Would Your Cat save Your Life?

I had a cat (we rescued her but she didn't get along with the others, and started going after a littler of kitten we had at the time) attack me as I was trying to put it into the kennel, and one of my other cats went batshit crazy to protect me. She dove into the kennel after the offender, who released my arm & retreated to the corner and cowered there for a while.

Cats are loyal to those who feed them.

Great question! I don't have a cat, though! I have a Doberman that would most likely NOT save my life. She is the best dog in the world, but gets scared when the leaves blow!

We had a cat that was VERY protective of my daughter. Any time we went for a walk or a bike ride down our street, he would walk between her and the road. He also had a certain point in our yard that he did NOT like to pass, and if she happened to go past that point he would get very twitchy, and pace until he worked up the nerve to go get her. (When he would go, he would do that jump/rub and just herd her back up the lawn. Lol.)

According to my mom, we had a cat that would guard my brother (then me, a year later) in our cribs. He would lay in there with us, and hiss or even attack anyone who tried to pick us up unless it was my mom or dad.

My favorite cat is one I hand-raised from only a few weeks old. She was such a special girl. :) I wouldn't say she saved my life, but she DID stop my younger brother from committing suicide. He was very depressed, got drunk, and had stolen some very strong prescription drugs from my step-mom's cabinet. He was home alone and about to take them, when she climbed up the door frame and squeezed through the gap between the ceiling and the door (something she actually did regularly...) and she stopped him. He said she just started purring and rubbing on him, and she would not let him push her off his lap. She just kept climbing on him and rubbing on him, until his need to end it passed. After that, he called one of those hotlines and got himself some help. I didn't find out about any of that until after she had died.

Funny enough, all of these cats were completely free. ;)

My cat is a licker not a fighter. So, no I don't think she would save my life, but I feel certain that she would make sure my dead body was thoroughly cleaned for whoever finds it.

HA. I wish. But maybe he would surprise me?
Seriously though that video was awesome, that was one badass cat!

We had a cat who absolutely would have. He was very protective and would chase away any dog that got near our yard, no matter how big it was. He was a great cat.

Yes, I saw that one online, too.

I guess people generally don't expect a cat to think about saving anybody but himself. Cats aren't service animals (although there was a very cute bit of verse titled "Guide Cats for the Blind" several years ago); they don't look for people lost in the mountains.

But one of my cats stepped into the fray on behalf of another of my cats a few years ago.

The beleaguered cat (now passed away) was spunky but elderly. He had been through a number of serious illnesses, so he looked like a likely victim - underweight and without teeth. He could hiss and yowl threateningly, but he just didn't really have a lot of defensive moves.

And the dog was not a vicious one. It was a big, over-friendly visiting puppy who had never met a cat before and wanted to play as if the kitty were another Lab pup.

So this dog is barking and bouncing around, and the poor cat is on a chair hissing and growling and thinking, "What am I going to do now?"

Enter second cat. This one was about five at the time, extremely friendly and talkative, and usually one who would be happy to play with a pup. Second cat jumps into the action, blocks first cat to protect him, hisses, growls, gets out the claws, and goes into a "Go ahead - make my day" mode.

The visiting puppy was so, well, impressed that he stayed very clear of both cats for the rest of the visit! (And then they both teased him.)

We have a Ragdoll, and they're supposed to be so docile that you can't even let them outside because they can't defend themselves. That's what we were told when we got her. Well, she won't be contained. So she goes outside. Well, when she was a tiny kitten, she began catching things. At first it was just frogs and birds. Then it was rats. Then it was an opossum (yikes!). Then, last summer when the kids were away at summer camp and the cat was bored, she somehow chased a young raccoon into the house (we have a cat door). We woke up to an enormous racket, and found her slapping the raccoon in the face. O.o

So, I think it's safe to say she would actively defend us if needed, and could do a decent job of it. Of course, she's also enormous (17 pounds, and not fat). Our dog is terrified of her, and he's right to be!

My daughter has a cat that chased two pugs out of the yard... she was really going after them!

that was one cool cat!
i doubt any of mine would do it, but the family of that cat were pretty surprised too.
the only 'hero' on this farm is the dog, who gets furious with ME when my kids gang up on me!
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Nope. They would not. I have 3 and they would be more likely to help the offender by being giant fluffy lumps then help me. That said, they do make great big lap warmers and are gifted at making my limbs go to sleep.

Considering how protective I've seen my cats when it wasn't super threatening. They very well may. Our youngest comes running out if he hears one of the kids crying like when they get hurt or upset and immediately rubs against them and such.
All of them are indoor only cats.

I saw the video and it is amazing! The cat is amazing!!

My cat... uh, not so much. She's a lazy turd and I highly doubt she would save me or my kids.

In his lifetime, absolutely not. He once caught a moth and let it go. Far more cute than fierce.

Other than facing off with a few other cats in the backyard, old Gus wasn't known for grand gestures, more for laying on you and looking particularly perturbed when you got up, as if to say "How dare you?" :)

I watched the clip of this cat chasing a dog (much larger than the cat) away.

I have never seen anything like it. I like both cats and dogs, but I would expect that behavior from a dog (to protect the boy from the violent dog). It was pretty amazing to see the cat protect the boy.

The cats we have now...I don't think so. But when I was younger, I had a male cat that was all boy. He was a big cat , all muscle. The vet even said he needed to lose weight until he tried to give him rabies shot. Couldn't even get it to stick. But that cat could do a ton of things and I do think that in case of fire or other emergency he would do something to help me.

I cannot imagine our cats doing this. But I know they liked to be fed so maybe they would.

This hero cat is very special. The way it hit the dog so hard and in a perfect spot on its body, amazing. Even experts have said they have not witnessed this.

I am glad the little boy is going to be ok, did you see the stitches? I was once attacked by a dog. I was 4. He got a hold of my wrist and would not release it and he began to drag me, even when the owner was hitting and pulling on it. Quite terrifying.

I had a cat that would certainly try! He was a gentle, sweet cat and loved me to death. So sweet and laid back with the kids. But, he hated other animals coming around me. I always had to warn friends who might bring their dogs over when visiting. If their dog even came up to me to be petted, my cat would attack. He attacked a friend's Rottweiler once when he came up to me for a head rub. Poor dog was petrified and cowered in the back yard under a bush.
He was a great cat, and he looked a lot like the cat in the video going around. I miss him!