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Hey!
My name's Alexia, I live in Colchester, England and I got my first sphynx in August '09.
He's a blue and white boy of 8 years old called Mug-Y (pronounced mugwai). I got him through the Sphynx Welfare Association and it appears he wasn't treated too well before he came to live with me and my boyfriend.
When wwe first got him he was a hissing ball of rage, we couldn't even stroke him and within four days he had pinned my boyfriend to the sofa by his throat!
He suffered with severe anxiety, was very very dominant, has an on going cystitis problem, asthma, one cloudy eye and didn't appear to know how to be cat. He had know idea how to play or interact with people and would tthink nothing of biting you if he was sat on you and you moved. they weren't just little warnings either but full on skin piercing clamp downs!!
With a lot of love and patience over the last 5 months we've got him to a place where we can stroke him, (he loves his nightly snuggles in bed!) he's accepting of other people and he finally knows how to play and enjoys it!! It's been hard work but so worth it to see him settled and happy. I don't think he'll ever get to stage where we can pick him up or that you can ever fully let your guard down (he bit my nose the other day when i moved while he was on me) but I'm happy just to give him a loving home for the rest of his days.
Wow! Sorry! I went on a bit there! So much for the little introduction!!:Laugh::Laugh:
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My name's Alexia, I live in Colchester, England and I got my first sphynx in August '09.
He's a blue and white boy of 8 years old called Mug-Y (pronounced mugwai). I got him through the Sphynx Welfare Association and it appears he wasn't treated too well before he came to live with me and my boyfriend.
When wwe first got him he was a hissing ball of rage, we couldn't even stroke him and within four days he had pinned my boyfriend to the sofa by his throat!
He suffered with severe anxiety, was very very dominant, has an on going cystitis problem, asthma, one cloudy eye and didn't appear to know how to be cat. He had know idea how to play or interact with people and would tthink nothing of biting you if he was sat on you and you moved. they weren't just little warnings either but full on skin piercing clamp downs!!
With a lot of love and patience over the last 5 months we've got him to a place where we can stroke him, (he loves his nightly snuggles in bed!) he's accepting of other people and he finally knows how to play and enjoys it!! It's been hard work but so worth it to see him settled and happy. I don't think he'll ever get to stage where we can pick him up or that you can ever fully let your guard down (he bit my nose the other day when i moved while he was on me) but I'm happy just to give him a loving home for the rest of his days.
Wow! Sorry! I went on a bit there! So much for the little introduction!!:Laugh::Laugh:
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