How does your kitty show you s/he's mad?

Noel, when she's mad at me, generally puts her ears back and twitches her tail but she doesn't ignore me. Offenses meriting that response include telling her no, shaking the can at her (usually for chasing the big bad F3 Bengal and terrorizing him)... making her wait for dinner.

She did, at one point, not speak to my sister for two months. And I mean she completely ignored her presence. I have never seen an animal that capable of completely ignoring the existance of another life form. To the point where her eyes didn't follow my sister when she moved around the room. She didn't flinch or otherwise acknowledge my sister talking to her, petting her, tickling her, or even touching her sensitive spots..food my sister gave her didn't exist. It was invisible. She refused to eat it unless I gave it to her.. this reaction was to "her" kitten Tavi being killed by my sister's dog. She loved Tavi, and my sister was sitting next to the dog, holding my nephew's fiance's baby...and the dog turned and snapped at Tavi, killing her.. I've never seen a cat react that way. I guess she blames my sister for the death of "her kitten."

Kahn gets himself into a snit when he's mad. He gets into a snit about not having his food when he thinks he should, about my sister leaving town (he's her cat). About her giving attention to any other cat.

My two don't get mad. They get even. They leave hairballs in the dark places you're most likely to put your foot in it - usually while it's still warm and gooey.

Nah seriously, Tosca doesn't seem to mind anything too much. She does slink a little, but it tends to be more that she's not in the mood to be cuddled than her being mad. She can be really choosy about when she gets her cuddles. Cuddling time is mostly restricted to 2-3am.

Bootie... she's too stupid to get mad. I'm not sure she really has the mental capacity for it. It's interesting to live with a brain-damaged cat, because although she functions more or less like a normal cat, she has her own body language and her own methods of getting around etc.

I KNOW Isabella is really really ticked off when i get this look -helecoptor ears included:runsaway:


she's all "bark and no bite " though- she is a big scardy cat and only acts like she's gonna get ya- she'll hiss to make you go away, but if you get too close she runs off and hides lol.

Jasmine doesn't really get mad at all -she's never gotten mad at me. When the dogs bother her though she'll hiss them and smack them upside the nose

Velvet will reach her paw out and gently tap me (never scratch) if she gets mad or wants my attention- she also lets out this croaking meow sound it's aweful lol.

Kojak will get crazy eyes and run around the house everywhere if he wants to get away from you

Originally Posted by KitEKats4Eva!

Sunday doesn't have the `I'm mad at you' gene. She is pathologically incapable of anything but love, affection and sweetness...

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That's my Pearlygirl, too. And Clyde's very sweet, also -- if I move suddenly in bed and disturb him, he'll gently fasten his teeth around my hand and just hold on for a moment. Then he releases and looks pointedly at me to be sure I got the message.

Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter

Noel, when she's mad at me, generally puts her ears back and twitches her tail but she doesn't ignore me. Offenses meriting that response include telling her no, shaking the can at her (usually for chasing the big bad F3 Bengal and terrorizing him)... making her wait for dinner.

She did, at one point, not speak to my sister for two months. And I mean she completely ignored her presence. I have never seen an animal that capable of completely ignoring the existance of another life form. To the point where her eyes didn't follow my sister when she moved around the room. She didn't flinch or otherwise acknowledge my sister talking to her, petting her, tickling her, or even touching her sensitive spots..food my sister gave her didn't exist. It was invisible. She refused to eat it unless I gave it to her.. this reaction was to "her" kitten Tavi being killed by my sister's dog. She loved Tavi, and my sister was sitting next to the dog, holding my nephew's fiance's baby...and the dog turned and snapped at Tavi, killing her.. I've never seen a cat react that way. I guess she blames my sister for the death of "her kitten."

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And some people think that cats are simple, stupid creatures.

The depth of - something - that you have to have to feel pain like that. The poor, poor darling.

Molly's a smacker. She's an old cat that was still having babies at 8, and her youngest son (now four) still lives with her. She's a calico, as well - but I think the MomCat instinct plays a part.

Bobby gets vocal. He has a huge, nuanced repetoire. That's it, though.

Slayer - I don't think I've ever seen her mad at anyone.

Slaine - gets freaked out, spooked, but not mad.

Talin - not sure yet - I have a feeling he'll be very similar to Bobby temperment wise.

Originally Posted by Satai

And some people think that cats are simple, stupid creatures.

The depth of - something - that you have to have to feel pain like that. The poor, poor darling.

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I think her emotional state of mind plays partially off of mine, but, at some point during that two month stint, she had to be picking up subconcious feelings from me, because I thought it had faded some in my own emotions... but no, she grieves about all deaths in the "family"... she searches and searches for them, in their normal hangouts. She's totally emotional. Bless her little pea-picker.

Skye btes and hisses (working on that) and the kittens meow and try to get away.

My Pixie Bobs Aurora, Lil Roar, Tommy Boy and Cinnamon will just hiss at you if they get mad. Although Lil Roar will actually spit now and then Our new boy Baxter hasn't really been mad yet, so I don't know what he would do. Boris and Nakoma, they really don't get mad much, but they grumble a lot, if they are not in a good mood and they want to be left alone. Amber, is another thing however. If she gets mad, she will growl, bark, smack you in the face and this is the worse part, she will pee/spray. She will pee/spray on you and on the walls. She does this all the time, if we go away and leave her home alone all day Now Carmelo, I don't think he can get mad and I have never seen him mad. All he wants to do is purr and be happy

Pickle goes mad! She mews at me and goes to scratch my face, arms and legs!
But she gets over it in a few minutes, starts purring and curls up on my lap.
She has a really quick temper!

Mittens hisses and growls and puts her ears WAY back--why is she mad at me? Because I always tell her to leave Cassy alone.

Cassy bites hard-enough to draw blood---why is she mad at me?
Because I want to kiss her nose and the white under her chin and she won't let me and because she thinks I don't scold Mittens enough.

Chuckie does that low growl or meow and tries to take a nip, but only one. He did it when he was injured, but hardly ever apart from that. Hes a good boy, very gentle

When my spoiled boy doesn't get his way he usually won't lay by mommy, he'll lay at the bottom of the bed or just keep his distance from me. He gets that pouty look on his face too. Sometimes he'll run around and hit his toys and meow, it's so cute!

I have never seen either of my cats angry. They just don't have it in them. Radar has 'very gentle' written in his medical records at the vet (he was licking the vet's face while she pulled out his hernia sutures). Sonic is the headbut king.

Sometimes if I am stroking Radar's belly and he's not keen on it he will put his paw on my hand, and if he's really unhappy he will take my hand in his mouth as a warning, but without putting any pressure on it.

Now if Sonic is angry with Radar, he will lie down and thump his tail on the ground repeatedly. But I have never had an angry reaction from either of my cats.

Trout bites and hisses. She does not hesitate.

What I failed to mention is that Radar is 'mad' in the UK sense of the word - ie. insane, several fries short of a happy meal, not playing with a full deck etc, he does get overexcited and bite in his moments of 'madness', but I don't think I've seen him in the US sense of the word 'mad' ie. angry/cross

Noodles gives us evil looks and won't pay us any attention. Mooch is rarely mad but she just kind of goes to the other side of the room and stares. Bunny will bop you, Olivia squints up her eyes and Pumpkin growels! The problem is his growel is so darn cute!

My Tikki girl has an attitude always. She likes to rub on me and roll around and let me pet her, but at any moment she will snap and bite me, and then dart off somewhere giving me a dirty look.

Reggae doesn't really get to mad.... except at the dog. Then he hisses and growls.

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

Trout bites and hisses. She does not hesitate.

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Of course she doesn't! She's an adorable tortie.