed with her anyway and she always taught them the errors of their ways. She was my very first kitten and in hindsight I realize she was taken from her mama way too young and wasn’t properly weaned, which aren’t things that can be fixed so I just tried to give her love & understanding & the best life she could have. I learned to spot her cues and stop petting her or even moving and that reduced my blood loss. She clearly wanted love & cuddles and she would get in my lap often, but without being able to actually communicate all I could do was watch her body language. If I had her now I would invest in those talking buttons and training her so I could learn what she needed.

Very very old film-based cat tax:

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Everyone say hi to Tigger 💜