Why
does my cat insist on sitting on my bag or coat and then bite and scratch the shit out of my wrists when I need to retrieve anything from said bag or coat?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 20:50, 21 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Have you tried
leaving the bag open and loose and quickly zipping it up when he gets settled?




Mine doesn't sit in my bag any more :-)
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:01, Reply)

He's too big
besides, that would be mean.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:11, Reply)

My girlfriends dog does this when I go and visit.
It's because I always have a treat for him in it, so he guards it very jealously... could it be anything to do with food?
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:06, Reply)

Of course, we're dealing with cats here
So there might not be a logical reason behind it. Or rather, it might just think that it's amazingly funny to playfight with the humans, and knows that if it sits on something you need often, then there's even more chances to play!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:10, Reply)

Simple solution.
Get a laser pointer. Zip the dot around in front of the cat until she moves, then run it up the stairs to distract her long enough to get to your bag.

Always works for my kitties.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 18 May 2009, 21:16, Reply)

He looks at the laser pointer
looks at me, looks at the dot, looks at me, stretches and goes back to sleep or into attack mode on my wrists.

I fear I may lose my bag privileges at this rate
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:20, Reply)

Wear oven gloves.
Then punch it.
( Cawl, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:21, Reply)

Fuck off
he'd only bite me harder

Besides...could you really punch this?

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:22, Reply)

Fair point.
Get another bag?
It can't be on two at once.

Or spray your bag with... Lemon juice? I think cats hate citrus, if I recall correctly.
( Cawl, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:25, Reply)

But who wants a bag that's covered in lemon juice?
it's a natural bleaching agent

Ha, Kaol likes my kitty, Kaol likes my kitty
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:27, Reply)

Oooh, picture.
That's not a bad cat!
Good size.

Hmmm... What about petrol? Or vodka?
( Cawl, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:32, Reply)

And fire.
Cats don't like fire.
( Cawl, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:32, Reply)

Or dogs.
Get a dog to sit on your bag to stop the cat sitting on it.
( girlinthehole, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:33, Reply)

But then I still lose the usage of the bag
and he'd probably eat the dog. This cat does not play well with others. Humans yes, but not other beasties.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:34, Reply)

He does
he's fascinated by matches. Freak cat.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:33, Reply)

I like this cat!
Awesome!
And matches.
I like matches too.
( Cawl, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:36, Reply)

He's all of the win
except when he demands attention and pokes his whiskas up my nose.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:40, Reply)

He puts
Cat-food in your nostrils?
Nice...
( Cawl, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:42, Reply)

Yeah, he's just that nice
nah, just long strandy hairs that make you jump.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:54, Reply)

I know...
T'was a piss-take on your spulling errir.
( Cawl, Mon 18 May 2009, 21:55, Reply)

Pfft, whiskas, whiskers, it's all the same when they're purring like a tractor having savaged your hands

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 18 May 2009, 22:05, Reply)