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My female Calico puzzles me…without fail, each time I sit down, she MUST be right beside me…actually touching the side of my leg with her back. Automatically, I think if she’s sitting with me, she would enjoy a little rubbing…NOT! She will “endure” two, maybe three strokes before she either starts an annoyed sounding growl…or she smacks me with her little paw! It’s almost like she’s telling me that “hey! I want to be close to you, only on MY terms!”. She is also not a fan of being held, whether in the standing OR sitting position…and after holding her for a minute or so (and after some disciplinary growling) her body will even start to quiver as if just the FEEL of you on her body makes her shiver!
She is a really fun and sweet cat, even though the above makes her sound like a B****! Anyone have any suggestions?
Keywords: growling cat
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Is your cat neutered? If she isn’t, this is the first thing you must do.
You have to determine where the aggression is coming from. There are 5 types:
Aggression due to fear
Pain or illness induced aggression
Aggression due to over stimulation (petting)
Play aggression
Redirected aggression
If your cat attacks while you’re petting her, freeze. Don’t fight back. Don’t hit the cat. Don’t spray her with a spray bottle. If your cat has a hold on you, slapping your other hand on a hard surface may startle her enough to break the hold on you. If you remain still, usually they will release.
Get a clock or a stopwatch to time how long your cat will allow being petted before she reacts. Watch you cats body language. Cats will give off warning signs that they have had enough. Usually it’s the tail twitching.
Say you determine that 2 minutes is her limit. With your watch handy, start petting your cat. Pet her for 1 ½ minutes and then stop. Even if she’s calm and purring, stop. Do this for several days. Always watch for signs that she’s becoming over stimulated.
After several days of following this time limit, increase the time.
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Many cats do not like to be held especially in the air. We have 20 ferals that were terrified of being held. Once we had them tame enough to pet, we would sit on the floor, pick them up for just seconds and put them back onto the floor. Over and over increasing the time that we held them.
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