Comments on: Do house cats ever act protectively such as a pet dog might?

By: HeatherFeather

HeatherFeather — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

Did you know that Egyptian cats were trained to guard the palace gates. If anyone dared tried to get in, well…..let’s just say they only tried it once.
Cats are definitely protective. I had a wonderful cat who lived to be 22 years of age. She slept with me every night and neither my mother, nor my son would dare cross the threshold of my bedroom if I was sleeping. She never actually attacked but she did a lot of hissing and we never tempted her further than that.

By: SAYS ME

SAYS ME — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

no pack mentality but they do have ‘turf’
they have been known to protect their property ( and in my life the cat’s have always owned the people – but it would probably be the warm spot that you represent that was important – lol )

By: Sweet!

Sweet! — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

I had a cat once that would do a nightly ‘patrol’ around the house, checking out each room, doing a circle, before planting himself in front of my bedroom door.

By: Bozema

Bozema — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

There are probably exceptions, but cats are generally not protective of people.

By: monkeysgirl04

monkeysgirl04 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

I think a cat is more than less likely to run and hide if a stranger comes in…its their instinct of survival. Dogs on the other hand would jump and bark and bite…Why do you think they were named mans best friend? It is their instinct to fight off the unknown strangers in battle to protect the ones they love

By: excaliburteam1

excaliburteam1 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

My cat has done a run-by attack. He waits in the room next to the door, not every time but once in a while, he will run out and attack whoever comes in and then takes off not to be seen for a few hours. He has been declawed and i think he sees it more as a game, but it scares the bejeezes out of my guests.

By: littlebabystorms

littlebabystorms — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

i would say yes. i have a fire exit your at my livingroom window and they were painting it so the guy started to talk to one of my cats and the other came from the other room and attacked him through the screen scared him lol. and when my grandma died she was in her housr for three days with her cat and when we found her my mom took the cat and now you can not take a bath with the door closed with the cat going crazy and that is the only room you cant close the door to she is afraid that you will not come back out. also when my friend is over and her kids are sleeping my female goes in and out of the room looking in on them and sometimes sleeps with them. they told me my house was on fire.

By: hushnowjustplayit

hushnowjustplayit — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

I was holding my cat the first time my sister and her husband came to visit my new place. When my sister reached out her hand to pet my cat, my cat actually growled and launched herself out of my arms straight at my sister. I have never seen or heard her do that since but it was really weird.

By: COTK69

COTK69 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

Yes. My boss just had to put her cat down because it attacked a pit bull that ran into her house. It jumped on its back and broke its jaw bitting into the pit bulls throat and back. It saved them from getting attacked she has small children in the house.

By: Jennifer R

Jennifer R — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:08 +0000

I’ve had a few very protective cats. In fact the one we have now although he is outside, we always know if someone has been there is coming or is close he will start to growl wether he knows them or not. I’ve had cats go after people that I was arguing with or they were just simply being obnoxious, just like a dog would. I do know if there is more than one they will gang up on things if needed.