I found this in pictures of cats and I remembered visiting my best friends cousin a couple of months ago, and seeing his little funny cat. It’s definitely one of the cutest tabby cats I’ve ever seen in my life. When we entered the apartment he froze and fell to the side, stiff as a board. Ok I’ve seen cats being afraid of people but this was really new for me. I’ve never in my life saw a cat reacting like this. 15 minutes later he was the funniest of all funny cats in the world, but still what causes such behavior in cats?

It’s normal for a cat to feel insecure or frightened at times. Visitors, noise, other animals, children or even a visit to a vet can cause such a behavior in cats. Often out pet cats flee, hide, or freeze like this little fellow. Some cats become so frightened that they lose control of their bladder or bowels. Each cat has a it’s own way of dealing with a crisis. One way of reacting is aggression which includes a lot of hostile cat sounds, spitting, puffing fur and tail along with back arching, flattening ears and tail switching, but can also include biting and scratching.

Most people react to this by punishing their cat which usually brings to more fearfull behavior. If you know what’s your cat afraid of, do not force it to face her fears. You should just allow your pet to do it on it’s own terms. Of course what’s most important is that you handle your cat very carefully when it’s frightened because it may accidentally direct it’s aggression to you.

If this is something new you might consider taking your cat for an examination. Cat’s don’t always act sick, even when they are. Bites and scratches are serious because they can be infected easily, and you are at risk of getting a cat scratch disease. It’s in your cat’s and yours best interest to consult a specialist and make sure you’re cat’s health is not in jeopardy.

“Cats are like music. It’s foolish to try to explain their worth to those who don’t appreciate them.”