One of the things that sets him off occurred yesterday. I brought home a new bag of Meow Mix for a stray cat that we feed. Every time I bring a new bag home, (BEFORE it's opened), DJ stations himself in the vicinity of the bag, stiffens, and glares at anyone who comes near. This time the bag was on the top of a bookshelf and DJ stationed himself at the base of the bookshelf. After a while, I sat in front of him, talked softly, and assured him that everything was okay, no one was going to hurt him. Then I slowly reached out to stroke him and he tried to take my finger off. This injury was not as deep -- several bleeding punctures but they seemed to start healing quickly. Now it's just discolored. I used leather gloves to put a furious little DJ in his crate and moved the unopened cat food into the laundry room. DJ has now gone into the laundry room and is on guard. I just hope we don't have to wash any clothes today. As soon as Christmas is over, we will look into neutering. |