Hissing Tiger

Tiger hisses at just about anything. When he gets up on my lap (which
is often) he sometimes "nips" my arm. This afternoon, when he got up, I
said "don't bite me" and he hissed (but he didn't nip). If I
accidentally bump him with my leg, he hisses. I've given up trying to
figure what he means by it.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Has he been hand-reared, Mike? Hand-reared kittens don't learn how to deal
with frustration as well. There is a possibility he may be injured or in pain,
so I'd always recommend a vet check.

Couple of links.

http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/aggression.html
http://www.fabcats.org/nervous-aggression.html
http://wizz-catz.co.uk/aggression.html

---MIKE--- wrote:
Tiger hisses at just about anything. When he gets up on my lap (which
is often) he sometimes "nips" my arm. This afternoon, when he got up, I
said "don't bite me" and he hissed (but he didn't nip). If I
accidentally bump him with my leg, he hisses. I've given up trying to
figure what he means by it.

---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

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There is a possibility he may be injured or in pain,
so I'd always recommend a vet check.


Absolutely. He is not hissing for no reason at all.