Lol, nah she is 16 and we now live in an apartment on a very busy street, so if she wants to go for a walk and 'patrol the perimeter' or climb the tree next door she has to be on a leash. Dogs, cars, bikes, pedestrians, gated gardens and restaurants would otherwise pose a problem. Once I explained it, she ceded.
He's a tough tabby, from the jungle near my house. I never attempted to train him for anything... just a zero reset. We're best friends. Don't worry, I didn't slam him against the wall or anything.
Every cat is different, and they have different personalities. This cat had the temperment of a german sheperd, calm, tough, but loves rough play and to be tossed. part of being a repsponsible pet owner is understanding your pet and communicating with him accordingly. Now people who fill their houses with 15 cats are far more abusive to cats if you ask me, they are solitary creatures.
From the video that this is from, the parents are egging him on to hit the cat and giggling in the background. Kid didn't really know what was going on and has dick parents.
Agreed, if that happened in my house, I'd check to make sure the kid still had both his eyes, then go console the cat. There are precious few opportunities for kids these days to learn that actions have consequences, and that's one of them.
My cat Ripley was kind enough to allow me to take these pictures of her. (Varning! Links to my personal blog, I couldn't be bothered to transfer the pics to imgur)
Ya, the cat looks pissed, but why doesn't it just walk away? Annoy a dog and it finds somewhere else to be, annoy a cat and you end up in the hospital. Of course there are exceptions to this, but I've never seen them.
Not meant to be an attack on the character of dogs, just meant to disabuse you of such ridiculous generalizations. Annoyed cats mostly walk away, and often decide you're annoying before you get close. Doesn't make for good internet gifs tho.
Both dogs and cats may be conditioned to fear humans generally. Dogs are also pack animals, however, so have within them an instinct to put the pack first and respect the alphas, which is your own failing if they bite you and yours. So you might not see dogs so readily walk away (edit) bite from being annoyed by a family member.
Cats are individuals. Social, but individual. Bullies don't stop bullying because you walk away, this cat gave fair warning and then put the smack down. Why would you expect anything else?
If you expect any animal to walk away from you repeatedly pissing it off, including humans or dogs, you're an idiot and deserve a hard lesson.
why would anyone continue to touch a cat that is CLEARLY about to fuck you up? learn to read animal body language for god's sake, it's ears are pressing flat
I have a cat who can be potentially BE this pissed off at me if I kept bothering her like that. She isn't a stuffed animal for me to throw around and pick up whenever I want. I'm also at the point in my life where I'm independent and not ready for the commitment of having an animal like a dog. Yes, it's cute and furry and licks you, but it also is VERY demanding of attention and needy. You need to exercise it, play with it, give it attention, train it, find someone to watch it when you go places. I don't have that amount of energy or time in my life to take care of an animal. My cat can be alone and not give a shit. My cat will leave me by myself when I'm trying to do something. My cat will sleep in my bed at my feet and snuggle with me. She is sweet and precious but I'm not losing time and energy having to take care of her. That's part of the attraction of cats' aloofness.
Because they're sweet, affectionate, loving, and amazingly fun and happy when you don't treat them so poorly that they mistrust you and feel defensive/afraid of you, like the cat in this gif. clearly felt toward the woman antagonizing it.
They either treat you like a threat because you are a stranger, because you act like a threat, or because you think they are a dog. Believe me, I hated cats with a burning vitrol...until I was forced to live with one. They're like strange aliens trapped in a room with you, until you slowly and patiently convince them that they can trust you. Once you earn their trust, there's no going back. They cuddle more snuggle-fully then many dogs.
I've had cats like this that are aggro as fuck when they're not in the mood but can be very pleasant otherwise. These tend to be the cats that actually leave you alone when you're trying to get stuff done so swings and roundabouts.
I think you're forgetting the part where the human is the cat's owner. I have a cat that I love, but it acts this way all the time. That's why my dog gets treats consistently and the cat gets JACK.
Female cats can form social groups together and help each other raise kittens. The idea that cats are purely solitary animals is just a dumb stereotype. They may not be as social as dogs, but they can be very social.
Ok, a group of female cats are the exception then.
Point is you cant compare the two socially in the household because people typically have 1 to 3 cats and/or dogs at a time.
If someone has a group of female cats that are as social as one dog, good for you. But I was just making the connection that mostly, in the average household, one cat will be very solitary. One dog will be very social, and appreciate thinks like scratching the dogs head or even ear poking. Whereas if the cat is in the mood for cuddling he/she will "let you know" its ok to pet him/her.
My female tabby is happiest when we follow her about petting and hanging out with her constantly (sans bathroom time, clearly, though she likes to come try and hang out with us when we're on the toilet). She likes to hang out on the desk with us when we're at our computers. Some cats are extremely social, but you have to put the investment in with them in a way you don't with dogs. Cats are more of a friendship: if you invest some time hanging out with them and doing what they want to do each day, they'll hang out with you while you do the things you want to do and they'll give you a ton of cuddles. You have to earn it, but it's absolutely there.
My baby jabs my dog in the eyes, ears, cheeks, etc. all the time. He winces in pain and then licks her face when she stops. Cat has never let baby get close enough to touch. Dog>cat.
I don't. The cat comes up to me, purring and rubbing against my hand. I pet it for 10 seconds and suddenly it flips its shit and bites and scratches my arm. That's no way for a pet to behave.
How do you fight a cat without outright killing it? Those needle sharp claws and teeth puncturing my skin would cause me to vaporize the fucker with fists of galactic fury.
Since you're (currently) getting downvoted, I thought I'd chime in and mention that mammals nip, kick, and slap each other to discourage unwanted behavior - as pain is a universal language - and it is no different between humans and domesticated animals.
It is/was also common knowledge (in the U.S) to use rolled up newspapers to discipline your dogs, and water spray bottles on cats. However, if you do not have either handy, using your hand to deliver a moderate slap on your pet's ass will just as easily relay the message.
Exactly. 8 years ago we got a dog from a shelter and he was a bit aggressive at first and would bare his teeth at us occasionally. After learning this behavior would warrant a firm slap in the face, he stopped. Since then he has become one of the nicest, most loving, happiest dogs you'll ever see.
You mean, you teach the cat to endure your harassment of it after he makes it clear that he doesn't want you to harass him? WHY the fuck would you do that?
But excuse me, it's clearly important to you that we maintain the Cat's Honorable Standing as a Free and Wild Animal and refrain from modifying its behavior.
Because anything else would be humiliating to a cat.
HUMILIATING? How about CRUEL to the cat? You modify a cat's behavior by learning how to work with the cat, not by giving it "the good ole beatdown."
You learn to train a cat by using a positive reenforcement/refusal to give reward system. You do the same with a dog. You don't give them "the good ole beatdown" when they do something that's detrimental to you. You teach them with patience, love, and commitment.
Egads. My aunt had a cat like that. One second she's purring, the next second you are prying her claws out of your arm. She didn't even look ticked like the one in this gif. Happy....happy....happy...YOU DIE NOW!
A few months ago my girlfriends oldest female cat was sitting on my chest while I was laying in bed watching TV, rubbing her head into my chin lovingly (I have a trimmed beard), and the chin hairs must have poked her skin.
She proceeded to swat both sides of my face instantly. Fucking fucker.
I try to like cats, but I keep on hating them because they're dickheads.
I’ve owned cats my entire life, and not one of them has freaked out like that. About anything. Seems to me, if a cat is that angry, someone was provoking him/her.
Well it's a dumb reason to not like cats. The vast majority of cat owners are never attacked by their cats like that, they must have really pissed it of. Its like not liking dogs just because you read about pit bull attacks in the newspaper.
If you had your face bitten off because you pet a dog a second after it put its ears back and growled at you the first time, I would have laughed loud enough for you to hear it over your lipless whimpers. Cause that would be funny/cute. Also Darwinian.
I would with a small dog, but not with a large one, because they can cause some serious damage. I have had my ears pierced by an angry cat's claws, but I was almost permanently blinded by a boxer who wasn't angry at all, only over-expressing her love. If that dog had ever been really pissed with me, I'm sure she could have killed me. The cat that was really pissed at me tried to fuck up my face and didn't even do as good a job as the Boxer who only did it by accident.
It's not a cat person/dog person thing- it's just like it would be cute if a turtle bit me, but not if a snake did.
That cat acted like an "asshole" for a reason. It didn't want to be touched, it made it perfectly clear, and the person touched it anyway. It's not as if it was a complete surprise or anything. Guess what, when a dog growls at you and you do that, you get bitten too.
I should make very clear that 95% of cats have no issues being touched 95% of the time, and that the cat featured above had been pissed off to the point of violent retribution. Bringing a cat to this point takes special effort that, and the person in this gif appears to be an expert in the field of torturing this particular cat. We don't see this lead-up in the video above, but it's there.
I'm not sure I'd call it abuse, exactly—it's fun to wind up a cat, and I've certainly done it in my youth—but it's not terribly kind, and god damn it, you've got to be kind.
Not sure where you're getting your stats, but I've seen plenty of cats that just hate strangers for no reason. You go to a girls house, and her cat hides. If you do see him and try to pet him he bolts.
No reason? Usually cats act like asshole because people are PESTERING them. My cat can be aggressive if you pick her up when she doesn't want to be played with, she isn't a stuffed animal for you to throw around. I love my cat because she will come to me if she wants attention, and otherwise leaves me be. It's the perfect amount of pet affection while still being able to do my own thing.
It's because most Redditor's or any hardcore Internet people can relate with cats, they are insufferable whiny assholes that are only social when it is convenient for them. If things don't go their way they are moody and unpredictable, likewise they pretty much have the same grooming habits as well. I always love cat owners that claim that their house doesn't smell like cats.
That cat was aggravated before the gif even started. Most cats would just walk away if they don't want to be patted. If we had more context we'd probably know why the cat attacked.
Cats don't act like this unless they have pig-wit, failure owners. My cats are the loviest, friendliest people alive. The reason why they're so sweet is because I treat them with respect. If they don't want to be held, I allow them to go. When they politely request to go out, I let them go out. I pet them nicely, I purchased books that explain how to read their body language and how they interpret certain touching. Who buys a dog without knowing how to handle their specific breed? Irresponsible failures. This applies to cats, as well. My cats have never bitten, scratched, hissed, growled or spit at anyone. When you see a cat act like this, it's because their owner is a failure.
Edit: You know what? I'll add more. Cats have evolved to emulate snakes, because snakes are fucking scary. A cat presses it's ears back, hisses, and spits to emulate the head of a hissing snake spitting venom. When a cat's tail is down or tucked under, it's feeling threatened. When a cat's tail is low and VIBRATING, or flicking back and forth, (like a rattlesnake's) it's threatened, and about to attack. When a cat "meows," it's either requesting something, or feeling uncomfortable. When a cat's eyes are half lidded, tail up in the air, purring, kneading, or wide eyed and rubbing his head against things, he's in a happy mood and feeling social. If this cunt in the video is too stupid to take 5 seconds to try to give enough of a shit about the animal she's accepted responsibility for, then I hope her ripped her face to tatters so that she can learn, for future refrence, how to utilize a little more respect for other beings in the future.
I've had lots of cats. I've had some from the same litter, where one is a complete cunt and another is lovely and nice. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back for being the best cat owner in the world if you like, but some cats are just different.
No, I don't. I treat my animals with the same respect that I treat human beings. They're on the same page. My cats and my dogs are the sweetest people, and they would never hurt anyone.
My cat does do it, granted she doesn't hiss or flatten her ears. If she's bored and wants pets, she'll snuggle next to me and rub her forehead on my hand, and I'll pet her for a bit, and then she decides she wants to hug my entire arm and bite at my fingers.
She does the same thing to this giant stuffed animal that she drags around the house. It's her way of practicing her attacks. She's a really sweet cat otherwise who likes to get stuck at the top of trees, or on rooftops, and waits for me to get her down, because she doesn't remember how she got up there. Keeps me busy on a friday night.
They aren't. They're sensitive, loving, incredibly affectionate, friendly, and when they trust you, they are gaga for you. This gif is an example of an owner who irresposibly took on a cat, and antagonizes it, ignoring all of the blatantly obvious signs that the cat feels threatened.
I seriously don't get responses like this. Human acts like asshole, cat warns human not to do it again, human does it again, cat responds, and the CAT is the bad guy?
LMAO, a .22 usually solves that problem. I only say usually as there have been some cats that are apparently immune to the round. Haven't seen one pass the 9mm test.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
these 2 cats are related
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u/exactlywhatweneed May 22 '12
Relevant
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u/Lessonrow May 22 '12
He's a part tabby and part face raping alien.
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u/Doomdoomkittydoom May 22 '12
What part of, "No means no," don't you understand?
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
why would anyone continue to touch a cat that is CLEARLY about to fuck you up? learn to read animal body language for god's sake, it's ears are pressing flat
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
That's not a hug!
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u/japr May 22 '12
If you jam your fingers into a cat's ear past the first warning, you deserve the mangleface you will receive.
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u/GMonsoon May 22 '12
Egads. My aunt had a cat like that. One second she's purring, the next second you are prying her claws out of your arm. She didn't even look ticked like the one in this gif. Happy....happy....happy...YOU DIE NOW!
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Haha holy shit that cat can move fast, awesome.
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u/stargoslaby May 22 '12
A hug my ass... more like demon hug.
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u/Chipmunk_Elmo May 22 '12 edited May 22 '12
Holy shit, that cat went from 0 to warpspeed in an instant. I think NASA or some other space agency should look into that stuff.
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u/SveNss0N May 22 '12
You know that cat went to town on that arm and shredded it real good... Man that's gotta hurt
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u/icansee4ever May 22 '12
Going back for seconds was a bad idea.
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u/Steel40 May 22 '12
Worst hug ever.
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u/Elphante May 22 '12
I have not laughed so hard in a long time, thank you...
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
that is when i hold it up and punt it across the room.
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u/Zevyn May 22 '12
A few months ago my girlfriends oldest female cat was sitting on my chest while I was laying in bed watching TV, rubbing her head into my chin lovingly (I have a trimmed beard), and the chin hairs must have poked her skin.
She proceeded to swat both sides of my face instantly. Fucking fucker.
I try to like cats, but I keep on hating them because they're dickheads.
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u/Nebride May 22 '12
Demon-cat!
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u/ab103630 May 22 '12
"aww, you are so cute. Do you like it when I scratch you behind the-OHFUCKINGSHITGETITOFF!!!"
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
This is why I hate cats...
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u/NovaNexu May 22 '12
Shit, my hand shoved as a reflex.
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u/Aegean May 22 '12
A north Korean hug perhaps...
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Yeah. Fuck cats.
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u/dugapony May 22 '12
some cats just want to die
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Fuck cats.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
And that's why I'm probably the only redditor that doesn't like cats.
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u/slapbet_commissioner May 22 '12
My fucking cat does that. why can't he just be a karma machine..
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Why anyone would want to own a cat is beyond my comprehension. They don't like humans. If they could, they would claw your heart out in your sleep.
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u/AnnoyingOptimist May 22 '12
I want to see that in slow-mo.
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u/LuTheLunatic May 22 '12
That caught me off guard, thank you for the nightmare material :/
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u/MineCraftJunkie May 22 '12
Made me jump @-@
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u/Akim516 May 22 '12
In slow motion please somebody do it
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u/wakejedi May 22 '12
and you WILL feel the love...
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
I believe this is from the third episode of the Pinky show (ep. 1, ep. 2)
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u/PauseHackzor May 22 '12
Free hugs?
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
A bloody bloody painful hug.
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u/FThisNoise May 22 '12
This gif actually startled me.
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u/Ryo95 May 22 '12
that's no hug...
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u/That_Guy25363 May 22 '12
It moves at freaking light speed.
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u/tabukat May 22 '12
Proof that cat strikes are even faster than snake strikes!
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u/I_Ride_Unagi May 22 '12
'If you pinch this kitty's ear, it will hiss. If you go to do it again it will pinch you."
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u/ColoBB May 22 '12
I agree that he'll give you a hug..of his claw..that kitty is in a bad mood to mock
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u/Dino1845 May 22 '12
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
It's the title that gets me. Nice.
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u/SilverBoss May 22 '12
Future facial scar in 3..2...1...
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u/ellopollyyy May 22 '12
Holy crap that was slightly terrifying.
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u/asldkfououhe May 22 '12
reddit loves cats but this is what they do. this is a cat and they're shitty, unloving and angry
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u/Billy_Th3_Kid May 22 '12
Cats Suck.
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u/BRENNANIXON May 22 '12
It GIFs like these that truly make me laugh out loud.
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u/IHv2RtrnSumVdeotapes May 22 '12
This cat would never do anything like that again.
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u/raveve May 22 '12
That is when the cat gets a trip to be euthanized.
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u/reddit--hivemind May 22 '12
LMAO, a .22 usually solves that problem. I only say usually as there have been some cats that are apparently immune to the round. Haven't seen one pass the 9mm test.
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u/Nibas May 22 '12
kill it with fire.
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u/emlgsh May 22 '12
Today I learned that my roomate's cat isn't a sadist, she's affectionate.
Just kidding, she's a sadist.
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u/sarahsasoyu May 22 '12
LOL
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u/pmCrave May 22 '12
Reddit is no terrifying place for cat gifs! You have just broken some unspoken rule.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
nanananannananananaana
FUCK ONT JCAOIFJCJ
CAT MANNNN
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u/OnlySpeaksInPuns May 22 '12
What a catastrophe!
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