My cat has been acting like a goat

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Over the past few weeks, I've noticed that my cat exhibits more goat-like traits than one would expect from a small, furry creature such as itself. For one thing, he likes to head-butt everything he can reach - from cupboards to wooden posts to peoples legs. Often I am awoken at night by the resultant 'BANG!' of it hitting its head against my closet door (yes it bangs that hard). Secondly, when he's confronted by another cat or animal of similar size, he stands up on his back legs and arches his back like a rearing horse, he can only do it for a few short seconds, though, before he's forced to retreat or, depending on his opponents size, give it a good butt. The other thing is the amount of grass it eats. I know cats do eat grass when they get sick, but my cat does it a hell of a lot more than I've ever seen from any other cat. Could it just be sick a lot? Or perhaps it likes the taste? It also eats corn and for some reason, Macdonalds fries.

is it normal for a cat to display such behaviour?

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  • penguin1
    13 years ago

    My family has had many, many cats over the years but none of them have ever done that (that I know of)Some cats do love to headbutt things, but I'd be more concerned about the grass-eating. Have you talked to a vet?

    Probably the reason it likes fries is because of the salt. A lot of animals love salt. We've had a few cats that would beg for chips just to lick the salt off.

    Do you maybe treat your lawn with anything special that could be attracting your cat? Or is there maybe catnip growing on your lawn that you're mistaking for grass? In any case, you should talk to a vet. They'll know what's best.

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    • wolverinemarine
      12 years ago

      Been around cats all my life.....head butt is just a poke to say ....."hey ,pay attention to me,I need some grooming ,a little here and there." in addition to that,it makes you part of the pride. It induces grooming and bonding w/in the pride. When they do that, pet them.....they will look at you and know that you're not as dumb as you look.

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  • Mastersash
    13 years ago

    U have da coolest cat ever. Why u given it mcdonalds, tho? Control yourself!

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  • travis359
    13 years ago

    The title made me laugh.

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  • House
    13 years ago

    Congratulations!you have a CRAZY CAT!

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  • tori
    13 years ago

    Oh yeah. The grass thing. As long as his litter box deposits look ok and he's not throwing up alot, I think eating alot of grass is ok. I'm not a vet though.

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  • seankessinger
    11 years ago

    My cat loves to watch Futurama. Tell me that's not weird.

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  • Michael137
    12 years ago

    This sounds like my cat. He will eat grass when he's out, though that isn't very often, and chips if he's offered them. He headbutts his way into my room if the door is pushed shut and often seems to headbutt my other cat gently but this is only so she will wash his head. Pretty normal.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    All of that is normal, maybe not so much the head butting though.

    The arching back thing is a sign of aggression hence him doing it when another animal is about, my cats do it too.

    And cats do eat grass in order to help get the fur through their intestines but it usually causes them to throw up.

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  • DannyKanes
    13 years ago

    :-)

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  • DannyKanes
    13 years ago

    Cats normally eat a lot of grass to help them pass fur easier through their stomach and intestines :-

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  • tori
    13 years ago

    I'm not really sure if it's normal. I have 2 cats one is 18 years old. When she was way younger she used to play fetch for a very long time. We thought she was part dog. Our other cat, well, is vertically challenged. He only gets up to eat, potty and run from strangers.
    Other than head butting, I think it's kinda cute what your cat does. The head thing might hurt him eventually though. See what your vet says.

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