misscherrylikesitdirty:

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misscherrylikesitdirty:

I also really hate “my cat is an asshole” posts with passion because at least 60% of the time the human is the one being the asshole and the cat is just being a cat. 

I feel this so hard. So many people just don’t respect their cat’s boundaries and think they should be able to touch them and pick them up all the time like they’re toys and not living beings, and then get all pissy when the cat responds the only way it can to get people to leave them alone

like if people would put in even the barest minimum of energy into recognizing their cats body language and respecting when they obviously want you to back off, you most likely will not get scratched smh

ugh yes, my old roommate called the cat an asshole all the time when she constantly tormented him by doing things he clearly hated and neglected to take care of him in any way (like say, changing his litterbox). The fact that he constantly attacked her shouldn’t have surprised her at all.

I treat my baby boy with so much love and always keep his stuff clean but he still attacks me 😦 I think he gets scared because he used to be a stray and got badly injured 😦

Does he by any chance hide and jump on your leg? That’s basically him trying to initiate play, it’s not aggression. In this case, he’s most likely bored and would benefit from a playmate.

If he attacks you when you pet him then you could try paying more attention to his body language. Tails and ears moving is always a sign of tension, so is stiffening or moving away. 

When in doubt, pet only for a very small amount of time and then stop. If the cat wants more, it will most likely rub against your hand or initiate more cuddling. That’s better than the alternative, stopping when they are already uncomfortable. 

Obviously traumatised strays need extra care and might react more strongly and more aggressively if they don’t fully trust you yet. The most unthreatening way to deal with a scared cat is completely ignoring it. It’s not bad behaviour, in fact, as cats go, that’s really nice. They will most likely come to you when they are ready. You can also read to them from a safe distance, that will get them used to your voice. 

I’ve lived with cats that were assholes though, including one that would torture the other cats in the house, shit everywhere, and would randomly attack people who even walked by and her owner was a great cat mom and took excellent care of her and her other cats.  Fuck that cat