My cat is extremely trusting of me, so sometimes when he's sitting next to me on the couch, he'll flip over and start to sleep belly-up. Then my parents will come over with their dog filter lenses and start rubbing his belly. He bats their arms away with his legs; he even bit my dad a few times. But my dad, having lived with animals all his life (but never thinking too hard about their behavior, or even reading any articles on animal behavior) says that it's their way of playing, and then they'll bight each other and chase each other and hit each other. My mom believes him because he usually runs away when he's sleepy, but they woke him up when he was sleeping so he's too tired to get up and run.
No matter how many times I tell my parents something about cat behavior, they'll say it's not true and then come up with a huge lie, or some misconception they've led themselves to believe (despite having also created it).
What can I do? I feel so terrible for him, being put through all this stress. I would even switch places with him if I could
No matter how many times I tell my parents something about cat behavior, they'll say it's not true and then come up with a huge lie, or some misconception they've led themselves to believe (despite having also created it).
What can I do? I feel so terrible for him, being put through all this stress. I would even switch places with him if I could
