Cats that growl....and people that love them.

[Cataholic]

I have had many a cats, and know many a cats. I have had kittens, young cats, rescued cats, and kittens that I have known their whole lives. I have met some really odd cats in my life (and Lilycat's! Her cats are O.D.D.).

I recently adopted little Cali, a more sweet and loving kitten you will not find. She craves affection like a duck takes to water. She is in your face, on your lap, under your covers (and nearly rolled over on this am...), and shows absolutely NO aggressive traits whatsoever. She is a complete and total love-bug.

Until it comes to food. This little whippet growls- I mean full out- GROWLS if I go to put more wet food into her bowl, remove food from her clutches (she eats in a nano second, and starts in on others food before I can get the bowls away to the other cats), if I pick her up from her food, etc. It seems mostly directed at me rather than the other cats...though they are busy eating their own food that it might be that someone else hasn't approached her, yet.

She has never gone to bite or swipe at me...it is just a growl. Has anyone ever experienced this?

[catmandu]

When Scrappy Two first came here , she would growl at anyone coming near her plate.
Shes gotten out of that habit now.
Actually My Princess the Purrfect at 18 is paranoid about the other Cats being near her when she eats and thats why the Streo Stand Princess Pads good as my Senior Kittyzen can eat in peace there.
She can growl and hiss and the Kitten Trio remembers that they have something else to do , now!!!

[Prairie Purrs]

My Caly (maybe it's the name) growls if anyone gets near his food--but only if the food is Fancy Feast, which is rarely on offer. It's such a funny growl, though. It sounds kind of like he's muttering, or swearing in feline. I'll have to try to get a video sometime.

My RB Cricket used to full-out growl when she heard anything that disturbed her. If she heard anyone on the porch or near the windows, she'd sit up and growl like a watchdog.

[Cataholic]

^^ I have had cats that growl, when they stand up and do that prairie dog growl. It is hysterical.

I have never had a cat growl over food.

[katladyd]

Mac will growl when you annoy him. It's pretty funny to hear. Ming, never growls except at the vet.

[Freedom]

You are good, Johana! I know I've heard that growl, but no way I can say who it was /is that does it. LOL