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The Top Ten Reasons Your Cat Hisses

Terry Connor
5 min readAug 7, 2021

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If you are a cat owner, you might know that cat hissing is natural, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t unpleasant when your cat does so. Well, there can be several reasons for your cat hissing at you. Cats have grown with some coping strategies to exist with humans, but sometimes these sounds of conversing may seem fearful.

Thus, it is crucial to understand what might be the reason behind their hissing so that you can handle your cat properly. So, here are the top ten reasons why your cat hisses.

Your cat is probably in pain

Sometimes when a cat is experiencing pain, it may hiss at you if you touch the sensitive parts of its body. It may be an indication to tell you not to touch them because they are hurt. A cat may also hiss because they don’t know why they are in pain.

In all these circumstances, you have to consult a veterinarian to understand what is causing your cat so much discomfort, particularly because it could be a real health problem.

Your cat could be ill

Cats may hiss if they suffer from chronic sicknesses. If a cat’s body is not functioning the way it should due to any severe disease or organ failure, it will continuously hiss to let you know the same. Also, it will show other symptoms related to the disease.

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Terry Connor
Terry Connor

Written by Terry Connor

I'm someone who is always looking to improve my life and others. Looking to be a better person spiritually and financially. Plus I love pottery and Cats.

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