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Would you keep a really mean cat?
- Thread starter duskpire
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No, but I would not send it off to a kill shelter. I would make sure that it goes somewhere it can be adopted to a forever home where the cat will be happier because it could be me the cat doesn't like or the environment is making it upset. There several different reasons why a cat might be acting mean, but I don't think I'd like to have a mean cat and I mean this is after I've exhausted all my resources.
Also, Jackson Galaxy? You know damn well why the cat is mean. xD Didn't he see them grabbing her, coming down over her and getting in her space when she doesn't want you there? You need to convince the cat there's nothing to be upset about, and that it can be comfortable in its environment.
Also, Jackson Galaxy? You know damn well why the cat is mean. xD Didn't he see them grabbing her, coming down over her and getting in her space when she doesn't want you there? You need to convince the cat there's nothing to be upset about, and that it can be comfortable in its environment.
Our cat Tiara that we had for years was something of a mean ol' girl. I was always a bit afraid to pick her up cause I sure as heck didn't want to get scratched. She disappeared about 2 months ago sadly. So basically, yeah I'd keep a mean cat. Kinda wrong to want to get rid of it just cause its mean.
No because they are independent and prideful, you can't show them dominance.
That looks more like fearful aggression to me. Fear aggression can occur when a cat perceives a threat, and it escalates if he can’t escape. The more threatening the person, animal, object or sound seems to the cat, the more heightened his fear reaction will be. Typical body postures associated with fearful or defensive aggression are a combination of defensive signals (such as crouching, flattening the ears, tucking the tail, leaning away or rolling onto the side, and pupil dilation) and aggressive signals (such as hissing and spitting, piloerection, growling, swatting, biting and scratching). Aggressive signals are especially likely to be displayed if a cat can’t escape the thing he fears.
Would I keep this cat? The answer is absolutely. I know better than to tease and grab a cat making it fearful of me. Cats are very independant and will show you affection when they trust you.
Would I keep this cat? The answer is absolutely. I know better than to tease and grab a cat making it fearful of me. Cats are very independant and will show you affection when they trust you.
