how long do cats hold a grudge?

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edie humperdink - 16 May 2006 07:55 GMT

I lost my temper and yelled at my cat. He ran to the next room and has
been giving me a cold shoulder for 3 days. Is this normal?

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Anna - 16 May 2006 15:11 GMT

>I lost my temper and yelled at my cat. He ran to the next room and has
>been giving me a cold shoulder for 3 days. Is this normal?

You scared him you big meanie, now he's afraid of you. You have a lot of
sucking up to do to make it up to him (and next time, count to ten first or
use a water sprayer for bad behaviour instead of yelling).

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---MIKE--- - 16 May 2006 15:23 GMT

Tiger gets yelled at all the time (mostly for hogging Amber's food). It
doesn't seem to bother him at all. I just head butt him a little later
and he starts purring and licks my head. If only he would respond to a
soft "no" instead of me having to shout (I start out soft but get
progressively louder until he responds).

---MIKE---

>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

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Kiran - 16 May 2006 17:21 GMT

: I lost my temper and yelled at my cat. He ran to the next room and has
: been giving me a cold shoulder for 3 days. Is this normal?

Now try to make up by being overly sweet and asking for forgiveness. :)

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mikeh106@hotmail.com - 17 May 2006 18:20 GMT

> I lost my temper and yelled at my cat. He ran to the next room and has
> been giving me a cold shoulder for 3 days. Is this normal?

I can't say if it's normal -- it's not the way my cats behave when I
yell at them for fighting -- but at least it's good that you didn't try
to physically punish your cat. :-)

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edie humperdink - 18 May 2006 03:06 GMT

head butting is fun.

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El Marko - 19 May 2006 19:31 GMT

> I lost my temper and yelled at my cat. He ran to the next room and has
> been giving me a cold shoulder for 3 days. Is this normal?

Different cats have different personalities, so it depends. We have two,
and one will hold a grudge and avoid me for days after getting yelled
at. The other will be rubbing against me inside of a half hour.

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topcat - 19 May 2006 20:30 GMT

> > I lost my temper and yelled at my cat. He ran to the next room and has
> > been giving me a cold shoulder for 3 days. Is this normal?
>
> Different cats have different personalities, so it depends. We have two,
> and one will hold a grudge and avoid me for days after getting yelled
> at. The other will be rubbing against me inside of a half hour.

My cat got an ear infection. I took him to the vet, and now I have to put
drops in his ear twice a day for 15 days. He doesn't like that at all. When
I'm done he takes off and hides under the bed in the spare room for about a
half hour. Then he's back on my bed looking to be petted.

TC

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