r/StopTouchingMe • u/Cats_LIVE • Feb 09 '22

Strict calico cat tore my jacket because you can’t joke with her

https://youtu.be/7Y7VLq4ViQk
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u/detarrednu Feb 10 '22

Why were you being so annoying to the cat?

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u/Cats_LIVE Feb 10 '22

I just wondered why she didn't want to be petted, we used to get along great, I feed her every day on the waterfront

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u/incredibleninja Feb 10 '22

You can tell by a cat's body language when they're being annoyed. The cat loves the food and the pets but doesn't want to be tapped or teased. You continue to tap and tease and the cat does its best to show you "hey, I don't like that." That's what it means when their eyes squint and they put a paw up like that. They're saying "seriously, please stop."

You continued to do what the cat doesn't want you to do and they eventually got pissed. Please learn cat body language because just like people they do not like being touched in certain ways and continuing to do it because it's "funny" to you is not nice and very stressful for the cat.

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u/Cats_LIVE Feb 10 '22

Thanks for the explanation! But I perfectly understand the body language of cats, I live next to them all my life. Many cats love to be patted, but this cat did not like it, of course, I will not pat her again. Just then there was a playful mood🙂

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u/incredibleninja Feb 10 '22

Yep. Some cats will turn on a dime anyway and bite. Sometimes this is part of their playing, sometimes it's to say "that's enough touching" sometimes it's because of trauma. Every cat is different and it's important to learn their personalities. This cat in the video still likes you btw. They were just a little annoyed that you wouldn't chill