Cat Myths

Before I got my cats people always told me loads of scary things, what are the biggest lies or myths you have been told about cats but have turned out to be completely untrue?

I was told that cats will destroy your furniture and scratch everything in the house, totally untrue!

I was also told that because my cats are so fluffy the cat hair would become an issue, this also is not true.

Good question! And glad you are not finding either the scratching or the cat hair to be a problem. I think a lot of that has to do with people's different standards and also with how comfortable the cat is. In a household where the cat is at ease there is going to be less destructive behavior!

One myth I would love to see completely discredited is the one about cats always landing on their feet. Cats can indeed be hurt by falling from a height and people who believe this particular myth often don't protect their cats from situations where they might fall and do serious damage to themselves.

As a matter of fact most of the myths I've heard about cats tend to put the cats in danger of some kind if people believe them, sad to say.

I agree! My cat always lands on her face! I think she is a little bit "special" but she does not have the balance cats are supposed to have.

People also told me you cant train a cat to respond to its name, or to come when you call it, or to not do certain things, but I have trained my guys, they come when they are called, they wont jump up on the counter tops, etc because they know they are not allowed!