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[–] Obonga@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man we had cats since i was a baby. Mostly the cats have been chill af. We had one cat that was a little bit more agressiv but never without giving "fuck off and leave me alone" signs. Did i get some scratches? Maybe like once a year. Some years ago however, i dated a girl with a kitten and i tell you, that little shit was the devil himself. The girl had scratchmarks all over her arms, looking like a victim of self mutilation. Also the beast literally ran towards you, trying to scratch you, as soon as you dared to make eye contact. Thinking about it i am glad that the girl canned me after a while. That cat scared me.

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also the beast literally ran towards you, trying to scratch you, as soon as you dared to make eye contact

Is that healthy behavior though, I´m thinking that kitten might have been mistreated or otherwise traumatized to show such an over aggressive behavior

[–] Obonga@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course thats not normal but i did not see any effort whatsoever to change it from the owner. I gotta admit that i have no real clue what to do in that situation but it would be the owners obligation in my mind.

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The first thing to do would be to ask veterinarian about it. There are even cat psychologists.