Do Cats hold Grudges?

[critter crazy]

LOL!! A few days ago, Duke accidentally stepped on Mocha, as he was comming into the house. Since then, Mocha has gone out of her way to show her disgust for Duke!! If he comes anywhere near her, she will attack! I mean a full fledged attack!! Nails claws and everything!! She hisses, growls ect... Will this behavior stop?? Or is mocha officially a Duke Hater???

[kuhio98]

It'll probably pass after she's sufficiently punished him enough. And after he's sucked up to her until she's satisfied.

True stories ~ #1 When I was a kid, my father rubbed kittiy's nose into a pee puddle. Kitty never forgave Dad and took every opportunity to pee in his (only his) shoes.

#2 Years after hubby and I met, he told me how he had neutered a cat with knife and no anesthesia. Half an hour after doing so, the kitty came up to him, curled up in his lap and purred. Evidently this kitty (Smokey Joe) did not hold grudges.

[Laura's Babies]

My RB Sambo, whenever I would scold him for anything, he would give me the "silent" treatment and sit with his back to me for days, completely ignoring me and my pleas to forgive me. He would purposely come in the room and sit facing away from me, NEVER making eye contact..

I finally figured out 2 could play that game and would ignore him when he got like that... In no time he would be BEGGING ME for attention... I laughed about it then and still chuckle to myself about it now.

[MoonandBean]

So funny! I read the title of this thread outloud and without knowing what I was doing, my co-worker answered "they certainly do"

[KitCat]

I had an aggressive cat years back and I told people not to play rough with him. Of course one of our friends was wrestling with him, but the cat played nicely. Few weeks later, he's sitting in a chair with his hand dangling over the side, so the cat jumps up and bites his hand. Our friend says what's up with that? I guess the cat remembered who likes to play rough!

[GILL]

They sure doMy Patches would allow me to go out once a day, if I cae home from work and went out again, she would not come near me for 2-7 days. If I did anything that was not to her specs. look out. She would not play ball, not put me to sleep and certinaly not wake me up.
This is a cat that made sure that I went to sleep at the same time every night she wuld wake me every morning AFTER she was feed and had her insulin. If I was sick she would sit on my chest to keep me in bed. YES some do hold a grudge, but they are also the most loving and caring ones.

[lizbud]

#2 Years after hubby and I met, he told me how he had neutered a cat with knife and no anesthesia. Half an hour after doing so, the kitty came up to him, curled up in his lap and purred. Evidently this kitty (Smokey Joe) did not hold grudges.

This is pretty hard to believe, are you sure he wasn't kidding you?

[kuhio98]

This is pretty hard to believe, are you sure he wasn't kidding you?

I'm sure. Unfortunately, he really did this.

[catmandu]

THAT SADLY RINGS TRUE AS MY GRANDFATHER USED A RAZOR AND A RUBBER BOOT TO NEUTER THE MALE KITTENS WHEN HE COULD CATCH THEM AT 6 WEEKS OLD, AFTER THAT THEY COULD NOT BE CAUGHT FOR LOVE NOR MONEY.
I GUESS IT WAS BETTER THAN DROWNING THEM WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MICHAELS FATE IF MY BROTHER HAD NOT ADOPTED HIM.
I AM TRYING TO THNK OF A GRUUDGE, THE ONLY ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS POUNCER ROCCALNO WHOS STILL OUT THERE, BUT IS STILL ANGRY I HAD HER SPAYED AND WILL DINE HERE BUT WANTS NOTHING MORE TO DO WITH ME.
I WILL HAVE TO FIND A PHOTO, I CANT REMEBER WHERE SHE IS ON PHOTOBUCKET.
I WISH SHE WOULD COME IN AND BE MY CAT.

[Medusa]

Nearly all of my cats hold grudges. When I come home from even a brief trip, say 3 days, they're all mad at me and won't even look at me. And, God forbid, if Creamsicle gets underfoot and I stumble and accidentally step on a paw, she won't come near me, sometimes for days.