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Cat Forum / General Topics / July 2008A Question about My Cat Abby
I have a question about my Cat. I Hubby and I adopted our cat Abby from the Animal shelter 4 years ago. She was only about 10 weeks old. They called Her this hisser, the ornery one. She is a sweet and loveable cat, but only with My hubby and my self and no one else. She will hiss, spit and some times growl at people. She hasn't bit anyone yet. When family or friends come around and try to get near Her or real close to US or touch our stuff she will hisses and spit at them. If I am not feeling good and am in bed. Anyone who tries to come into the bedroom she will not let them past the door way. My neighbor says she is a feral cat. But I don't think so. I think it has to be something else. Such as being harmed as a kitten or at the shelter or a mental problem. She could be a protective of her Territory. She is a Calico inside cat. She hates the outside, we have tried taking her out side holding her, but she would claw us trying to get back in. She is scared of a lot of things. Does anyone know what it could be or have a cat that does the same thing? Thanks for your time. :) Rita C. > I have a question about my Cat. I Hubby and I adopted our cat Abby from > the Animal shelter 4 years ago. She was only about 10 weeks old. They [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > back in. She is scared of a lot of things. Does anyone know what it > could be or have a cat that does the same thing? Actually, that's pretty normal behavior. Not all cats are so defensive and protective, but many are. Most just hide from strangers. I wouldn't worry too much about her biting anyone - the biters generally don't put up so much show, thye just bite. But I wouldn't let strangers try to handle her. It's not unusual for an indoor raised cat to fear the Outside. It took my Fluffy several years after we moved to the country to get comfortable being outside - at first, she would go out only when caried out, then she got to where she would follow me out but would stick close, eventually, she got to where she comes and goes at will, though she still doesn't go far (after seven years living in the country). The barn cat origin kittens in the clowder took to the cat flap immediately and some of them hunt hundreds of yards from home.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@mst.edu) >door way. My neighbor says she is a feral cat. But I don't think so. I >think it has to be something else. Such as being harmed as a kitten or at >back in. She is scared of a lot of things. Does anyone know what it >could be or have a cat that does the same thing? She could have been a feral kitten - and if she didn't receive enough attention from humans when she was born until about 9 weeks old, this can result in her behaviour. I have a cat that was adopted at 10 weeks old but she had been highly socialized - she lived with a family that gave the kittens a lot of attention and the mom was there too. I also have a cat that lost his mom and was hand raised without a lot of social contact from others - just the person who hand raised him - he is quite a scared cat - if he doesn't want contact with people he just goes under the bed when they're here; we never coax him out as we wouldn't want to stress him out, we just leave him be. I feel bad for him that he is a scared cat, but there's not much you can do about it; just love them as it's not their fault no one took the time to socialize them when they were young: http://gianteagle.petkare.com/index.asp?FrameId=4&CMD=Menu&SId=2249 http://www1.sympatico.ca/friskies/socializing_your_kitten.html >the shelter or a mental problem. She could be a protective of her >Territory. She is a Calico inside cat. She hates the outside, we have >tried taking her out side holding her, but she would claw us trying to get Nothing wrong with her being an indoor cat only and I would be careful about taking her outside with nothing on her; if she chooses to run the other way (away from you) she could end up running away or being hit by a car. I use a harness with mine and I walk with him but if there is a noise of any sort, he runs to the door to go back in. Riannon >I have a question about my Cat. I Hubby and I adopted our cat Abby from the >Animal shelter 4 years ago. She was only about 10 weeks old. They called Oh, and I should mention - my people-raised cat also runs upstairs when people come over - so obviously any way that a kitten was raised is not a guarantee of how it will be later in life. They all have different personalities just like people. It's just good that your cat has someone who is patient with her and does not get upset with her for being the way she is. I used to work in a shelter and so many people would bring in their pets for any reason at all, it was so sad. Riannon > I have a question about my Cat. I Hubby and I adopted our cat Abby from the > Animal shelter 4 years ago. She was only about 10 weeks old. They called [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Rita C. I have had a cat long ago that was exactly the same, and yes she had been quite isolated as a small kitten. I acquired a companion kitten for her when she was 18 months old, and they adjusted to each other after a while, but still she became exactly how you describe yours with respect to any other humans in the house. I found it quite heartwarming, actually, that she would guard the entrance to my bedroom, and once, when a male visitor appeared upstairs at my bedroom door, uninvited, she did actually warn me with her hisses and he apologized profusely and went back down with his tail between his legs. So to speak. After that she was fondly referred to as the "Watchcat" and was as reliable a security guard as any mastiff! --tension Yes, there are two reasons cats hiss and growl at people: One is that they have been abused by others at one time and don't trust or love anyone but their immediate owners, and the other is that they do want to protect their owners. _______________ On Jun 18, 10:46 am, "R. Callahan" <racalla...@alltel.net> wrote: > I have a question about my Cat. I Hubby and I adopted our cat Abby from > the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Rita C. I have had a cat long ago that was exactly the same, and yes she had been quite isolated as a small kitten. I acquired a companion kitten for her when she was 18 months old, and they adjusted to each other after a while, but still she became exactly how you describe yours with respect to any other humans in the house. I found it quite heartwarming, actually, that she would guard the entrance to my bedroom, and once, when a male visitor appeared upstairs at my bedroom door, uninvited, she did actually warn me with her hisses and he apologized profusely and went back down with his tail between his legs. So to speak. After that she was fondly referred to as the "Watchcat" and was as reliable a security guard as any mastiff! --tension Thanks. :) Abby is Our BABY!! And She is SPOILED Rotten. :) Rita C. > Yes, there are two reasons cats hiss and growl at people: > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > --tension > I have a question about my Cat. I Hubby and I adopted our cat Abby from > the Animal shelter 4 years ago. She was only about 10 weeks old. They [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Rita C. I have a cat like that. Cha-Cha is about a year old; she was 2 months old when we got her, and had been found on a highway in the rain. She was quite feral, and obviously had not been around people much. (She'd also not had much to eat recently.) Someone else found her and attempted to keep her, but Cha-Cha didn't along with the cat that was already there. When I first brought her home she hid under a chair for 6 weeks. Now, she's very loving and affectionate towards me, but even my 7 year old grandson gets hissed at if he walks too close to her. I am the only one who can pick her up, and she climbs in my lap when I'm on the computer. She doesn't bite anyone, and even when she takes a swing at someone, she keeps her claws in. I think it's more of a warning than anything else; if she wanted to bite someone she would have! Wanda ------ When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong-- or absolutely right. - Albert Guinon ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > I have a cat like that. Cha-Cha is about a year old; she was 2 months old > when we got her, and had been found on a highway in the rain. She was quite [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > absolutely right. > - Albert Guinon I remember once showing up at a friend's house for dinner, and their family had a very territorial cat whom they usually have to warn people about as a swiper and biter. As a felinitic person, when I rang the doorbell and the family came to the door to welcome me, of course the real owner of the house also showed up to investigate the intruder, and I did what I have always done. I briefly said hi all, as I got down on my knees and extended my hand for the cat to smell, while still outside the door, chatting with him as the real owner, which he knew he was. He was so impressed, he took a sniff and rolled over into my lap and let me pick him up and carry him into the house. The family was gobsmacked. Some cats can smell when you've been a cat in your last life, I think. --tension Thank for all the info about a hisser cat. Watch Cat as a friend calls Her. lol Rita On Jun 28, 1:28 am, "Wanda" <wanda...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a cat like that. Cha-Cha is about a year old; she was 2 months old > when we got her, and had been found on a highway in the rain. She was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > absolutely right. > - Albert Guinon I remember once showing up at a friend's house for dinner, and their family had a very territorial cat whom they usually have to warn people about as a swiper and biter. As a felinitic person, when I rang the doorbell and the family came to the door to welcome me, of course the real owner of the house also showed up to investigate the intruder, and I did what I have always done. I briefly said hi all, as I got down on my knees and extended my hand for the cat to smell, while still outside the door, chatting with him as the real owner, which he knew he was. He was so impressed, he took a sniff and rolled over into my lap and let me pick him up and carry him into the house. The family was gobsmacked. Some cats can smell when you've been a cat in your last life, I think. --tension |
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