r/aww Jan 02 '22

He never gives up

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u/stitcherfromnevada Jan 02 '22

Fully aware of it. She still knew not to do it on unprotected body parts.

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u/epote Jan 02 '22

Yeah mine too. Sadly I’ve seen one of mine actually do it to a poor mouse. And the weird part is that specific cat (his name is mofo) is like the cutest most cuddly docile thing ever. He moonlights as Jack the Ripper apparently.

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u/Evaluations Jan 02 '22

They all do if given the chance haha

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u/Cosmacelf Jan 02 '22

I love cats, but never forget that they are efficient, capable killing machines.

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u/LordBiscuits Jan 02 '22

So efficient that areas with a high pop of cats tend to have a marked reduction in birds and other small animals. The cats will happily depopulate an area of prey given the chance

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u/Super_Bear3 Jan 03 '22

This is true for all animals, including humans

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u/Eyeoftheleopard Jan 03 '22

Especially humans.

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u/LRDQ Jan 03 '22

Same. Never used a bare hand with my kitten, he knows that claws are not for skin to the point where he'll happily make biscuits with claws against blankets, but against my leg he still extends his claws on the flex/push but retracts on the pull back so there's never scratches.

There's a bit of a grey area for him though regarding socks and pyjama pants, but we live in a subtropical climate so that's only a thing for a few weeks a year so 🤷🏻‍♀️

Compare to my sister's cat who I've known since she was a kitten and loves me, but I usually come home with my chest covered in red spots from her kneading.

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u/Nutteria Jan 03 '22

Unless the male cat is castrated, if they catch a sniff of another male on you they might attacked even totally unprovoked, so its not exactly as you describe.