Things Our Cats Hate: The Wednesday Cats of Catster

Welcome to the Wednesday Cats of Catster! Each month, we ask our cat-loving Catsters to weigh in on a brand new subject. This week, we requested them to inform us what their cat hates! Right here’s what they needed to say:

Crystal & Ivy

Ivy is a sassy kitty, and she’s going to completely tell us when she doesn’t like one thing.

She does this by hissing, biting, scratching, loudly meowing, or yowling. A kitty of many skills, you could say!

One in every of her prime hates must be getting a shower! Since she is a long-haired kitty, she does want occasional baths – particularly to scrub up across the booty space. My fellow long-haired cat mother and father will perceive this!

Curiously, she loves wanting on the bathtub because the water is operating. It’s value mentioning that neither my fiance nor myself take baths, so the one time we use the tub is when it’s for her! Truthfully, it’s like she forgets this.

However, as quickly as the lavatory door will get closed and her collar is taken off, it’s time to cue the kitty opera. And let me let you know, this opera is a loud, lengthy one. She’s going to meow and yowl for the complete length of the tub. Typically, I’m frightened about what our neighbors would possibly assume.

One other one in every of her sturdy dislikes is getting picked up, sadly. She used to find it irresistible as a kitten, however now, not a lot. I can type of perceive this one. Think about you’re in your approach someplace, and out of the blue get swooped up by a large solely to be cuddled and kissed, with no technique of escaping because you’re so tiny. Horrible, proper? (Truthfully, it does sound fairly scary!)

Just a little decrease on the listing could be her semi-new-found sibling, an orange fella named ‘Toast.’ Extra on him within the weeks to come back! However briefly, he’s roughly across the similar age as Ivy, and so they have been launched to one another when my sister moved in with us. I’d say they now have a love-hate relationship, however initially, it was simply hate. Hissing, swatting, scratching, the works!

It’s gotten an entire lot higher, and so they can now tolerate being in the identical room collectively on the similar time.

He does nonetheless get the occasional hiss-and-swat, particularly when it’s meals time. I all the time must remind her that in all her time of being with us, I’ve by no means, ever, not even as soon as, not given her meals. That normally doesn’t work.

So there you’ve got it, Catsters! Ivy’s prime hates: baths, being picked up, and her orange brother.

What’s one thing your cat completely can’t stand?

Catch you subsequent time!

Isabel & Milly

Milly hates many issues.

Like when her dry meals isn’t topped with contemporary meals each hour. Or once I go away the home for any period of time. Or when we have to drive 6 minutes (in complete) to the vet. She additionally despises canines and water and she will’t take it once I don’t instantly begin petting her when she checks in on me whereas I’m working.

Cats know what they need and much more so, what they don’t need. Typically, it may be difficult when our cats categorical disapproval in direction of sure issues, particularly when our emotions are concerned. In fact, cats are allowed to specific to us as their caretakers once they don’t like one thing, however in some circumstances, our cats simply have irrational fears!

For instance, Milly has a burning hatred for spherical brushes, hairdryers (curl diffusers particularly), hair straighteners, and most of all, the dreaded vacuum cleaner. I’m unsure why she detests hair-styling objects, as a result of her hair all the time seems to be fabulous!

The vacuum, however, is a widely known sworn enemy of the cat-kind… The hairdryer might be loathed for a similar causes – loud, obnoxious issues! However consider it or not… Some cats love vacuums. You might have examine Clutch, Dr. Karyn’s white rescue cat, who totally enjoys being vacuumed. It’s a must-read (and must-see!)

The brushes and hair dryer diffusers are disliked in all probability as a result of they’re spikey and appear to be they might harm. Though, she’s normally extra curious and cautious than scared.

Typically I slowly current it to her, then her eyes widen and her physique goes on excessive alert. She all the time strikes in sluggish movement, choosing up her dominant paw and stretching it out ever so gently to softly really feel the feel of the comb. She does the cutest little pitter-patters together with her paw!

I’ve to look at my strikes as a result of any sudden actions might ship her leaping 2m excessive and having the fright of her life! So, I simply slowly again away and put the comb within the drawer after which she loses curiosity.

Is your cat afraid of something uncommon or humorous? Does anybody share any fears with Milly?

Examine again subsequent time for an additional cat dad or mum journey from Milly and I.

Cheers vir eers!

(Cheers for now!)

Wes & Raphael

Raphael, as you all know, is an easy-to-please little gentleman. Particularly in the case of meals. As I’ve talked about earlier than, he’s extremely food-motivated and can meow till he’s blue within the face for us to position one other crumb in his bowl.

However there may be one meals group that we merely can’t persistently crack – fish.

Now, I’m not speaking about a ravishing, buttery, flaky piece of seabass that has simply come out of the air fryer…that was a painful (and hunger-inducing) lesson to be taught. No, he received’t eat any fish when it’s an actual mealtime.

Turkey, rooster, beef, lamb. All of the tasty treats of his world can be wolfed up with abandon, however fish is a “no canned do.”

I do know what you’re pondering: “However what a couple of balanced weight loss program?” Properly, we add some Omega 3 supplements to his meat feast. Nevertheless it’s simply not the identical. I nonetheless hope that someday, we’ll crack the code in that cute little thoughts and have him consuming the fish packets we purchase for him.