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#My cat growls how to#

They feel threatened and need to retreat somewhere safe.

Some cats don’t like to be touched in certain areas, don’t like to be held in certain positions or just generally have moods where they need to be left alone (who can’t relate to that last one?)

They don’t like what you’re doing and will attack if you continue.

Whether that growl will accelerate to a hiss, swat or a bite is up to the irritated puss… but a growl should never be underestimated or ignored. Think of growling as their way of saying, “ Hey, I’m not happy about this and I may have to do something about it.” This isn’t a warning you should ignore because cats usually use growling as the last resort before attacking/defending. If your cat is growling, chances are, he is not happy about something. Growling is first and foremost a warning. What Does It Mean When a Cat Growls at You? It wasn’t until he bit through my mother-in-law’s thumbnail that we gave up and let Samson go back to his catnap.Ĭats growl for a number of reasons including displaying their displeasure at being woken up unnecessarily and tortured with a fuzzy hat for holiday portraiture. When he started to growl, in hindsight, we should have backed off. This happened two or three times, each time feeling we were getting closer to that elusive awesome picture.

We put the little hat on him and he shook it off. We woke him from a sound slumber to pose him in front of the shimmering tree, and he was made it pretty clear from the start that he was not happy to pose for his holiday portrait. One Christmas, we thought it would be funny to put a kitty-sized Santa hat on him and take his picture. If you displeased him, he would let you know in a manner that was often both painful and bloody. If you pleased him, he would let you pet him. Like the king he believed himself to be, he expected his “staff” to be at his beck and call 24/7. He was nearly 30 pounds of a cantankerous kitty with no patience and absolutely no sense of humor. Your cat can be growling for many reasons (most of which are outlined below) but the most common reasons could be anger, pain, fear and/or possessiveness.īefore there was Grumpy Cat, there was Samson. Your cat is telling you (loud and clear) that they need their space from either you or whatever they perceive as a threat. This is the most important thing when a cats growling, “back off.”

#My cat growls how to#

So, why do cats growl? When your cat is growling, it’s a definite sign that they are unhappy ( which is the opposite of what we want), and often we are left trying to figure out what’s got them in such a bad mood and how to fix it. We have talked about cat language before, understanding the positive and happy noises your cat makes but there is always one thing in any language that is fairly clear to figure out, and with cats, it’s the growling. Doesn’t cost you anything 😉Ĭat language can be difficult to interpret. This post contains affiliate links & I’ll be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.