To think it is OK to coax a cat that was practically off the drive to your hand to stroke it?

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Perfectly ordinary looking cat, black and white old some of its hairs were going grey. It was sat just on the edge of a driveway. DD wanted to stroke the cat so I bent down and it came over to us. Stroking it, it was doing the face rub and purring.

A window in the house opened and a man shouted out 'What you doin to my cat?!' I said 'Oh sorry, my daughter wanted to say hello' he said 'Well DON'T IT'S MY CAT' and slammed the window shut. We walked away pretty sharpish in case he was on his way down, and DD was shouting 'BYE CAT!'

Anyway it got me wondering if it is acceptable to call over and then stroke another persons cat?

I think you know the answer to this one really, don't you. But just in case you and your family have been living in some cat-free enclave for your whole lives, yes it is perfectly OK to stroke a friendly cat.

Yes well, I was just affirming that the world hadn't gone crazy.

I feel a bit sorry for the man though, maybe his cat was his friend?

My cat is my friend.

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I meant his only friend, to be that over protective of it?

Course it isn't. What a nutter. If you're that precious about yer cat, keep it in.

Reminds me of a little friend I made when I was running for council earlier this year. Was delivering leaflets in a tiny estate of three streets, and a few houses in I stopped to pet a very cute fluffy cat whose collar told ne his name was Perry. Perry then followed me around the entire estate, trotting up and down driveways St my geeks, miaowing companionably in response to my chatter. Eventually he started pre empting me, darting across lawns to reach the footstep before me with a smug look on his face. He 'helped' me round the whole estate, then sat mewing sadly at the engrave to it when i left. He obviously had very clear boundaries laud down about roaming.

Bless.

I have no idea why I told you all that, but there you go. Hope you enjoyed!

Geeks! At my heels!!!

How peculiar (of him.)

We're always enticing random cats to us The number who bolt in terror as soon as you "ch-ch" at them ...

It would have been very silly of anyone to entice my cat anywhere then stroke it, he was a viscious bugger. I had to rehome him, he kept attacking the kids!!

I love befriending cats, it feels like a kind of victory when they decide to let you stroke them instead of running away! Maybe he was worried you were going to pick it up and take it home or something...

Course it's OK. I've sat at my front window and watched person after person stroke my cat who was sat at the top of the path. She was sat there specifically so people would stroke her. She loves it.

Cats like people.
People like Cats.
People often don't like other people though. I think that's where you went wrong OP.

Very strange! All my boys love to be fussed over and I'm happy for anyone to pet them - even if they came onto my drive I wouldn't have a problem!

In fact, I entice any cat I see - I love them - never occurred to me that someone might not like it....

I've just thought, I have asked gangs of marauding schoolkids to leave one of my cats alone, but she's not an 'enticeable' cat, she doesn't go to strangers because she's a neurotic princess, and they were chasing her up and gown the street trying to make her dubmit to a 'smoothing'. But that's very different!

He sounds like a miserable sod to me (the man, not the cat)

my cat lays in the road waiting for the kids to make a fuss of him(we live in a close)

my three cats lie at the end of the drive on their backs, miaowing appealing and wanting tummy tickles . Utter tarts.

I think the man is deluded. The cat is clearly it's own boss (as they all are) and was very happy to be stroked, therefore as far as the cat is concerned his slave's opinion is of no relevance.

He was being odd but maybe cats around your way have been poisoned and he was worried, sadly that seems to happen a fair bit.

funnily enough, i had an awkward moment this afternoon with dd. walking up our street near out house we spotted a really unusual cat sat in someones drive, quite near to the pavement. we went over (not in their drive, obviously) and i was telling dd that i thought it might be a bengal cat, it was meowing in a CRAZY voice, fantastic sound. anyway, we didn't touch it or even try but were cooing over it although not close. then i suddenly noticed a women standing at the window bogging us out. i quickly called for dd to come as i thought that as it was a 'special' cat (expensive) the owner might be thinking we wanted to pinch it or something. shame really, was enjoying observing the bugger, beautiful, we were only there a brief moment. fwiw we have a fancy(ish) cat (maine coon, big fat & majorly furry) who likes to hang around the street outside our house, rolling around in the sun). i don't mind other people paying her attention and and i wouldn't think they were going to pinch her, perhaps i am over thinking this.....

*near OUR house, not the loo :D

Hmm. I don't know. I don't like dd touching people's cats on the road because she normally ends up trying to chase them and they get scared. I always have visions of someone looking through their window getting angry at their cat being scared like that.

Of course it is, if you intend no harm to the cat. DS knows the personality and most of the names of every cat within a mile radius of home.
If you have an expensive pet that you don't want others to touch, then it should be kept secure.

Ha ..... me and DD go out of our way to stroke any cat we spot. We also try to entice them over to us by making the "cat noise". Disclaimer: I always tell DD "let them come to you" and don't persue them if they seem nervy. DD tends to kiss them if at all possible .....

Most cat owners - me included - like people stroking their cats in a "I've got a lovely cat" sort of way. They enjoy getting compliments for their pets. Mind you ... one of mine is "affectionate on his own terms" (in cat home parlance) and can turn from purry sweetheart to psycho vampire in an instant so I do get a bit nervous when little kids pet him.

yes of course it is ok to stroke a cat the man just sounded a grumpy arse the cat probably was pleased of a friendly face before jaycat got elderly she would wander into our local primary school in the morning with the kids and would be petted and stroked and then she would be sitting at the gates again at 3 .15,

I had to start keeping her in when she got older as she did get grumpy,

We also know the names of most of the cats within our immediate area!