What makes Butty so mean?

This is Butterball, my mean kitty. He never learned to trust humans, but is a part of the family, anyway. Butty is glued to the hip of his mommy, Peaches, every day. He loves getting treats and might even take it from my hand if he's feeling especially brave. The only way I can pet him is if he's in a spot where he feels safe, and even then, I can just stroke him gently and carefully. He could change his mind at any second, tho he's never bitten me for petting him yet... 

But, forget moving day! We're talking strong fishing net (have had to replace it twice already) and long oven mitts for safety. I made the mistake of not wearing any. Luckily, my friend had some on. My friend got the net over Butty and I helped slide him over to the cage. During the process, Butty twisted around and bit my wrist thru the net....right thru from top to bottom! It wasn't until he was finally secured in the cage that I dealt with my injury, dripping blood everywhere. Thank goodness he's an inside cat and doesn't have rabies! 

Photo submitted by: Wendy
Date last updated: 10/25/05