On YouTube, there are 8,309 comments for this video and not one, that I can see, answers the question why this nice cat attacked his owner when he opened a Christmas present. They all make jokes about it which I … Continue reading →
I have discussed this before but I have not used the phrase ‘non-recognition aggression’. The interesting aspect of this form of feline behaviour is that the non-recognition is usually, and perhaps nearly always, due to the inability of one cat … Continue reading →
She persistently provokes her cat. I believe the cat was a stray cat that she adopted. The cat grows weary of having snow kicked into his face. I think she did it because the cat was bothering her dog. The … Continue reading →
Except for the first segment in this video, all the other cats have been provoked into aggression by the situation in which they find themselves as created by the videomaker. In other words the intention is to provoke these cats … Continue reading →
A Turkish community cat attacks men but not women. The video clearly shows this. People are scratching their heads as to why this happens. The cat is outside a market in Istanbul, the country’s largest city. The cat’s antics have … Continue reading →
I think that “love bites” is a slightly misleading description of what is happening. There’s not a lot of love in a cat bite although it is frequently done with only a touch of aggression (play aggression) rather than as … Continue reading →
Do cats get mad at you? This is another part-anthropomorphized cat question. It’s a question which touches upon human behavior which is inapplicable to domestic cats and which in turn makes it a bit complicated to answer clearly. Anger at … Continue reading →
This is a video which I find disturbing. People seem to find it amusing. It is meant to be amusing but as I said I think it is disturbing. The way I see this video is not from the person’s … Continue reading →
It easy to provoke aggressive play in a cat and people should be aware of this and be aware of what they are getting into. I’m not saying that all cats will respond in the same way to a tease … Continue reading →
Is it true that some short-tempered domestic cats assert their dominance over their caretaker by using violence against them? Perhaps they do but I believe that we must be very careful when we assess it because there is a fine … Continue reading →
