Poll of the Day > My cat flips out and attacks me when I sneeze...

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Never once will she scratch me or bite me (maybe an occasional light nip), but when I sneeze, she turns into this attack mode, she shows her teeth excitedly and sneaks up to my leg or my arm and jabs at with her teeth, fairly sharply. She'll do it maybe two or three times before I hide my body parts or she cools down.

But it never fails. I could literally be two or three rooms away, and when she hears me sneeze, she'll come flying into the room with her teeth out.

She's very gently other than that. Shes never scratched or bit me once
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pretty much most cats have issues with humans sneezing. it's very strange

mine shoves his face in my face and meows loudly, like he's trying to tell me to knock that shit off.
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helly posted...

pretty much most cats have issues with humans sneezing. it's very strange

I've sneezed in front of cats my whole life and none have attacked me. So I'm just going to demand you provide proof against my anecdotal and personal experience.
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okay but there's two people here saying they have experiences with cats and sneezing, as opposed to only what you've said about cats and sneezing

so 2 v 1, we win haha loser
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helly posted...

okay but there's two people here saying they have experiences with cats and sneezing, as opposed to only what you've said about cats and sneezing

so 2 v 1, we win haha loser

That is just anecdotal evidence. You made a very definitive statement which requires more than personal experience. A sample of 3 people isn't enough to be considered a global majority.

I've seen my fiancee sneeze in front of her 2 cats without being attacked. 2v2
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@Doctor_Foxx

We need a professional opinion

@Zangulus
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SunWuKung420 posted...

I've sneezed in front of cats my whole life and none have attacked me.

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My parents own 2 cats and whenever any of us sneeze, they just stare with a defensive stance as if startled (which they very well may have been), look annoyed then walk away.
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Our cat just looks at me when I sneeze and does the equivalent of a condescending eye roll

Babbit55 posted...

Our cat just looks at me when I sneeze and does the equivalent of a condescending eye roll

I sneeze a lot and neither of my cats even so much as glance at me when I do so.
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my cats dont care but my dog always runs over and gets all excited
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I think @helly lost both in anecdotal evidence and in providing proof of his definitive statement.
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I can't say I've encountered this. Some cats don't like being startled. But sneezing leading to attack? Nope.
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It's more playful than anything else. The look in her eyes when she bares her teeth is as if it's a game. But it's still more rough than she ever normally is.

All of the cats I've ever owned don't give a shit about sneezes but they'll freak out if you start panting like a dog.

It makes me wonder if the reason why cats don't like dogs is the panting sound they make when they're hot.
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skullbone posted...

All of the cats I've ever owned don't give a shit about sneezes but they'll freak out if you start panting like a dog.

It makes me wonder if the reason why cats don't like dogs is the panting sound they make when they're hot.

Cats normally only pant under distress so they are just worried for you
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Doctor Foxx posted...

skullbone posted...

All of the cats I've ever owned don't give a shit about sneezes but they'll freak out if you start panting like a dog.

It makes me wonder if the reason why cats don't like dogs is the panting sound they make when they're hot.

Cats normally only pant under distress so they are just worried for you

Well they're not doing a good job because they actively start trying to kill me.
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googled the issue and apparently the noise is annoying for some cats

gonna start experimenting


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SunWuKung420 posted...

I think @helly lost both in anecdotal evidence and in providing proof of his definitive statement.

nope. everyone is just wrong
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