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No matter how much we might love cats in general, the fact is, each individual animal has its own unique quirks. Quirks that make them hard to get along with from time to time. Quirks that could make them contenders for the World’s Worst Cat title.
If you have a cat owner share their cat’s worst quality, you’ll get a flood of responses from other people telling their own catto horror stories. That’s exactly what happened to data reporter Christopher Ingraham on Twitter when he shared his mischievous feline’s Machiavellian (Meowchiavellian?) tactics.
People pitched in with their own tales of cats acting ‘evil.’ Read on, dear Pandas, upvote your fave tweets and share your own stories about your cats in the comments below. And be sure to let us know if you’ve become dog people after this post!
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Chris’ thread got over 24.1k likes and was retweeted more than 3.2k times, so obviously, people could relate to his cat driving him nuts. Now, we know we just used the word ‘evil’ up above just a moment ago, but each and every weird or annoying behavior your cat exhibits has a scientific explanation for it.
Dr. Lorie Huston explains that cats are “definitely not evil, mean, or vindictive by nature.” [Insert dad joke about cats being evil, mean, and vindictive by choice.] According to the vet, cats are like people in that they have very specific needs. If those needs aren’t met, well… prepare for trouble (and make it double!).
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Anna 4 years ago
She may have urinary infection/problems with urinary system. Cats pee on soft things when they are in pain. Better go to vet.
I Just Changed My Name 4 years ago
True, but that would be exhibited consistently when having the infection/flare not just in staunch defense of her mom. I had a cat, Mrs. Kitty, and she'd throw up out of spite in the boys' catfood bowl because she was offended by their presence. I liken it to that.
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Zero-Light 4 years ago
The check for hypocritical sexism: flip the genders & see it still feels good. "I have a great cat. If my wife and I have a big argument he goes and pees in her laundry. I should prolly tell him bad cat but honestly would any of you stop this from happening???"
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In other words, if your cat is acting like the biggest jerk on Planet Earth, it’s probably trying to let you know that something’s wrong. For instance, if your cat is peeing and pooping left, right, up, down, and on your clothes, it might be a medical issue. Otherwise, your feline might have a problem with its litter box: make sure it’s big enough, clean, and in a quiet corner of your home.
Similarly, if your cat’s ripping, tearing, and clawing the holy bejesus out of your furniture, it’s not possessed or ‘evil’: it’s acting as a cat should. Cats need things to scratch. So get it a scratching post or something else to help it sharpen its claws, stretch its muscles, and mark its territory in peace.
#7
Gonzalo Terán 4 years ago
He only wants you to make more exercise... He succeed, apparently...
#8
Kate Schools 4 years ago
Doors to be opened for NO reason?? No no ... they need to opened simply because cats are always on the wrong side
Failing to comply with your feline’s each and every wish might result in further character changes which might make you follow in Chris’ footsteps and turn to Twitter for support.
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Melissa Nunya 4 years ago
I had a cat that kept coming over. I called the number on his tags and it turned out he lived right next door. His owners were embarrassed because he would stomp in to sit in front of our ac on hot days because they didn't have. They were relieved when I told them we loved it and it wasn't a bother at all.
#22
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
My Aida knows when it's time for me to get up and feed her. I almost don't need an alarm clock. Trouble is, she won't let me sleep in on weekends or holidays.
#23
Kathy Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Let me guess, he lays next to your face; not all cute and sweet with his face next to yours, but with his butt pointing at you.
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Kathy Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
I understand this all too well. I have three cats, so if they’re not pinning me down on all sides, then they’re crawling all over me or repeatedly touching my face with their little cold, wet noses. Usually sometime between 1 and 2 am, after a I’ve already been asleep a few hours, which is about 3 or 4 hours before my alarm goes off. So yeah, my sleep-deprived life; forced to wake up just when I’m supposed to be sleeping the deepest.
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Kathy Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
I have one who likes to do the same thing, except to our rugs. And especially after I’ve given her and the other animals a mani-pedi (I have three cats and a dog).
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Cats will be cats. Especially bored, frustrated, and/or just plain temporarily evil cats ;-P
Karmadillo 4 years ago (edited)
This just proves cats are out for world domination..... Bonus fact about cats: When they wiggle their butts to pounce, they're actually calibrating their butt transmitters to get transmissions from their home planet
Carol Lewis 4 years ago
For years my husband got up at 4:30 am to get ready for work. First thing he did was feed the cat. Now we are retired and want to sleep in. Pretty Boy refuses to acknowledge the retirement schedule, its been over a year. We have tried to reprogram him, nope. Knocks stuff off of the side tables, yowling loud enough to wake the whole neighborhood. Huge tom cat jumping on us...
Faye C. Booker 4 years ago
When mine did that, I unfortunately (and very sweetly) misunderstood her needs. So I gave her a big hug (not her favorite thing) and carried her to the bathroom with her litterbox and locked her in there until I got up. It took her less than 2 weeks to understand that I was just too dumb.
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Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
Mine likes to get in bed with me in the middle of the night but first he's got to announce himself with that patented Siamese scream. If the weather outside the front door isn't suitable he's gotta check the back door just in case. Lived with me for 12 years and has to be shown his food dish. Our furniture? He's named Jack the Ripper for a reason. Love him.
Myrtille rat 4 years ago
I shared 14 years with a tortoiseshell named Lilith well that name was well deserved, she would bite my ankles every times i was about to get out the house and every single day she pooped behind the door ( she had everything she needed to do her business) as the door needed to be pushed in to open it was always a pleasure to come back home. But the worst was her behaviour ^^ a hyena was nothing compared to her my guest had to hide shoes and bags or she would "mark" them and they werent allowed to free roam in my house i had to go with them to the bathroom door etc..or she would attack them going for the head preferably meowing like a devil . She was a total monster to anyone but me, i was the only one able to touch her she 's been sleeping on my back every night purring like a truck motor; oh boy i miss my demon
LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
My aunt's cat has a fun habit of hiding in drawers and then scratching the hell out of you when you open them :/
GeneralZod 4 years ago
When my cat wants to be fed at night, she stomps on the dogs until they wake up and chase her and bark like lunatics. This continues until she is fed fresh food. Food left out more than a hour will be spilled onto the floor for the dogs to eat. My house is a chaotic zoo
Danielle Renee 4 years ago
a lot of this behavior could be fixed by toys and mental/physical stimulation. cats get bored and then play with whatever's around.
Jean Jacket 4 years ago
How dare those people submit stories without pictures? I NEED MORE KITTY PICTURES
skyfire the nightwing-seawing 3 years ago
i live with a kitten who wakes me up around 5:30 for sckritches, and i haven't had a good nights sleep in a year
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
I don't think that animals are evil; Eddie Whitlock; 'evil is Always Human'
Faye 4 years ago
This crusty old lady would go outside to defend her yard from coyotes. She would stare them down until they slunk away tail between their legs. At first I worried about her, but after I've observed her often enough, I trusted her judgement.
She hated anything canine.
One evening my friends came over in their pickup with their sweet black lab (who was used to cats) and we all sat outside and watched the moon rise.
By that time the cat was hard of hearing, so when the dog snuck up on her from behind, she did not notice until he touched her ear. She jumped up on her one hind leg and smacked him around the head, hissing, yelling and screaming. Then chased him back to his car. For the rest of the evening the poor shaking dog stayed in the truck bed, while the cat simply walked back to her spot like nothing ever happened. IMG_2809-5...56c7b8.jpg 
Danieletc 4 years ago
Good ol' Digger just let loose his first dump nuggets on my bed in our 21 years together. D**k.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago (edited)
Years ago I had a ginger cat I named C3PO. One time I had my dinner on a TV tray, and when C3PO got the evening crazies he jumped on the tray and knocked it over.
Cathy Baker 4 years ago (edited)
The thing that stands out to me most is that normal people don't get up at 5am to go to work. Y'all are complaining about being awakened at 5 am... why does school start so freakin' early? (high school teacher)
Jen Humbert-Hallin 4 years ago
I've had at least 3 WWCs. The first was when I was a toddler. He would lie on my mother's ironing board and wait for me to walk by so he could swat my head or face with his claws. I still have scars. The second was one who would not only tip over any glass of liquid available, he learned to open my dresser drawers and would pull all my socks and underwear out and drag them all over the house. The third was a sweet cat, but was obsessed with me. He humped my legs when I was in bed, and peed on all my clothes if they were in a laundry basket. He finally had to go when he peed on my bed, with me in it!
Kip The Otter 4 years ago (edited)
Getting rid of a cat because they peed on your bed, with or without you in it, is so rude and uncalled for! I hope you at least gave it to a family member or friend that wanted a cat. Still, I'm so disappointed that that's the reason you got rid of a cat. I would have understood if it scratched and bit EVERYONE it ever met, but even then you should just work on their behaviour.
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Cats will be cats. Especially bored, frustrated, and/or just plain temporarily evil cats ;-P
Karmadillo 4 years ago (edited)
This just proves cats are out for world domination..... Bonus fact about cats: When they wiggle their butts to pounce, they're actually calibrating their butt transmitters to get transmissions from their home planet
Carol Lewis 4 years ago
For years my husband got up at 4:30 am to get ready for work. First thing he did was feed the cat. Now we are retired and want to sleep in. Pretty Boy refuses to acknowledge the retirement schedule, its been over a year. We have tried to reprogram him, nope. Knocks stuff off of the side tables, yowling loud enough to wake the whole neighborhood. Huge tom cat jumping on us...
Faye C. Booker 4 years ago
When mine did that, I unfortunately (and very sweetly) misunderstood her needs. So I gave her a big hug (not her favorite thing) and carried her to the bathroom with her litterbox and locked her in there until I got up. It took her less than 2 weeks to understand that I was just too dumb.
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
Mine likes to get in bed with me in the middle of the night but first he's got to announce himself with that patented Siamese scream. If the weather outside the front door isn't suitable he's gotta check the back door just in case. Lived with me for 12 years and has to be shown his food dish. Our furniture? He's named Jack the Ripper for a reason. Love him.
Myrtille rat 4 years ago
I shared 14 years with a tortoiseshell named Lilith well that name was well deserved, she would bite my ankles every times i was about to get out the house and every single day she pooped behind the door ( she had everything she needed to do her business) as the door needed to be pushed in to open it was always a pleasure to come back home. But the worst was her behaviour ^^ a hyena was nothing compared to her my guest had to hide shoes and bags or she would "mark" them and they werent allowed to free roam in my house i had to go with them to the bathroom door etc..or she would attack them going for the head preferably meowing like a devil . She was a total monster to anyone but me, i was the only one able to touch her she 's been sleeping on my back every night purring like a truck motor; oh boy i miss my demon
LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
My aunt's cat has a fun habit of hiding in drawers and then scratching the hell out of you when you open them :/
GeneralZod 4 years ago
When my cat wants to be fed at night, she stomps on the dogs until they wake up and chase her and bark like lunatics. This continues until she is fed fresh food. Food left out more than a hour will be spilled onto the floor for the dogs to eat. My house is a chaotic zoo
Danielle Renee 4 years ago
a lot of this behavior could be fixed by toys and mental/physical stimulation. cats get bored and then play with whatever's around.
Jean Jacket 4 years ago
How dare those people submit stories without pictures? I NEED MORE KITTY PICTURES
skyfire the nightwing-seawing 3 years ago
i live with a kitten who wakes me up around 5:30 for sckritches, and i haven't had a good nights sleep in a year
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
I don't think that animals are evil; Eddie Whitlock; 'evil is Always Human'
Faye 4 years ago
This crusty old lady would go outside to defend her yard from coyotes. She would stare them down until they slunk away tail between their legs. At first I worried about her, but after I've observed her often enough, I trusted her judgement.
She hated anything canine.
One evening my friends came over in their pickup with their sweet black lab (who was used to cats) and we all sat outside and watched the moon rise.
By that time the cat was hard of hearing, so when the dog snuck up on her from behind, she did not notice until he touched her ear. She jumped up on her one hind leg and smacked him around the head, hissing, yelling and screaming. Then chased him back to his car. For the rest of the evening the poor shaking dog stayed in the truck bed, while the cat simply walked back to her spot like nothing ever happened. IMG_2809-5...56c7b8.jpg
Danieletc 4 years ago
Good ol' Digger just let loose his first dump nuggets on my bed in our 21 years together. D**k.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago (edited)
Years ago I had a ginger cat I named C3PO. One time I had my dinner on a TV tray, and when C3PO got the evening crazies he jumped on the tray and knocked it over.
Cathy Baker 4 years ago (edited)
The thing that stands out to me most is that normal people don't get up at 5am to go to work. Y'all are complaining about being awakened at 5 am... why does school start so freakin' early? (high school teacher)
Jen Humbert-Hallin 4 years ago
I've had at least 3 WWCs. The first was when I was a toddler. He would lie on my mother's ironing board and wait for me to walk by so he could swat my head or face with his claws. I still have scars. The second was one who would not only tip over any glass of liquid available, he learned to open my dresser drawers and would pull all my socks and underwear out and drag them all over the house. The third was a sweet cat, but was obsessed with me. He humped my legs when I was in bed, and peed on all my clothes if they were in a laundry basket. He finally had to go when he peed on my bed, with me in it!
Kip The Otter 4 years ago (edited)
Getting rid of a cat because they peed on your bed, with or without you in it, is so rude and uncalled for! I hope you at least gave it to a family member or friend that wanted a cat. Still, I'm so disappointed that that's the reason you got rid of a cat. I would have understood if it scratched and bit EVERYONE it ever met, but even then you should just work on their behaviour.
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