If a cat scratched you while you were petting it...

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
For example... reaching down to pet a cat on it's head will make it defensive because you being above it, are in the position of power, so the cat feels threatened. Reach from under it's chin and the same thing happens... it thinks you're going for it's neck, which would be fatal in the wild.

My cat likes it when I reach down to pet her. She moves her head up to meet my hand and rub against it. She doesn't like her neck scratched although my last cat loved that. This one is still a kitten though. She really likes me and everytime I sit down she's there jumping in my lap to curl up and go to sleep.

My kitten has even warmed up to our dog and she chases the dog around the house now. The dog is a black lab mix and is about 10x her weight.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
For example... reaching down to pet a cat on it's head will make it defensive because you being above it, are in the position of power, so the cat feels threatened. Reach from under it's chin and the same thing happens... it thinks you're going for it's neck, which would be fatal in the wild.

My cat likes it when I reach down to pet her. She moves her head up to meet my hand and rub against it. She doesn't like her neck scratched although my last cat loved that. This one is still a kitten though. She really likes me and everytime I sit down she's there jumping in my lap to curl up and go to sleep.

My kitten has even warmed up to our dog and she chases the dog around the house now. The dog is a black lab mix and is about 10x her weight.

Mine do that too. But try that with a cat who doesn't know you and it usually won't go over so well.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
For example... reaching down to pet a cat on it's head will make it defensive because you being above it, are in the position of power, so the cat feels threatened. Reach from under it's chin and the same thing happens... it thinks you're going for it's neck, which would be fatal in the wild.

My cat likes it when I reach down to pet her. She moves her head up to meet my hand and rub against it. She doesn't like her neck scratched although my last cat loved that. This one is still a kitten though. She really likes me and everytime I sit down she's there jumping in my lap to curl up and go to sleep.

My kitten has even warmed up to our dog and she chases the dog around the house now. The dog is a black lab mix and is about 10x her weight.

Mine do that too. But try that with a cat who doesn't know you and it usually won't go over so well.

I don't know, there are some cats that are just really friendly. One of our neighbor's cats was in our backyard one evening just rolling around on the patio so I went outside and started petting him. He was purring away and rubbing up against me...I've never seen this cat before either. I got the number off his tag and called his owner to let them know where their cat was. He even let me carry him down the street to meet his owner.

I get scratched every now and then. Hell, anything can spook a cat. It isn't their fault and I don't hold it against the cat at all. The day I brought our kitten home I was holding her and the dog came running up to me suddenly and the cat freaked! She buried a claw in my freaking neck and it stuck there because she was spooked. I had to carry her into the other room while yelling at the dog to back off (which she did) and calm the cat down enough to get her claw out of my neck. Totally not her fault though. Can't get angry at a cat for instinct. That would be like blaming a compass for pointing north.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
For example... reaching down to pet a cat on it's head will make it defensive because you being above it, are in the position of power, so the cat feels threatened. Reach from under it's chin and the same thing happens... it thinks you're going for it's neck, which would be fatal in the wild.

My cat likes it when I reach down to pet her. She moves her head up to meet my hand and rub against it. She doesn't like her neck scratched although my last cat loved that. This one is still a kitten though. She really likes me and everytime I sit down she's there jumping in my lap to curl up and go to sleep.

My kitten has even warmed up to our dog and she chases the dog around the house now. The dog is a black lab mix and is about 10x her weight.

Mine do that too. But try that with a cat who doesn't know you and it usually won't go over so well.

I don't know, there are some cats that are just really friendly. One of our neighbor's cats was in our backyard one evening just rolling around on the patio so I went outside and started petting him. He was purring away and rubbing up against me...I've never seen this cat before either. I got the number off his tag and called his owner to let them know where their cat was. He even let me carry him down the street to meet his owner.

I get scratched every now and then. Hell, anything can spook a cat. It isn't their fault and I don't hold it against the cat at all. The day I brought our kitten home I was holding her and the dog came running up to me suddenly and the cat freaked! She buried a claw in my freaking neck and it stuck there because she was spooked. I had to carry her into the other room while yelling at the dog to back off (which she did) and calm the cat down enough to get her claw out of my neck. Totally not her fault though. Can't get angry at a cat for instinct. That would be like blaming a compass for pointing north.

See you don't have a problem. You understand cats. Many people here who dislike cats would say they'd kick the cat or throw it across the room if it burried a claw in their neck... whether or not they would actually do that is questionable. I sure hope they're not that mean.

 

[TBone48]

There should be an "I expect cats to scratch at random moments because that's what the freakin' things do" choice.
BTW, I don't particularly like cats, but it doesn't make me mad when they do crazy things because I know it's coming sooner or later. And hitting the cat won't change anything.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Yes, you do have it all wrong. You can't make an animal "unlearn" instincts. Idiot.

How is he the idiot? You're the one who doesn't know what "domestication" is. Cats used to be wild, and had more wild instincts. But through domestication, we genetically weeded out the undesirable traits through breeding. Try keeping a bobcat as a pet, then you'll see how a real wild cat acts.

 

[91TTZ]

Cat fanatics are the most emotional, irrational, people on the planet. They just seem to be unable to control their emotions. They hear someone talking about cats and they just snap with an outpouriung of misguided emotion.

Cats are pests, and I've killed many of them, mostly accidently. So sue me.

 

[wiredspider]

Ahh bitmap

 

[DarkKnight]

when i used to have my cat ...

if it would scratch me while i was petting it, i would usually give it a soft tap on the head and she would stop

 

[Toasthead]

never

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: DarkKnight
if it would scratch me while i was petting it, i would usually give it a soft tap on the head with a hammer and she would stop because she was dead

Fixed

That's the only kind of training that works with cats.



FLAME AWAY!

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Cat fanatics are the most emotional, irrational, people on the planet. They just seem to be unable to control their emotions. They hear someone talking about cats and they just snap with an outpouriung of misguided emotion.

Cats are pests, and I've killed many of them, mostly accidently. So sue me.

I can usually tell a woman how many cats she has with remarkable accuracy.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Cat fanatics are the most emotional, irrational, people on the planet. They just seem to be unable to control their emotions. They hear someone talking about cats and they just snap with an outpouriung of misguided emotion.

Cats are pests, and I've killed many of them, mostly accidently. So sue me.

:roll:

And people who hate cats and kill them are all serial killers with human corpses stored in their freezers for later consumption.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Cat fanatics are the most emotional, irrational, people on the planet. They just seem to be unable to control their emotions. They hear someone talking about cats and they just snap with an outpouriung of misguided emotion.

Cats are pests, and I've killed many of them, mostly accidently. So sue me.

I can usually tell a woman how many cats she has with remarkable accuracy.

It's funny you say this. When I used to do service calls for IBM back in the day, I got pretty good at guessing how many cats a woman had by her appearance. When I saw some straggly, emotional woman answer the door who look like an out-in-space kook, I just knew she would have 5+ cats.

Also the younger women who are just emotionally out of control, they seem to be drawn to cats also.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

:roll:

And people who hate cats and kill them are all serial killers with human corpses stored in their freezers for later consumption.

I haven't killed them all, I still see pictures of them on TV. And who else did you tell about the corpses?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

:roll:

And people who hate cats and kill them are all serial killers with human corpses stored in their freezers for later consumption.

I haven't killed them all, I still see pictures of them on TV. And who else did you tell about the corpses?

Pretty much anyone who's read this thread! :laugh:

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Ilmater

Originally posted by: jbourne77
I fvcking hate cats. Seriously. They're ungrateful, spiteful little sh1ts. If ANY cat gave me ANY excuse to punt it's a$$ through the window, I'd do it in a heartbeat. If it was still alive after the incident, I'd haul his barely-breathing carcass back inside and do it again.

Ditto

Originally posted by: Deeko
My cat is a psycho kitten and sometimes interprets any movement near her to be an invitation to 'wrestle' so she'll lash out.

Please don't take this personally as I'm mostly joking and I'm not directing this solely at you.. .but WTF is wrong with cat owners? Why are psycho cats "cute?" Psycho dogs freak out during storms and bash down doors. People then shoot said dogs. Psycho cats, on the other hand, are merely laughed at while they're trying to gouge your eyeballs out. WTF is wrong with you people? Just because you can't discipline a cat (because they're too fvcking stupid to be trained or disciplined) you think it's "cute" when they do sh1t a dog would be put to sleep for?

Do you go brain-dead as soon as you get a cat? Is that it?

Well, I am not a 'cat person, its my roommate's cat, I'd take a dog anyday.

As for your comments...she's just a kitten. All kittens are crazy and attack everything they see. She's only 6 months old - we got her at 4, and she's getting better. For example, she doesn't use her claws enough to make open wounds, and she doesn't break the skin when she bites. When we first got her she was much worse. So she's learning...I'm sure she'll be fine once she's older.

I hate bitchy old cats.

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: TBone48
And hitting the cat won't change anything.

But it is satisfying.... :thumbsup:

(I'm kidding people, have a sense of humor)

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

:roll:

And people who hate cats and kill them are all serial killers with human corpses stored in their freezers for later consumption.

I haven't killed them all, I still see pictures of them on TV. And who else did you tell about the corpses?

Awesome. :thumbsup:

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: Deeko
As for your comments...she's just a kitten. All kittens are crazy and attack everything they see. She's only 6 months old - we got her at 4, and she's getting better.

You say that like it's an excuse for the cat's behavior. When I read that, I see a reason to either A) never have a fvcking cat in the first place, or B) throw that fvcking cat out in the street to fend for itself (or shoot it, whichever is quicker).

 

[brigden]

Cats, unlike dogs, use discretion when showing affection. Perhaps that's why there are so many twats on here that dislike them.

 

[clamum]

What's with all the cat hatin flamers?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
You just don't understand cats.

No argument there.

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
A friend of mine got a new cat and was upset because the cat wouldn't let her hold it or pet it even after a couple weeks. When I was at her place, I watched her pick up the cat by grabbing it around the ribs and yanking it up into the air, then turning it over on it's back to hold like a baby. From watching her pet the cat I wouldn't be surprised if it had bruises under it's furr. I was there for a few hours and the cat was laying in my lap purring, half asleep.

Well, obviously in that situation there was a reasonable explanation for the cat's behavior. But someone else pointed out that cats get away with things that would get a dog sentenced to the needle. Think about it: a dog goes up and attacks a child. It MIGHT get away with it THAT time... but if it does it again, it's probably headed for a short stay at the pound. A cat, on the other hand, is just "misunderstood" when these things happen. We're not in tune with its "insecurities" or that it might feel "threatened".

The fact is, cats can be just as vicious (and effective) as a dog. It's safe to say that most dogs won't attack unless they feel threatened... the problem is that some feel threatened by just about anything and are completely unpredictable.

Cats are mere babes when it comes to domestication. Hell, cave man domesticated dogs. I imagine if they stay with humans for another couple of million years they will be as nice and loyal as dogs...

 

[Acanthus]

I hate cats, so i wouldnt be petting it, if it scratched me under any conditions it would have to die.

 

[SVT Cobra]

depends how hard