Current Events > Are cats dangerous if they attack you?

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Catboys are dangerous @nfearurspecimn

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Also a neighbors golden retriever attacked my moms cat one time... both needed to go to the vet and the cats leg was broken but he clawed that dogs face to ribbons.

It was a bad scene but it was amazing how much he hurt that dog given how bad he himself got hurt.

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If a feral cat attacked you, I'd be concerned a lot about infection, but the damage they can cause, while painful, isn't significant unless they hit a few vital spots.

I think most of the danger of a cat comes from the fact that as a human you are doing your best not to hurt the cat back

like I have one kitty that can get kind of nasty in certain situations, but shes 8 lbs and could easily be overpowered. I just dont want to hurt her

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Cats are too small to be lethally dangerous, but cat bites have a great chance of getting infected, and they'll claw you up like crazy, which hurts like hell.

ElatedVenusaur posted...

Cats are too small to be lethally dangerous, but cat bites have a great chance of getting infected, and they'll claw you up like crazy, which hurts like hell.

lethally? I agree.

but they can blind you or scar you for life

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Nearly lost my eye after an angry cat took a swipe at me at work some years ago.

Ive got scars all over my forearms/wrists/hands.

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SPE posted...

lethally? I agree.

but they can blind you or scar you for life

I'm reasonably sure my buddies serval could tear of an ear and even bite off a finger if it really wanted to.

Thats not a domestic cat though.

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I can be dangerous if I feel threatened

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I don't see how a house cat would be able to actually kill you, but they can definitely inflict injuries that will require you to get checked out.

I'd be way more scared of big dogs. Those can actually kill you rather easily.

dummy420 posted...

I got cat scratch fever as a kid. So that turned out to be a thing.

Same.

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https://youtu.be/o-oVhu2fu20

When I was fairly young I decided it would be a fun idea to take my cat for a walk on a dirt road. It didn't go very well at first until I started jogging, and then he actually jogged alongside me no problem. Just when I was feeling good about it, I heard a car coming up the road. He was a housecat so I immediately gathered him into my arms and went well off the side of the road. The car freaked him out bad, and somehow he managed to lodge his back claws into my neck. I pulled him away and I could feel those claws tugging at and popping out of my neck. Such a nasty feeling. Luckily it wasn't too deep and somehow missed any vital areas, but that was the first and last time I ever took him for a walk.

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Took this yesterday when my cat got high on the nip and decided to tear down his tree.

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jdb78 posted...

https://youtu.be/o-oVhu2fu20

this is the video I had in mind when I said a cat can climb from your leg to your face in seconds

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COkumQuCibU

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Rika_Furude posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COkumQuCibU

Dang. Cat got him good.

Like this streamer that got her eye ball scratched while on air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZgcEQIeEE

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If they go for the eyes or you don't get any cut that pierces the skin disinfected properly yes.

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if they get a good bite in you it can cause serious infection almost all of the time (due to certain germs in their teeth...or something like that).

Cobra1010 posted...

Like this streamer that got her eye ball scratched while on air.

this is why I dont trust cats. She wasnt even harassing the cat or anything like that, cats can snap like that for little reason and scar you for life or cost you an eye.

I dont see your average poodle or Maltese snapping and biting your nose off. Some even get scared off to train them (eg hitting the ground with a newspaper) and they still wont try something vicious like this


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But its funny/cute when a cat injures people forever (:

Theyre just being quirky :3

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Isnt it weird even a cat has weapons designed to hurt others but humans have no natural weapons at all?

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Yes, their claws are very sharp.

But never declaw your cat. It really screws them up, psychologically.

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SPE posted...

Isnt it weird even a cat has weapons designed to hurt others but humans have no natural weapons at all?

Humans have an extremely advanced brain.

SPE posted...

Isnt it weird even a cat has weapons designed to hurt others but humans have no natural weapons at all?

For our neutral special, we wield a gun.

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masticatingman posted...

Yes, their claws are very sharp.

But never declaw your cat. It really screws them up, psychologically.

I've heard good things about those claw guards.

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RadiantJoyrock posted...

Humans have an extremely advanced brain.

its not mutually exclusive to having claws or whatever though

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SPE posted...

its not mutually exclusive to having claws or whatever though

It kinda is.

Cobra1010 posted...

Like this streamer that got her eye ball scratched while on air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZgcEQIeEE

She was being annoying. Tail swishing like thay means the cat is annoyed. If you own a cat you should at least try learning their language. Cats generally doesn't like your face being in front of theirs. They think you would bite them. I'd say that cat already gave warning, she just doesn't get it

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Rika_Furude posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COkumQuCibU

Again, cat is clearly upset. I'd do the same to people who doesn't understand the concept of personal space.

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CanuckCowboy posted...

Took this yesterday when my cat got high on the nip and decided to tear down his tree.

I... errr.. how did he do that?

Ruvan22 posted...

I... errr.. how did he do that?

Hes strong as all hell. Lol. Hes like 20 some lbs of lean muscle basically. It was loose from him climbing it and jumping onto it and I guess he was high and had enough ... so he got a grip and went nuts on it.

It actually fell to the floor. I just put it back there for a pic. He seemed pissed I had the audacity to undo his quality renovation.

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You know how most cats have a soft squishy belly?

His feels like you're touching a 6 pack. Hahaha.

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Well I've had a few cats in my life and none hurt me too bad. Rarely i got scratched by one but it only hurts a bit and is nothing serious. Some other people may had been more seriously scratched up by cats but still the difference between a cat and a dog is you can be killed or lose limbs by a dog attack, but you won't ever have that happen from a house pet cat

Hmm maybe I should get a dog instead
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By the way also you can clip your cats nails and then there will be almost no chance of bejng scratched. Just make sure you use an actual pair of cat nail clippers and not human nail clippers. Since the cats nails will then be short they would not ever be able to grab your arms or hands to do damage if they are really upset

I miss my cat

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EricDraven59 posted...

By the way also you can clip your cats nails and then there will be almost no chance of bejng scratched. Just make sure you use an actual pair of cat nail clippers and not human nail clippers. Since the cats nails will then be short they would not ever be able to grab your arms or hands to do damage if they are really upset

When I got my boy fixed the vet clipped his claws. He could still grab with em they just weren't sharp for a couple weeks.

He liked it cause he didn't have to go easy on my fragile human skin when we played. But there's no way he'd let someone cut his claws if he was conscious.

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CanuckCowboy posted...

Hes strong as all hell. Lol. Hes like 20 some lbs of lean muscle basically. It was loose from him climbing it and jumping onto it and I guess he was high and had enough ... so he got a grip and went nuts on it.

It actually fell to the floor. I just put it back there for a pic. He seemed pissed I had the audacity to undo his quality renovation.

damn 20lbs of muscles that's basically almost a bobcat

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