what are the reasons why cats hiss at u?

Question

my cat hisses then scratches

Answer 1

When they are scared and feel threatened, they hiss.

Answer 2

It's part of their wonderful feline vocabulary and is very effective! They get annoyed and it's their way of telling whoever is annoying them to "BACK OFF". If you don't back off quickly enough, that's when they use the claws for (pardon the pun) "PUNCTUATION" (Puncture-ation?).

My advice to you:

Play with kitty NICELY. Learn what it is that triggers the "hiss" and try not to do it. Sometimes a loud, unexpected noise will trigger a "hiss" response. If you want kitty to be friendly, be a friend first.

Try "hissing" back and watch what happens. This perplexed my cats the first time I did it and they walked away shaking their heads. Sometimes I growl back at them (VERY rarely) and that really confuses them! Funny to watch, though.

Read in some book YEARS ago that the "hiss" actually mimics the sound of a snake about to attack, which all cats will avoid. The sound of a hiss will actually stop another animal in its tracks for a second or two and is a verbal warning before physical action (scratching) takes place.

Too bad it doesn't work among humans--there are a few people I'd like to hiss at!!

Answer 3

Well, a lot of times the cat is threatened, or scared. Sometimes if the cat doesn't know you, and you come near, it gets scared and hisses. Sometimes cats don't so this because they are treated very well, and see no threat in humans. Which brings me to another reason for cats hissing. Sometimes the cats are treated badly, and have grown to fear people and are very jumpy. And if you come near a stray, they don't know that you are friendly, and start hissing or scratching (or both).
Most times, cats just hiss because they want a little alone time, to be left alone.

Answer 4

Take the hiss as a warning that you're doing something that frightens, threatens, or angers the cat. And stop before you get scratched - it's never good to push it with a cat. Plus, occasionally you can get cat scratch fever. Not fun.

Answer 5

They usually hiss when they're mad or frightened. It's possible you just need to give your cat some time to get used to you. If it goes on for a little longer, I'd take it to the vet to make sure it's not in pain. Pain can also make a cat hiss.

Answer 6

Awww...I love cats!! The main reason they hiss and or scratch is because they probably feel threatened. If you make too many sudden movements around your cat or if you talk at a certain volume your cat may feel threatened.I hope this helps.
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Answer 7

Hissing and growling are symptoms of the two concern or discomfort. If the kitten's long gone and he or she is particularly-known with that is long gone, you may get rid of the 'concern' which leaves the 'discomfort'. It must be undesirable for a cat to react that strongly, so a vet trip is a ought to as a result. She's hurting and being with human beings attempting to calm her down is barely making her demanding up worse.

Answer 8

Most cat growls and hisses are to show you they are angered or that they are in danger...sometimes when you pet them the wrong way too....If she/he gets really angered and hisses at you more than usual it's at the point of being dangerous...With cats who are improperly socialised and do not know their own strength, this can result in inadvertent damage to human skin. Like any injury, cat scratches can become infected, and in extreme cases can result in cat scratch fever.Kittens are more likely to carry the bacteria in their blood, and are therefore more likely to transmit the disease than are adult cats.

Answer 9

Any type of feline generally hisses because either:

A. They feel threatened.
B. They are in a bad mood.
C. something/someone couldve done something to cause them to be in a bad mood when they were in a perfectly good mood.
D. protecting their belongings.
E. To warn someone or something that they may attack if they continue doing what they did to make it hiss in the first place.

Now scratching...
that could mean he's playing with you aggressively or he's annoyed with something you are doing.

:)

Answer 10

cats hiss when they are scared... it is there way of protecting themselves... the scratching is him getting ready to get whatever he his hissing at, maybe u have ghosts.