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My Cat keeps attacking me when I pet here

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  • 21-01-2014 1:05am
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    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭


    I was petting softly my cat and she was purring loudly rubbing herself all over me and generally being cute.I went and put her in her bed petted her for a bit more and before I know she swipes at and just misses my eye and shes hissing at me she does this all the freakin' time and it's driving me demented she loves my dad hates my mam but seems ok with me....I dont even know what I do to make her go mental.
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    VonVix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭VonVix


    Is there a chance you hit a spot that causes her some pain/discomfort?

    We have a cat who is practically feral, she doesn't trust easily at all, and if she does trust you you still have to be slow and quiet with her. There are times I have rubbed the spot behind the base of her tail and she seems to get really into it, but oftentimes she hisses and runs off if I do it for too long lol. Then we have another fella who we give head rubs to, but when he is done he just ducks and walks away.

    I think some cats have enough with petting at a certain stage, and it's how they communicate that they have had enough, though maybe some are less subtle than others.

    Sorry I'm not much use to you!

    [Dog Training + Behaviour Nerd]



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    boomerang
    Registered Users Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭boomerang


    It's called petting-induced aggression; it's very common. Lots of info if you google it.


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    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Menelaun


    VonVix wrote: »
    Is there a chance you hit a spot that causes her some pain/discomfort?

    We have a cat who is practically feral, she doesn't trust easily at all, and if she does trust you you still have to be slow and quiet with her. There are times I have rubbed the spot behind the base of her tail and she seems to get really into it, but oftentimes she hisses and runs off if I do it for too long lol. Then we have another fella who we give head rubs to, but when he is done he just ducks and walks away.

    I think some cats have enough with petting at a certain stage, and it's how they communicate that they have had enough, though maybe some are less subtle than others.

    Sorry I'm not much use to you!
    I was petting her back and she loves when my dad does and will have him pet her for ages wont do the same fr me though!


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    Menelaun
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭Menelaun


    boomerang wrote: »
    It's called petting-induced aggression; it's very common. Lots of info if you google it.
    Read some stuff on it there it seems we have a winner


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