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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004unhappy kitten
I have a 4 mo old kitten that is very socialable. She likes to meet new people and doesn't seem to want to hide like many kittens will when there are visitors. Lately shes seems to be avoiding one person in the house. The houseguest isn't a cat person but today when he came out one of the rooms, the kitten growled which I have never heard her do before. She had been sitting on my lap and her ears went to their attack mode and she grabbed my leg as if she was scared and I've never seen her like that before. Trying to hold her didn't seem to comfort her at all. When there are loud noises she not used to, she will get very rigid and is very willing to be help but she wasn't like that tonight. The kitten likes to play hunting games with me where she will stalk me from behind the laundy basket and when shes playing she'll have the puffy tail and the side posture with an arched back but while shes playing she has never hissed or even meowed. The only time she ever made an agressive noise was when she attacked a bug. The only time she meows involves asking for food. She seems content in house and sleeps with her belly exposed when I'm in the room. When I come home she tends to be sleeping on the clean blankets inside the wardrobe which involves climbing though a small hole in the back and a difficult climb up several shelves. Another odd thing is she knows whos in the house but if someones at the door, she is in a very big hurry to find out who they are. I think she misses someone who was visiting the 1st week she was here. Can anyone shed some light on to why the kitten seems to have some issues with this other person? Shes in an attack pose here: http://www.ratemykitten.com/ratemy/kitten?image=138898 Thanks, -tim http://web.abnormal.com >From: thogard@abnormal.com (Tim Hogard) >Can anyone shed some light on to why the kitten seems to have >some issues with this other person? I hate to bring it up, but are you sure this person didn't do something to hurt the kitten, if it was only accidental? ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm >From: thogard@abnormal.com (Tim Hogard) >Shes in an attack pose here: >http://www.ratemykitten.com/ratemy/kitten?image=138898 Forgot to say, but she's adorable!!! Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm > Can anyone shed some light on to why the kitten seems to have > some issues with this other person? Has the other person *ever* been in the room with the kitten alone, even for a few seconds? My guess - the other person hurt the kitten, either intentionally or accidentally. It is also possible that there is just something about that person the kitten doesn't like - a smell, possibly, or the kitten just senses the other person doesn't like her. Trust your instincts. Your cat is trusting hers.  Signature-- ~kaeli~ If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace My son's friends's mother came over, she hates cats, but was just there to drop her son off. Her body language gave it away, unfortunately she didn't get past the first few steps of the house when she was BITTEN on the leg by JADE. She was shifting her weight from leg to leg uncomfortably and would not acknowlege the cat which had come up to her to "say hello?" Maybe the person in question doesn't know how to meet/greet/talk to cats and went about it all wrong, and some people don't know how to pet a cat either. Maybe, the cat could have been frightened by a face, noise or smell that the other person made or brought as the case may be. I scared a little dog the other day upon meeting her for the first time, I mimicked her panting and that was it, she didn't like me or was scared, barking like crazy, after the owner brought her in to meet me and she had already quieted down and was one step away from contact. The next day I went over and acted normal, not a wiseguy like the first day, and this little puppy is now my newest bestest friend in the WORLD. (on my lap, licks my mouth, tries to play with the toys with me, on her back in my lap, you name it, Im getting the owner jealous). I was never a dog person but the business I'm in brings me into lots of people's homes and if they don't have a cat they generally have a dog. If you can't beat them join them, now I like dogs too. > > Can anyone shed some light on to why the kitten seems to have > > some issues with this other person? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Trust your instincts. Your cat is trusting hers. circa Tue, 08 Jun 2004 10:24:05 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, "Ann" <nospam @ noware.com> ("Ann" <nospam @ noware.com>) said, > My son's friends's mother came over, she hates cats, but was just there to > drop her son off. Her body language gave it away, unfortunately she didn't > get past the first few steps of the house when she was BITTEN on the leg by > JADE. She was shifting her weight from leg to leg uncomfortably and would > not acknowlege the cat which had come up to her to "say hello?" Well, Jade certainly knows how to get attention, then, doesn't she? :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde She's a handful alright. You know, I think youre right, she is the alpha cat here, you don't dis her. or you get it. Ann > circa Tue, 08 Jun 2004 10:24:05 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > "Ann" <nospam @ noware.com> ("Ann" <nospam @ noware.com>) said, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Laura "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote > > > Well, Jade certainly knows how to get attention, then, doesn't she? > :-) I'm beginning to form the personal opinion that Jade rocks. ;) I'll have to put some pics up somewhere so you'all can see how beautiful she is too. All Black, big ruff and fluffy tail, wedge head, yellow/green eyes, hence Jade. > "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote > > > > Well, Jade certainly knows how to get attention, then, doesn't she? > > :-) > > I'm beginning to form the personal opinion that Jade rocks. ;) > I'll have to put some pics up somewhere so you'all can see how beautiful she > is too. All Black, big ruff and fluffy tail, wedge head, yellow/green > eyes, hence Jade. Ooo, yes! I want to see! > > "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote > > > > > Well, Jade certainly knows how to get attention, then, doesn't she? > > > :-) > > > > I'm beginning to form the personal opinion that Jade rocks. ;) circa Wed, 09 Jun 2004 13:23:26 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, "Ann" <nospam @ noware.com> ("Ann" <nospam @ noware.com>) said, > I'll have to put some pics up somewhere so you'all can see how beautiful she > is too. All Black, big ruff and fluffy tail, wedge head, yellow/green > eyes, hence Jade. Pics are good. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > I have a 4 mo old kitten that is very socialable. She is so beautiful. I suspect the houseguest has been unpleasant to her. Kick him or her out. :') Just kidding. But I would try to keep kitty away from this person. >I have a 4 mo old kitten that is very socialable. She likes to >meet new people and doesn't seem to want to hide like many kittens [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >-tim >http://web.abnormal.com She is cute as a button. Cats read character -- she is telling you something -- listen! > I have a 4 mo old kitten that is very socialable. She likes to > meet new people and doesn't seem to want to hide like many kittens [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > -tim > http://web.abnormal.com She's adorable. The person could have accidentally hurt her or she might just be picking up on the fact that they are not cat people. She may not have liked their deodorant or after shave/perfume or may have picked up the scent of another animal on their clothes. My Boots is very friendly with people coming in the house provided they use the front door. If they come in the backdoor he freaks out and hides unless it's someone who lives in the house. Who's to figure cats. Wendy I agree there is a possibility that the house guest hurt her, but that being said, let me tell you a short story. I was cleaning my bedroom, and I came across a headband I bought around Halloween that had cat ears on it. I put it on and continued to clean. I had forgot I had them on, when Kodi my 6 month old kitten jumped up on the bed. He immediately freaked out.. hissed, ears back, tail puffed. I couldn't figure out why, so I went to comfort him, and he reacted worse. I then realized I had the ears on, I took them off, and went to cuddle him, and he relaxed. So it could be something completely different. > I have a 4 mo old kitten that is very socialable. She likes to > meet new people and doesn't seem to want to hide like many kittens [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > -tim > http://web.abnormal.com > I was cleaning my bedroom, and I came across a headband I bought around > Halloween that had cat ears on it. I put it on and continued to clean. This is a puppy, not a kitten version of the same sort of thing. A memory from back in the mid 1970s still makes me laugh. My young brother had decided to go to a Hallowe'en party as the front half of a cow; his friend would take up the rear duties. Ken is quite artistic, and had made and painted a large realistic papier-mache cow's head. After admiring his new persona in the bathroom mirror, Ken stepped into the hallway just as Cyl, the German Shepherd/Collie puppy came out of the den. There was a second when time froze. Then Cyl's teeth seemed to grow huge, his little body seemed to curl as he jumped backwards, and he left a small deposit to show us that he'd been scared s***less before he yelped and raced back to the den. Ken, of course, felt awful, took off the cow's head, and ran into the den. He felt even worse when Cyl flew to him in relief, and licked his face frantically to show how ecstatic he was that he'd returned to himself! circa 9 Jun 2004 10:42:28 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Marion (marionburt@idirect.com) said, > This is a puppy, not a kitten version of the same sort of thing. A > memory from back in the mid 1970s still makes me laugh. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > den. He felt even worse when Cyl flew to him in relief, and licked his > face frantically to show how ecstatic he was that he'd returned to himself! I have a pair of Grinch slippers (huge, green and fuzzy, with Grinch heads on the insteps). The first time my cats saw them, they all hissed and either ran like hell or batted at my feet. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote > > > I have a pair of Grinch slippers (huge, green and fuzzy, with Grinch > heads on the insteps). The first time my cats saw them, they all > hissed and either ran like hell or batted at my feet. :-) When Gnarly was with me I tried one of those bright blue icepack masks for puffy eyes one morning--actually strapped it on. Turned around from the fridge and she was looking at me waiting to get fed--I thought I'd have to scrape her off the ceiling. |
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