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.”

I remember playing with my friends pet cats when I was little. One minute I was like: awwww funny cats, cute cats, lovely cats… the next I looked like casualty of war.

People with pet cats often make the mistake of using their hands and fingers as toys for cats while they are still young. This way your kitten associates your hands with hunting. Hunting is a hard instinct for the cat to break so never reinforce it by playing in this way at any time. Of course scratches make you vulnerable to cat scratch fever or cat scratch disease. In healthy humans, cat scratch fever usually clears up on its own without treatment but it can be very painful and it’s extremely dangerous to people with compromised immune systems.

So with variety of toys for cats, don’t use your hands for playing. And, no declawing either, because it can lead to physical, emotional and behavioral complications in your pet cats. It is not as trivial as trimming fingernails. A cat’s claws are a vital part of its anatomy, essential to balance, mobility and survival.

“Those who will play with cats must expect to get scratched.” ~ Miguel de Cervantes