Why do cats always seem to be scared. When you walk past them, they always flinch even when you are no where near them.

Your reputation would appear to precede you.

Even to the Feline Community!:hihi:

Possibly because you're about 10 times the size of them, and maybe they've read thepapers about the nasty things scallies do to cats?

if some 40 foot beast came toward me when i was playing and exploring outside, i think I'd flinch and leg it mate ;)

- Oh, and there's a cat in our street, a Siamese kitten that isn't scared of anything. The damn thing played chicken with my car the other day. wouldnt let me park in my drive. I got out, stamped my foot......nothing. I got back in car, revved engine.... nothing. I then walked right up to it, went to scare it, and it started brushing up against my leg.

....I left the car on the road that night.

if some 40 foot beast came toward me when i was playing and exploring outside, i think I'd flinch and leg it mate ;)

- Oh, and there's a cat in our street, a Siamese kitten that isn't scared of anything. The damn thing played chicken with my car the other day. wouldnt let me park in my drive. I got out, stamped my foot......nothing. I got back in car, revved engine.... nothing. I then walked right up to it, went to scare it, and it started brushing up against my leg.

....I left the car on the road that night.

Cat's are great!:thumbsup:

Oh, and there's a cat in our street, a Siamese kitten that isn't scared of anything. The damn thing played chicken with my car the other day. wouldnt let me park in my drive. I got out, stamped my foot......nothing. I got back in car, revved engine.... nothing. I then walked right up to it, went to scare it, and it started brushing up against my leg.

....I left the car on the road that night.

Hehe - our's does that. She won't run in front of cars, but if she was there first, then there's no shifting her. Quite worrying really but it's a battle of the wills. I've had to go out and move her before when I could hear beeping outside and there's the cat sat in the road refusing to budge!

if some 40 foot beast came toward me when i was playing and exploring outside, i think I'd flinch and leg it mate ;)

- Oh, and there's a cat in our street, a Siamese kitten that isn't scared of anything. The damn thing played chicken with my car the other day. wouldnt let me park in my drive. I got out, stamped my foot......nothing. I got back in car, revved engine.... nothing. I then walked right up to it, went to scare it, and it started brushing up against my leg.

....I left the car on the road that night.
You could have just picked the kitten up and put him somewhere a little more convenient - he wouldn't have hurt you... ;)

- Oh, and there's a cat in our street, a Siamese kitten that isn't scared of anything. The damn thing played chicken with my car the other day. wouldnt let me park in my drive. I got out, stamped my foot......nothing. I got back in car, revved engine.... nothing. I then walked right up to it, went to scare it, and it started brushing up against my leg.

....I left the car on the road that night.

That's cats for you :thumbsup: They won't dumbly do what they're told like dogs.

Thing is, the Siamese kitten got there before you - from her point of view, why should she move for you, if she got there first?

It does terrify me though when cats play 'chicken' with cars. The next-door-neighbours' cat was always doing this - he used to run out in front of a car regularly, and I'd have my heart in my mouth watching him. But - he lived to a good old age, and as far as I know, never once got hit by a car!

StarSparkle

Depends what type of cat. Mine tried to pounce on the postman other day, it was so funny! I think she thinks she's a dog :confused:

That's cats for you :thumbsup: They won't dumbly do what they're told like dogs.
StarSparkle

..or have the common sense to move out of the way when a huge metal object,about a thousand times their own weight is travelling towards 'em faster than they can run away..

Well done,moggie:hihi:

..or have the common sense to move out of the way when a huge metal object,about a thousand times their own weight is travelling towards 'em faster than they can run away..

Well done,moggie:hihi:

Who says its travelling towards 'em faster than they can run away? Those comments I made about my neighbour's cat playing 'chicken' with cars were perfectly true, I assure you. :thumbsup:

StarSparkle

Who says its travelling towards 'em faster than they can run away! Do you KNOW how fast a cat can move when it wants to? :D Those comments I made about my neighbour's cat playing 'chicken' with cars were perfectly true, I assure you. :thumbsup:

StarSparkle

Sorry,I just assumed everyone drove at cats the same the same speed that I do mwuhahah.........:P

Sorry,I just assumed everyone drove at cats the same the same speed that I do mwuhahah.........:P

Annoni_MOUSE eh?

Your name's not Jerry by any chance? :suspect: :D

StarSparkle

Annoni_MOUSE eh?

Your name's not Jerry by any chance? :suspect: :D

StarSparkle

Only to the social security....but shhh....;)

Some cats can become friendlier to humans if you take the time and trouble to get to know them gradually and let them gain their confidence in you.

Some cats can become friendlier to humans if you take the time and trouble to get to know them gradually and let them gain their confidence in you.

There you go Spyro.Take your time to get to know the cat-take it out for a drink,maybe an evening at the theatre?Then when youve been going steady for a while,and your sure it trusts you,just when its not expecting it BAM hit it round the back of the head with a frying pan!

Textbook:thumbsup:

There you go Spyro.Take your time to get to know the cat-take it out for a drink,maybe an evening at the theatre?Then when youve been going steady for a while,and your sure it trusts you,just when its not expecting it BAM hit it round the back of the head with a frying pan!

Textbook:thumbsup:

PMSL :hihi:

cts are often very nice animals and worth getting to know.

cts are often very nice animals and worth getting to know.
Unlike Annoni_mouse... :hihi:

There you go Spyro.Take your time to get to know the cat-take it out for a drink,maybe an evening at the theatre?Then when youve been going steady for a while,and your sure it trusts you,just when its not expecting it BAM hit it round the back of the head with a frying pan!

Textbook:thumbsup:

You would have to be neutered of course, Spyro, before your first date with the cat .....:o

You would have to be neutered of course, Spyro, before your first date with the cat .....:o

:wow: Ive heard of some demanding dates in my time,but that takes the biscuit:hihi:

cts are often very nice animals and worth getting to know

You say that,but have you ever tried talking politics to a cat?Talk about right wing...

Some cats can become friendlier to humans if you take the time and trouble to get to know them gradually and let them gain their confidence in you.

The cats on here don't slimsid.:hihi:

Some cats can become friendlier to humans if you take the time and trouble to get to know them gradually and let them gain their confidence in you.Treat your pussy right and she'll give you endless hours of pleasure. :)

One of our cats is either fearless or (much more likely!) very stupid... A couple of times we've seen him sit in the middle of the road and let cars drive OVER him. Thankfully cars that weren't too low to the road! :)

My cats well hard:hihi: It is called Skunk and it lives on the Manor, need I say more. I once saw someone with a fire work try to grab him and he put up a good fight and ran off good lad.:thumbsup:

My cats well hard:hihi: It is called Skunk and it lives on the Manor, need I say more. I once saw someone with a fire work try to grab him and he put up a good fight and ran off good lad.:thumbsup:

Cat's certainly aren't cowards. They may give that impression by staying clear of potential trouble.

They are constantly alert to possible danger, and if necessary, will fight their corner everytime, and win.

My cat, too, is a temperamental little monster. When he's in a bad mood he will strip the skin off my hand and bite.

When he is in a good mood, which is most of the time, he is very loving towards me.

I know his moods........and he's my hero.:)

Given the reincarnation option, I would love to come back as a cat like him, but with all my tackle, unlike him..:hihi:

I used to have a white cat that was deaf.

I remember her lying calmly on our back garden while next door but one's Staffordshire bull terrier came up to her barking away.

She gave him a disdainful look and calmly reached out a claw and gouged his nose.

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My cat, too, is a temperamental little monster. When he's in a bad mood he will strip the skin off my hand and bite.

She gave him a disdainful look and calmly reached out a claw and gouged his nose.

Bloody cat-lovers find these aggressive and violent tendencies endearing. How bizarre. Dogs that exhibit similar behaviours are muzzled and put down. Where's the parity?

Why do cats always seem to be scared. When you walk past them, they always flinch even when you are no where near them.

a lion is a type of cat, maybe we should put you in a cage with one and see what happens.

It's quite simple. I would unholster my handgun and shoot it dead. That's why we're better than animals, you see, we can invent and build things.

What was your point, by the way?

Answer my question: why is this violent and aggressive behaviour condemned in canines, yet condoned in felines?

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Bloody cat-lovers find these aggressive and violent tendencies endearing. How bizarre. Dogs that exhibit similar behaviours are muzzled and put down. Where's the parity?

The question is easily parried.

An angry or nervous domestic cat will avoid you, as stated by the OP.

An angry or nervous domestic dog will get up close and personal, and then attack.

It's quite simple. I would unholster my handgun and shoot it dead. That's why we're better than animals, you see, we can invent and build things....
Bloody cat-lovers find these aggressive and violent tendencies endearing. How bizarre. Dogs that exhibit similar behaviours are muzzled and put down. Where's the parity?
You seem stressed and just a little angry. All this vitriol is going to do your blood pressure no good at all. Stroke a cat. Better still, give one a hug. You'll soon start to feel better.

Answer my question: why is this violent and aggressive behaviour condemned in canines, yet condoned in felines?

Because an aggressive cat is hardly going to pose the same dangers to humans that a rampaging [insert big aggressive dog breed of choice here] is, is it? Or have I missed all the reports of people being hospitalised by moggies desperate to get at the tin of tuna in their shopping bag? :rolleyes:

As much as iam loathed to have a rant(the last thing I want is another offer to hug a cat from ppn:) ), and everyone knows what a tolerant and loving man I am towards our feline friends:hihi:

...but I just wonder if this same aggression would be "charming" or acceptable behaviour if it was an inquisative infant rather than a playfull dog on the end of the moggies claws?....

...the last thing I want is another offer to hug a cat from ppn :)...
Not an offer; a suggestion. I wouldn't let you anywhere near my cats :hihi: .

Under supervised conditions, cat-hugging is an effective, non-pharmaceutical method of lowering a rant-induced elevation of blood pressure.

Depends what type of cat. Mine tried to pounce on the postman other day, it was so funny! I think she thinks she's a dog :confused:

:hihi: Our dog lives with two cats (they were there first) and I am sure the dog thinks she's a cat!!!! She copies everything the cats do and eats cat food (even though we feed her dog food) and I am sure if she could miaow, she would. :P

Not an offer; a suggestion. I wouldn't let you anywhere near my cats :hihi: .


Aww..you sure I cant convince you to let me cat-sit sometime?My prices are very competative,you know.....

Anyway,I refuse to hug any creature that can lick its own genitals.Im sorry,im just old fashioned like that:hihi:

...Anyway,I refuse to hug any creature that can lick its own genitals. ...
You're just envious...

You're just envious...

Nah,not of cats with those bristles they have on their tongues...

If I want my genitals back-combing,I'll visit a hair-stylist;)

Nah,not of cats with those bristles they have on their tongues...

If I want my genitals back-combing,I'll visit a hair-stylist;)


Avoid Sweeney Todd at all costs, or the cat's tongue would be a luxury :hihi:

Avoid Sweeney Todd at all costs, or the cat's tongue would be a luxury :hihi:

:WINCES:Ouch,thanks for that,shoeshine,LOL!

As it happens,ive already had an offer to style my man-parts-by a very accomodating hairdresser.Nice chap,always well turned out....

Come to think of it,he offered before I even asked:suspect:

:WINCES:Ouch,thanks for that,shoeshine,LOL!

As it happens,ive already had an offer to style my man-parts-by a very accomodating hairdresser.Nice chap,always well turned out....

Come to think of it,he offered before I even asked:suspect:

You have sideburns and a moustache then?

You have sideburns and a moustache then?

Youve met me,then:D

Youve met me,then:D

I may have, did you used to live in that big house near Barnsley?

What was it called now....
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Lots of Cool Cats there :thumbsup:

As much as iam loathed to have a rant(the last thing I want is another offer to hug a cat from ppn:) ), and everyone knows what a tolerant and loving man I am towards our feline friends:hihi:

...but I just wonder if this same aggression would be "charming" or acceptable behaviour if it was an inquisative infant rather than a playfull dog on the end of the moggies claws?....

In my experience, cats keep away from inquisitive infants. I have two cats and two inquisitive infants. The cats avoid the kids.

In my experience, cats keep away from inquisitive infants. I have two cats and two inquisitive infants. The cats avoid the kids.

And in my experience,any animal-dog,cat,shrew,ocelot has the capacity to strike first when surprised or startled..

And in my experience,any animal-dog,cat,shrew,ocelot has the capacity to strike first when surprised or startled..

I promise never to startle you...........:o

I promise never to startle you...........:o

Thats ok then:D And in return,I promise not to sink me claws into your face:hihi: