Cats are such amazing creatures!
By Opal26
@Opal26 (17679)
United States
July 18, 2008 12:01am CST
Do you ever wonder why cats behave the way they do? I'm sitting
at my computer and my 2 cats just decided to pick a fight with
each other. They were lying on the carpet nicely and all of
an sudden they're killing each other and then they stop
abruptly just as they started. Do you know why they do it?
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9 responses
@ellie333 (21016)
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18 Jul 08
Hi Opal, yes they are very funny creatures I agree, my two never do this though and are very close and snugle up together a lot of the time. One though is a very attention seeking cat and she will nip your ankle and just be annoying until she gets a fuss whereas my handsome boy Wilfred is not bothered but will have a good fuss when there is just me around he doesn't like crowds at all. Ellie :D
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That most intresting thing about them is that no matter what hight that they fall from,their back never touch the ground.
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
21 Jul 08
maybe one pissed the other off. i also start cat fights with my cat, and it pisses him off and sometimes he plays back with me, and other times he will start with me.
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
22 Jul 08
my late female cat used to lick me a lot...
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
19 Jul 08
LOL--have no idea why cats sometimes do the things they do. I have two kitties too, and they get along fairly well, but like your two, every once in awhile the get all hissy with one another and start acting up. Or how about another weird behavior? Like one cat of mine will be sitting so nice and quiet then all of a sudden gets up and runs like crazy for no reason...
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@jerzgirl (9291)
• United States
19 Jul 08
Mine aren't friends - not at all. They don't fight all the time, but Shady (the old Lady) KNOWS she's the reigning queen and her attitude lets Chloe (the newcomer) know it. If Shades even gets close to her, Chloe will hiss. Once in a while, when Shady has had enough, she'll strike out at her, and Chloe, who's about 3 times Shady's size, will roll over on her back, feet up, ears back, hissing like some crazed snake! But, Shady's very jealous, too. If she thinks that Chloe is getting ANYTHING she's not had, she will force her way into the mix to make sure she's not left out - especially if it involves attention from people. Yet, when Shady has been out and comes back in, Chloe will walk up to her, brave as can be, and smell her nose and then her posterior in order to determine where she's been and what she's been doing. They are definitely individuals!!
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@jerzgirl (9291)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I think it's part of their exercise. If they're housebound, then they need to play. They can't hunt, so they attack one another. They're not mad, unless one of them hurts the other one without trying, but as soon as they get it out of their systems, they're back to normal. It's just built-up energy they need to get rid of.
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@mcat19 (1357)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I think they're playing. Many playtimes look like fights to us. One of my cats has a wild romp around the house after she uses her litter box. It's as if she were thrilled with the whole circumstance of pooping. It gives her joy and excitement. Cats always amaze. The best thing in the world is having a purring cat in your lap.
Sometimes, though, cats get over stimulated from being petted. That's when they scratch or bite. Watch your cat's tail; when it starts to twitch, stop petting. A twitching tail tip means the cat is getting annoyed.
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@prncesfrmheaven (452)
• United States
19 Jul 08
Hey Opal!!! Its cause cats are crazy. LOL just kidding. They are just funny little animals and they do strange things sometimes. I used to have a cat named Dopey and I honestly think he was a little slow, he would attack the walls for no reason. My Whoopie, the only inside cat that I have now, she sometimes attacks stuff on the floor, even if there isn't anything there. LOL She's really fat so it's even funnier to see her pounce on something. It makes me happier still because she is almost 80 in cat years and sometimes still acts like a young cat.
@mikester (114)
• New Zealand
18 Jul 08
You've got to practice on someone right? How will the cat learn to fend off other tom's when he gets to "that" stage? How does the mother cat learn to fend for her kittens? Via play fighting when they are kittens themselves.
I think they are rather smart animals. Much cleaner than a dog, abiet you dont take the cat for a jog around the block eh.
