I’ve had this cat a year and she just scratched the hell out of me so badly, I’m bleeding from 6 places. Y’all know what that means.

It means I violated her space and I need to correct MY behavior so she doesn't feel so threatened that she has to protect herself.
This is my three year old, x-feral baby Cyn. She's come a LONG way in the year I've had her. She can tolerate being pet, sometimes seeks out being pet, will jump on my bed with me instead of hiding in a corner of the cold basement.. I'm so proud of her for how far she's come!