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AIBU?

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Bengal has scratched DD friend

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14NG88 · 06/02/2018 19:20

Long story short my DS had a few friends over at weekend and one of them pulled my 1 year old Bengal's tail and she too took a little swipe at them. I had to pretend I was less annoyed than I was (as you always do with kids that aren't yours) but just checked they weren't hurt and thought nothing more of it. Today I have had said parents very annoyed on the phone demanding this was unacceptable and they wanted to report it, I was clearly very annoyed aswell and it got a bit heated from there.

I don't think I am but AIBU ? All the kids were clearly told to leave Annie (Bengal) alone and I didn't overreact when they didn't. Can't help that feel this is generation snowflake when things like this happen no injuries occured.

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RebelRogue · 06/02/2018 19:55

I assume they think it's like with dogs and you can report aggressive behaviour/injuries?
How old were the kids?
I hope they were as outraged at their kid pulling the cat's tail.

AtomHeart · 06/02/2018 19:56

The parents should have told their precious kid that it got what it deserved!

NoSquirrels · 06/02/2018 19:57

Heh - you should have taken them up on the offer to report it! Mad.

Child teases cat, cat scratches child.

It’s a pretty classic “natural consequences” punishment & deterrent, frankly.

AJPTaylor · 06/02/2018 19:57

Lol. Im sure that the fine folk who man the non emergency police line must have a weekly competition for the daftest complaint. This must be one of them

upsideup · 06/02/2018 19:57

My DC learnt not to harass or hurt our animals from 1, just they learnt not to hurt other children.
Op this is bad parenting on their part, the child is going to encounter an animal again at some point in their lives and its lucky they learnt the lesson now with just a scratch.
Tbh I would be telling the parents they're welcome and to get over themselves.

AnnieAnoniMouse · 06/02/2018 19:58

How old is the little —shit— darling?

It happened at the weekend, why have they left it until today to tell you they want to report it?

...and yes, please ask them who they’d like to report a cat scratch to?

Idiots 😂🤣

Madbengalmum · 06/02/2018 19:58

I have Bengals amongst other breeds, none are more feisty that others. Pull all of their tails whatever breed, and you'll get told, either by bite or scratch. Were the parents never bitten or scratched by a cat?. IMHO they sound like complete idiots, and the kids the result of their idiot parenting!

Dipitydoda · 06/02/2018 20:00

Bloody hell I thought a tiger had hold of a small child (more a dog person than cat lover). Sounds like the cat did a better job of disciplining their kid than them.

BuzzKillington · 06/02/2018 20:07

I would've pointed out that it was a valuable lesson learnt.

Horrid child, idiot parents.

RainbowGlitterFairy · 06/02/2018 20:10

I hope you asked them who they thought they could report this to as you'd like to report their child for hurting the cat?

readyforapummelling · 06/02/2018 20:11

Gosh if someone pulled my cats tail she would attach herself to their face like something from Alien. She waits at the top of the stairs for me to plod up in the dark and tried to savage my legs merely for walking past. I love my kitty. She is a full on little fluffy deranged psychopath.

Laiste · 06/02/2018 20:14

lovemylover @ fellow ragdoll owner.

Sunshineface123 · 06/02/2018 20:17

How old are the children? Possibly could've been supervised a bit closer but if they're over 6 they should know better. Poor cat. Dont have them over again sounds like a nightmare. Also don't know who they are reporting too!

Passmethecakeplease · 06/02/2018 20:19

I hope your cat is ok.

Fluffycloudland77 · 06/02/2018 20:24

My Bengal would do the same. Tales are not for pulling.

They've looked the breed up online & decided it's a dangerous animal.

Idiots.

Ours smacks dhs hand away if he points at him, properly taps him. Not to me because I'm food lady.

WhooooAmI24601 · 06/02/2018 20:25

The thing is, there are no Cat Laws defining acceptable behaviour like there are Dog Laws. Cats just do whatever the fuck they like and waft their tails with disdain if you attempt to guilt them into better choices. We have 6 and I like to think of them as an army of tiny, drunk asshats who perpetually let themselves down and then stand bold as brass in front of me, thrilled with their own nonsense.

The parents are ridiculous; if my children went to friends homes and injured or hurt a pet I'd give them a bloody good telling off and expect them to apologise (to the cat as well as to the owner). I'd also be mortified. They're on a hiding to nothing trying to report it, they'd do better to superglue some oven gloves on their child's hands til it can learn to stop being so rough with animals.

Judydreamsofhorses · 06/02/2018 20:31

As a child I was gutted when Bambi, my gran’s neighbours cat, didn’t want to be friends with me, and told me so by giving me a right nasty scratch. I got such a row from my mum for annoying her (and I was honestly petting her nicely, she obviously just got fed up!) that I was slightly scared of going near cats for ages. Our cat is so good natured, but has little truck with tail or ear pulling.

WhereIsBlueRabbit · 06/02/2018 20:35

I too want to know who they plan to report it to. Maybe they're going to get it logged with 101?

Good job there's no such thing as the cat police or mine would have been arrested by now. At present I have to literally stand over visiting toddlers and DS (2) on the occasions our cat is dim enough not to get out of the way of their "stroking". I hope by the time they're 10 or so that they'll have more sense.

mistermagpie · 06/02/2018 20:37

People are weird about Bengal cats (I have them), some think they are some sort of 'should be banned' wild breed like certain types of dog. I would tell them to crack on and 'report' it, I would love to be a fly on the wall during that 999 call though!

ChickenPaws · 06/02/2018 20:39

They were lucky they only got scratched. If they’d done that to my old female, she’d have sunk her teeth into them and they’d have had pain and infection to deal with.

It’s pathetic and feeble to threaten to complain. Who they gonna complain to anyway?

DriggleDraggle · 06/02/2018 20:41

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OutyMcOutface · 06/02/2018 20:41

Cats carry very nasty germs. You should have notified the parents of the scratch. As for The scratching incident itself it depends on how old the children are. If they are old enough to know better than to harass a cat then you aren't to blame but if the children were very young ten you should have either put the cat away somewhere, not invited children to your house in the first place or, supervised better.

Yellowshadeofgreen · 06/02/2018 20:42

What's a Bengal? Why not just say cat?

I am guessing OP is going to drip feed tiger any minute now.

londonrach · 06/02/2018 20:44

What outy says!

HappyLollipop · 06/02/2018 20:46

Report it to who? The police would roll over laughing if they tried to report it to them! Talk about snowflake syndrome, maybe they should spend that time to have a talk about how it's not nice to pull on any animals tails.

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