Hi All,

   My cat Misty who is, unfortunately, no longer with us used to
exhibit a behavior my wife and I called, "The Fang!"  When her humans
did something that displeased her, she would let just one of her fangs
protrude from her mouth.  

   It was sort of an unspoken signal (well of course), but she used
to show "The Fang" in a passive manner -- she wouldn't run up to you
and show it, just sit there with one of her canines (can that be
right? *G*) hanging over her lower lip.

   I was reminded of it when one of my two males, Sumo, just
displayed it.  He jumped up on the couch next to my wife and started
to claw it.  Lynda picked him up and cuddled him like a kitten.
Highly incensed at this affront to his dignity and adulthood, he gave
her "The Fang."

   I'd be interested to know what behaviors other people's cats
exhibit to show displeasure.  An old friend had a cat named Peggy who
would go into the basement and stare at the wall.  Of course if you
weren't in the basement, the gesture was lost.

Regards and Purrs,
O J
ojtb@pacbell.net