You should be a little confused when you first saw this article, but have you ever thought about the reason?
In fact, this is their natural reaction to any quietly approaching them without making any sound.
Cats may be afraid or alert to something unknown, because it may represent danger. Cats are likely to treat cucumbers as snakes! Cats are smart and keen animals, so they are always alert and have good situational awareness. Almost all sneaky approaches can scare the cat.
If you look at these pictures, you may have noticed that the cat looks scared after eating the food. This is the owner who deliberately puts the cucumber behind when the cat is enjoying the food calmly. Generally, cats will only eat when they are sure that they will not be immediately threatened by any nearby objects; in other words, when cats eat, they have already included their surroundings in a safe range.
In this way, when a cat finds a green cucumber on the floor behind them, it will definitely scare it away, because the cat didn't expect that an unknown object would be there. Miao Yaojun believes that this reaction is caused by novelty and unexpected feelings caused by their discovery of unknown objects after consuming food. This is like us humans, and almost all unexpected things often frighten us.
Almost every day, cat owners who have experienced these will have such a question. Why are my cats so afraid of cucumbers? In fact, Miao Yaojun also felt quite strange.
Some shovelers may feel that it is ridiculous to be frightened by something as simple as cucumber. However, Miao Yaojun has also heard many shovelers mention that this harmless vegetable does make their cats feel scared.
So, is it really the cucumber that scared the kitten away? Why do these cats in the picture look like they see a ghost when they see cucumbers?
The problem is coming~
No one really knows the reason yet. But if you can search the internet a little bit about cats and cucumbers. You will see many videos of cucumbers scaring the cat to death.
But, do you really think a hunter as good as a cat will be scared by a mere cucumber? Anyway, Miao Yaojun is skeptical, and this is still a mystery at the moment.
So, are they really afraid of cucumbers?
It really depends on whether the cat is adult or not. Although cats have always been outstanding predators and excellent hunters, they are not fearless.
Cats will be scared by all kinds of things. The most common reason is to be frightened by something sudden and unfamiliar, such as:
Mutterness
Items
odor
Even if they seem to be on alert when they fall asleep, any sudden attack will scare them if unexpectedly. For them, the unknown equates to the danger of another predator.
Indeed, it is really possible to scare your cat by sneaking into it with a cucumber. The vegetable doesn't make any noise, but suddenly appears there, I haven't seen it before. To him, it was a big pile of strange things. Therefore, when your cat looks up and sees it, it will suddenly be frightened by something hidden behind it.
You might as well imagine that
You are in a strange environment, hungry and cold. There is no problem with your vision, hearing, and smell. But suddenly, when you suddenly see a stranger sitting in the corner, will you be shocked and scared immediately? Damn~ When did this person appear? Cats may not regard cucumbers as strange predators, they may simply regard them as a sudden object that may pose danger.
Sometimes the silent cucumber is more frightening than other unfamiliar things, because the latter may also make some noise.
Some people associate cats' fear of cucumbers with their fear of snakes. Snakes are very dangerous predators, easy to attack and kill cats.
According to some less authoritative statements, cats may also associate cucumbers with snakes.
In fact, Miao Yaojun also felt that the kitten could indeed associate the green appearance of cucumber with the appearance of these reptiles and the soundlessness. But this is just a reasoning~
It is really a bad idea to try using cucumber on your own pet. As the parent of three cats, I can say that it is extremely irresponsible to deliberately use this method to tease the cat just to please the cat.
In fact, Meow Yaojun does not recommend teasing cats with cucumbers. Part of the reason is that cucumbers not only make cats scared, but there are other reasons you should not do this:
Stress makes cats susceptible to certain health diseases
It may also lead to destructive behavior
induce fear, causing emotional disorders to cats.
And it can also destroy the pet's relationship with the owner
It is not a good thing to deliberately put pressure on your cat. It not only causes various health conditions, but also causes other damage. For example, it can make your pet disgusted or feared by you. More importantly, it may even make the kitten hate its home, leading to run away from home.
Your ridiculous behavior of trying to scare cats with cucumbers is a cruel performance of animals.
You may be amused by these funny videos. If you were that cat and someone deliberately scared you over and over again, would you still laugh like this? Can you still laugh? Before you decide to test this kind of game with cats, please consider how your cat feels.
Indeed, not all cats are afraid of cucumbers, but that doesn't mean you should try to tease your cat with cucumbers. Most importantly, you shouldn't encourage your friends and family to do so either.
After we raise cats, we use them to accompany and talk to each other. If you still don’t understand the life of cats after reading this article, then we should not adopt cats from the beginning.
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