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 individual. Olga is a outstanding feline, and I really 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 afraid of cats.
They’ve sharp claws and enamel, however what number of home cats maul their homeowners to demise? Most of them weigh underneath 12 kilos, and how are you going to hate an animal that hunts rodents and bugs? My Siamese cat saved water bugs from invading my residence once 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, historical 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 have 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 through 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 if you’re sleeping. I’ve seen adults run once they encounter feral cats, and when the movers have been bringing furnishings into my home, considered one of them yelled at me for permitting Olga to roam free.
Olga’s Horrifying Presence
He was afraid 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 secure so long as you don’t stare at her, nevertheless it’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 mates and isn’t jealous when I’ve a date over, nevertheless it 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 once 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 received too near Olga whereas gazing 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 historical 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.