Cat persons. I need your help. Kitty just &quot;clawed&quot; me.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

7 May 21

@TheHorse They can't see too well close up.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458151)

• Switzerland

7 May 21

@TheHorse Yes, cat cannot see too well things close to them. It could be an affectionate gesture.

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

No, I think it was an affectionate gesture. Is it true that cats don't see that well?

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

7 May 21

I think you did well and slowly getting used to cats around while earlier it was with horses

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

Horses are easier to understand. But both horses and cats want to know that you don't want to eat them.

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

@Butterfingers I just had a little boxing match with Kitty. She did not extend her claws.

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

7 May 21

@TheHorse

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169966)

• United States

7 May 21

Umm, probably shouldn't have done that if she thinks it works she is liable to repeat the behavior. I have a situation with my cat when he thinks he is hungry he does this obnoxious meowing. I would totally ignore him because he always has food, but he also has pica and might start eating something inanimate if I don't give him what he wants.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169966)

• United States

7 May 21

@TheHorse I understand...mine isn't really big on being petted unless it is his idea..although he has never actually bitten me he will snap if he isn't in the mood.

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

Cats can be pretty manipulative. I don't mind if Kitty boxes with me, so long as she doesn't extend those sharp claws of hers.

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

@snowy22315 How does he snap? When Kitty wants to be petted, she arches her back and spanks me with her tail.

Shavkat

@Shavkat (137215)

• Philippines

7 May 21

I think you need to be injected with anti-rabies.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137215)

• Philippines

9 May 21

@TheHorse I thought you had an abrasion.

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

Heh. She did not scratch me. She just wanted attention.

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 May 21

@Shavkat No. I could feel her claws. She had them extended ever so slightly. But she just batted me.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95188)

• Marion, Ohio

7 May 21

Some will do that when they want attention. I think you got it right

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95188)

• Marion, Ohio

8 May 21

@TheHorse Pretty cat likes to sit on the bar and grab at our shirts as we walk by. She does put the claws out just enough to truly catch material.

@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

She sometimes boxes the back of my leg (claws retracted) when I walk by her and don't give her enough attention.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156157)

• United States

7 May 21

I'm not a cat person; but I hope she didn't mean to hurt you.

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@TheHorse (205768)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 May 21

She did not. She just wanted attention.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156157)

• United States

8 May 21

@TheHorse That's OK then! Our dogs either used to stare at us or paw at us...or in the case of the Pomeranians...they were more direct. They jumped in our laps!

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

7 May 21

You probably don't know this, but we cats sometimes purr when we're upset... it's a coping mechanism to calm ourselves. I'm sure you've run into some disturbed hoomins humming to themselves. =^..^=

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