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    What are your cats afraid of?

    It seems like cats are afraid of the most random things, what are your cats afraid of?

    Mine are afraid of:

    Bubby - Tin foil sheets, the spray bottle (when he's bad), knocks on the door, men he's never met before with loud voices

    Priss - She's not afraid of the vacuum really anymore, she wouldn't come out from under the bed when we got our ceiling fans installed (THAT was quite an ordeal), the Pur water filter (because it's new)

    Lucky - the vacuum

    I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
    None of my cats like being around me with the hairdryer too but I don't think they are AFRAID of it.


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    All three run when they see the squirt bottle.

    Skinny and Butterscotch run when they see the vaccume cleaner. Notice the female kitty (Thumper) doesn't run. Must be a "guy" thing.

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    Max:
    Spiders
    Any flying insect
    wind (I mean the wind outside, not flatulence)
    vaccum
    brooms
    men in big shoes
    loud buzzers
    Yup, he's pretty much a wimp....


    Speckles:
    nothing except if the vaccum gets too close to her
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    Tigger is afraid of the vacuum, but she has gotten better over the years.

    Smokey does not seem to be afraid of anything, he is so easy going and laid back.

    Mystic and Abner are both scardy cats....they run from the door bell, anyone (including me) at the door, loud sounds.


    One day Mystic was at the deck door and the UPS man was coming to the side door as she was just coming into the kitchen, well she flipped up in the air, came down in her dish of dry cat food, sent that flying through the kitchen, ran my husband over as she flew upstairs and hid under the bed.


    Tucker is petrified of the cat carriers. I truely believe that someone abused her in one of these carriers. I have NEVER had a cat react the way she does to just the site of them.


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    Originally posted by slick
    Max:
    Spiders
    Any flying insect
    wind (I mean the wind outside, not flatulence)
    Only Slick would feel the need to clarify that.

    Tubby:
    Nothing

    Peanut:
    Everything
    But that's why she likes her little housie so much. When she's scared she runs to her house where she's safe and sound.
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    Originally posted by slick
    Max: wind (I mean the wind outside, not flatulence)
    I couldn't stop laughing at that one!
    .................................................. .............

    Nakita is sometimes scared of the phone ringing if she's in the same room. But she loves when people knock on the front door! Go figure!

    She's not scared of the vacuum, but I think she just doesn't like how loud it is. But she loves the Swiffer! She will help me Swiffer anyday!

    Oh yeah, any kids who are short in stature. We had some friends over and totally scared of the kids if they stood up! When they sat down, she would come over and smell them, but she was gone in a flash if the kid stood up!
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    Felicia: 1. any person except me.
    2. the vacuum (even the carpet sweeper).

    Beau: 1. The vacuum

    Thats all I can think of right now.
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    Filou: when auntie Sara (Edwina's Secretary) picks him up

    Tigris: the evil vacuum cleaner, someone turning a newspaper page, a human sneezing -you name it- he's afraid

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    Sammy: strangers when he is outside of home...like when we are at he pet store hates other people. People in our house he loves. Other than that...NOTHING!

    Dudley: the door bell, knocking on the door, all men, my dad, me, any loud noise, sudden movement, just about everything.
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    Vacuum and loud Thunder...not sure about Dylan yet.

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    Why aren'tmy cats afraid of anything? The closest thing I could think of was the snow falling off the roof yesterday with a big thump that left Allen unnerved for two minutes!

    What they are NOT afraid of:
    My Xacto knife while I'm trying to use it.
    Any razor for that matter.
    running under a huge piece of glass when I'm trying to lay it on a picture I'm framing. I shooed him away in just enough time to get him out of the way before I broke the bleeping thing!
    Chewing the Christmas lights (don't they know they can get electrocuted?)
    There's more death defying stunts, but I can't think of them now. Why oh why is it the dog that is afraid of everything and the cats fear nothing?


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    As my two are getting older they seem to be finally getting a little braver. Trevor pretty much isn't afraid of anything. He will leave the room if the vacuum cleaner or the hair dryer is being used but I think at this point it is more out of disgust for me disturbing his peace. Andy is afraid when people knock on the door. He quickly runs down to the basement and if he recognizes the voice he comes right back up. If not he will wait until "the voice" leaves. I have seen him wait for over 7 hrs.

  13. Filou: when auntie Sara (Edwina's Secretary) picks him up
    pouts

    Let's see...other than the ususal cat stuff...sudden moves, vaccums...

    Eddie -- Edwina -- sometimes

    Edwina -- Eddie -- sometimes and my mother....which earns me no end of grief!

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    Let's see.....

    Bob - He is so laid he is really scared of very little. He is nervous around new people at first, but will warm up quickly. beyond that the vaccums will make him look, but if he is not on the floor I can vaccum right next to him.

    Joey - Scared of everyting.
    Bob & Joey,
    and their happy and willing slave, Bryan.

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    Kylie :
    the evil sweeper
    thunder
    kids
    loud noise of anykind.
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