How do you deal with friends who hates your pet?

I have to ask the question: why is she so frightened of cats? some sort of childhood trauma? Or maybe she was a mouse in a previous life? I think that I'd have to take a stand and say to her, if you don't like my cat, then don't come here. You could still meet her someplace else than your home, but honestly, I think that she needs to see a therapist for irrational fears.

I think the best way is to let her rise a cat too. Once I were terrified of cats too. I'm afraid cats scratch me.But when I adopted a stray cat, I change my attitude. I love cat now:)

Well, most of my friends know what animals I hate. And since I own a pet, they have the right to say it, but they do not have the right to say to throw away my pet. Particularly, I don't mind as long as they don't hurt it.

I raise dogs for extra money the dogs that i have are family pets to my Husband and I they aren't in a kennel they all live with us. His sister is scared opf dogs and made her kids affraid too. Thye dont come to our house because of our dogs. We have little tiny dogs but they still wont visit. They tell everyone else they don't visit us because we dont invite them. It drives me crazy. Its not quite the same thing as you but in a way I share your pain. I used to feel bad but now my Husband and I are to the point oh well they dont have to come over then.

Well I'm a big animal lover I have 2 cats and a dog, I have friends that don't like my cats and thats fine, cause there my cats and my friend don't live with me. If its that bad don't come to my house..lol I know it can be irritating for you but just brush it off. Not everyone likes animals. I just always find it amazing that alot of people don't like cats, I love my kitty's ;)

well this also happened to me. i had a friend who was living here at my house and she always used to critisize my kitties. it was indeed very irritating. i used to tell her to stop but she continued. so what i started doing was dissing e each time she dissed my cat lol. i'm not gonna let someone just barge into my plce and critise anything that i love. so too bad if she didnt like it. haha.

I am an animal lover and anyone who has read my posts knows that I have four: two cats, a dog and a bird and I adore them! If anyone does not like them it's too bad for them. My mother in law hated cats; she was repulsed by them and could not bear to be anywhere near them; of course my favourite animal is the cat! My mother in law has passed away now; she used to live on the other side of the country and she and her husband would stay with us whenever they came over and one of my cats would always go up to her and stroke her legs with his face as cats do; she used to freak out and she wouldn't even walk through a door if the cat was anywhere near it. She was polite enough to put up with it though. People who aren't pet lovers will not understand the bond we share with our animals. I think that if a friend who doesn't like pets comes to visit will have to 'love me love my pets.'

if one of my friends hates my pets i think it is quite okay . not every one will love pets ,there are always someone who like other things . it is okay.