Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Though I’ve owned cats since I used to be 21, I don’t take into account myself a cat particular person. Olga is a outstanding feline, and I like her, however I additionally miss having a canine. I’ve by no means understood why some cat homeowners hate canines and assume they’re inferior to felines, however I’m extra bothered by folks, whether or not pet homeowners or not, who’re scared of cats.
They’ve sharp claws and tooth, however what number of home cats maul their homeowners to loss of life? Most of them weigh beneath 12 kilos, and how will you hate an animal that hunts rodents and bugs? My Siamese cat saved water bugs from invading my residence after I had a creek in my yard, and Olga kills houseflies and alerts me when a stink bug wanders in after taking a break from destroying my backyard.
Origins of Cat Hating
A number of cultures, historic and current, admire cats, however Pope Gregory IX wasn’t too keen on them. His 1233 decree inspired Catholic parishioners to homicide cats as a result of he believed they had been servants of Devil. This undoubtedly influenced how folks perceived cats and paved the best way for an additional spherical of cat killings 459 years later in the course of the Salem Witch Trials.
In some methods, the world is extra hospitable to cats and people than within the seventeenth century, however I do know individuals who nonetheless consider cats can steal your soul whenever you’re sleeping. I’ve seen adults run after they encounter feral cats, and when the movers had been bringing furnishings into my home, one among them yelled at me for permitting Olga to roam free.
Olga’s Scary Presence
He was scared of her, and as an alternative of comforting him and telling him she wasn’t a menace, I laughed and mentioned one thing like, “You’re protected so long as you don’t stare at her, but it surely’s been some time since she despatched anybody to the hospital.” Olga isn’t very pleasant to strangers, however she’s not aggressive or violent; even when she was, she solely weighs about 10 kilos.
She likes my dad and mom and pals and isn’t jealous when I’ve a date over, but it surely takes her time to belief folks, which is comprehensible. She’s unaware of how merciless people have been to cats, however her first impression of strangers is that they don’t belong in her territory. She hides as an alternative of attacking them however appears relieved after they go away.
When Olga lastly warms as much as somebody new, she lets them pet her and is comparatively affectionate. Nonetheless, she has her limits, and my mother crossed them when she met Olga for the primary time. She wasn’t petting her an excessive amount of or in an off-limits space, however she obtained too near Olga whereas watching her, and the cat hit her within the face.
She didn’t have her claws out or injure my mother, however she gave her the love faucet as a warning to again off. Telling that story to somebody who dislikes cats isn’t prone to change their thoughts; it might make them hate felines extra, however the hatred of cats could also be cyclical.
The historic Egyptians admired cats, and the Center Agers hated them. Possibly we’ll like them once more in a number of thousand years and gained’t run in concern when a tiny black cat crosses our path.
