Today I was working on the computer so Maggie was running around the apartment. After she has finished attacking my hands on the keyboard she usually goes to the bathroom and hangs out on the towel rack for a quick nap. Our cat Spooky (aka the best hunter on the face of the planet) somehow managed to sneak into the apartment (he lives upstairs, I live in the basement) and wander into the bathroom without me noticing. I heard Maggie SCREAMING at the top of her lungs and ran to see what was wrong and as I came towards the bathroom Spooky slunk past in that "sorry Mom" head down, eyes up sort of way. They have never been allowed to meet as I a) don't want to risk it, he can't be trusted and b) don't want her to lose her fear of predators, which she proved today with her screaming is still well in tact.
Poor dear, she was panicked! Tail flipping, alarm calling for about 20 minutes. I wanted her to calm down so I grabbed her while she was thrashing about and put her in her cage so she could hide in her nest. In all of that, shouldn't she have bit me?! I mean I reached inbetween the towels where she was hiding, grabbed her and pulled her out, then held her long enough to try to stroke her face, realize that was not going to happen right about now cause her brain had gotten up and left the building and then carry her to her cage. In all of that I would have expected to get bit, but she never even tried?! Not that I'm complaining, I'm quite glad that there was no blood shed (by ANYONE thank goodness!) but shouldn't she be defending herself at this point?
How old are they before they start nipping at the hand that feeds?