Originally posted by krazyaboutkatz
Wow. I'm sorry that he was so upset. I know that my cats can be unpredictable around strangers too. It always seems like if you tell someone how friendly your cats are they will do the opposite. Storm is usually the most friendly and will even greet strangers. Pepper will either be very outgoing or very shy. Sunny will usually be very cautious because he needs to come to you and gets scared if a stranger tries to come to him. He sometimes gets so scared that he hides under the bed. They have never hissed at any one though. I hope that you have better luck in the future. Maybe he smelled a scent on your friend that he didn't like.
It's funny how inconsistent they can seem to us - it might be something such as smell but our noses will never pick up on it. And it's funny how cats will always target the least cat friendly person in a room, as if to stir them up!