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So visiting my aunt it's been a year and she has this cat.. first it would not come inside but finally it did then it came up to me and I rubbed it and all I heard the cat purr. After I stopped to finish eating my sandwich I went to pet it again and it went to try and bite me it seemed, I tried again and this time it tried to get me with her paw It did not seem like it was trying to claw me from what I can tell.. However I've never owned a cat so I'm not sure how the behavior is.
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me1212
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Pleasant Hill, MO | I think it is trying to play with you. My cats bat at my hand and nip at it a lot, they never hurt me, just play a bit. Get a
2.ft long piece of string and hold it about 1/2 inch above the cat's nose. |
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eX_NihiLo
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If the cat hasn't been de-clawed you'd have felt it, so I agree it was probably a play gesture. |
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CCat
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It was just mad that you ate the whole sandwich and didn't offer her any.  |
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It was playing, my cat lets me pet it, then attacks (playfully) mostly my ankles. |
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tcope
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My cat may do that once in a blue moon. He uses his claws just a little. He's not playing but he's not really trying to hurt me. He just did not want to be petted in that spot/way/at that time. I need to also mentioned that he's spoiled and an idiot. 
Now, I have to go clean my cat's house that I'm living in. |
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I have a male cat who despises me unless I'm talking on the phone or I pull out his brush (it's the damndest thing). Anyway, when I brush him, he purrs and meows and is as gentle as can be. However, he gets over stimulated in a minute or two, rolls over onto his back and will try to bite or paw at me. This isn't friendly, either. So I've just learned to stop brushing him when he is about to roll over and end the issue right there.
Each cat is different in their behavior. If you live with one long enough, you can get a good feeling of their mood and what they want of you (cats always want something) fairly easily.
I'm guessing that's what you're asking. That's not one question mark in your entire post and none of your sentences ever pose a question....so there you have it. |
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MrFixitSC
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I'd vote for the wanting to play thing as well.. may also have smelled the food on your fingers and wanted a nibble.. |
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| That could be true I used my other hand.. I know after I went back to eating it was under my seat and when I looked down she was looking up at me.
I'm here looking online for behavior signs I know before last year she was sleeping on my bed which was a single and I managed to get in the bed without me disturbing her or causing myself not to fall out of the bed :P
I woke up in the morning and she was still in the same spot, I know my aunt has another cat here but she is scared when I pulled up to the house and was walking to the front door she ran off and I haven't seen her again yet
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Cats can get like that if they have pent-up energy. I used to play with my cat doing that. I'd put a glove on, put it up like a puppet in front of her and start making a growling noise. She knew her cue and she defended herself against the puppet that kept trying to touch her.
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BoulderHill1
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Don't worry much about it...it's just a dumb ole cat |
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said by tcope  :My cat may do that once in a blue moon. He uses his claws just a little. He's not playing but he's not really trying to hurt me. He just did not want to be petted in that spot/way/at that time. I need to also mentioned that he's spoiled and an idiot. Now, I have to go clean my cat's house that I'm living in. Great pic of your cat! Glad he's goofing off and posing in the bathroom sink rather than the toilet...for both his sake and yours!
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From the little I know about cats from various cats my grandparents had, they tend to be independent and do what they want to do, not necessarily what you want them to do.
For example if you pick it up and put it in your lap it might immediately jump down. But in a little while when the cat feels like it, it will jump up on your lap and lie down. They just want you to know who's boss. |
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| said by efflandt :From the little I know about cats from various cats my grandparents had, they tend to be independent and do what they want to do, not necessarily what you want them to do. For example if you pick it up and put it in your lap it might immediately jump down. But in a little while when the cat feels like it, it will jump up on your lap and lie down. They just want you to know who's boss. I know a cat.. I don't know if it was a stray.. but it was friendly I picked her up and sat her in my lap she enjoyed in.. she only jumped down when she saw something in the bushes moved and gave a little meow when she jumped. She only nipped me once she was laying in the sun near the house she broke my skin and I said Ouch loud enough.. she never did it again..
I haven't seen her in two years.. I hope the owner took control of her or they did not put her to sleep..
I still have pictures of her on photobucket she jumped in my car and walked around inside then came out and got on my hood and walked around.
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I once sat in a friends living room for a couple hours, with their cat jumping to grab my hand with his teeth, when i held my arm over the edge of the couch - about a foot or so for him to jump.
He was pretty intense. He would crouch on the floor just like a miniature tiger, and the second I'd stick my hand into his space, he'd leap. He wasn't hard to avoid, but it was pretty weird.
I wasn't feeling any pain - various beverages plus some tasty herbs. I think he was confusing the herbs with catnip.
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Hold your hand below the cat's head so he can smell it and check you out. After he's done, then move on to gently scratching his chin, neck, forehead, and behind his ears.
If you move your hand in from above his head, he'll be cautious and may think it's some sort of attack.
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| I did that before.. matter of fact I let her smell my hand that I was not eating food with she smelled it and I rubbed under her chin and the sides of her face she seemed to like it she kept rubbing her hand around it. It might of been when I pulled my hand away and went to pet her again I went above her head and that's when she was about to nip.. So I pulled away and I did the same but not as close that's when she did what she did with her paw.
She should be coming back in to eat soon.
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1 edit | Could be that the cat is just isn't accustomed to you yet, you moved too fast or the cat is actually slightly blind. Some are just plain skittish due to their environment. You could try using the skinner method and train it if you're going to be around awhile longer. I've done it with both of my cats, one responds to snapping, the other to nail snicking to call them.
But getting them used to you, by equating you as 'someone who gives it something' is the key part. Whether that's pleasure, food, or enjoyment is the easy part. Catnip, ryegrass, or catgrass are good choices. Also going on with normal daily stuff, and letting the cat see that you're a part of the house will let it get used to you.
Just wanted to add in here, I skipped to obvious stuff here about cats wanting to play(swatting, nipping bitting, etc) my old cat the male doesn't have any sense beyond, ZOMG ATTACK...and goes nuts when he can. I need to use a winter glove or lose a hand. The small cat, different story, she has no interest at all, it's all lazer pointer for her. |
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I've got a male tabby that loves to do that. He likes for me to smack him (just playful smack) but eventually he gets so into swatting at me he gets into full on attack mode and the claws and teeth come out. He is playing when he does that, he just gets carried away. |
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Sounds like it likes you and is being playful. Trying to play with you. When they are kittens they will bite and scratch kinda hard while playing because they haven't learned yet...... but when they are older they will still play but they don't bite hard and they will "paw" you without raking you with claws. Most the time
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