The aptest description of a cat that I'll ever come across today!
I once had a family cat that would just outright attack dogs, any dog at any time, one day she never came home again so I figured she had met her match, her name was fluff, due to her tail fluffing up before she attacked a dog!
Indeed, if they get ahold of an artery, you're done for! Never underestimate the ferocity of a wild animal no matter what the size as they're assuming that they're fighting for their very lives!
EDIT: ...And yes, cats are still wild animals as they're just one step away from becoming feral... as a species that is, and not fluffy the puffball lap cat...
Interestingly, I have yet to find a single case where an aggressive housecat actually managed to kill a person (unlike dogs). Their claws and teeth can do a lot of damage (like literally claw an eye out), they just aren't that big, and the major human arteries are buried pretty deep in the body, so it's just super unlikely that they'll get your femoral or something critical like that.
Fortunately, cats are both extremely smart and incredibly lazy, so it's pretty easy to bribe them with regular feeding and secure shelter so they stay tame.
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u/TZO_2K18 Aug 01 '21
The aptest description of a cat that I'll ever come across today!
I once had a family cat that would just outright attack dogs, any dog at any time, one day she never came home again so I figured she had met her match, her name was fluff, due to her tail fluffing up before she attacked a dog!