Do Cats Feel Threatened

[queenofmean]

My cat Henry is normally a people puss. He is fine when relatives come to visit or when my friends come round. He can't get enough attention. He is very much a 'mummy's boy' and when I am not at home he pines/acts up until I return. Now... last week my friend (female) came to stay and he was all over her and came into my room as normal everything was peachy. On Friday my boyfriend came to stay and he went home today. Henry wouldn't come near me or my OH wouldn't stay in the same room and if he did he was hiding under the coffee table he wouldn't even come into my room he would slink along, realise OH was in my room and belt it down to the coffee table. Now he has gone I'm all that's good again? Does he feel threatened by my BF?

[tonyav]

Yeah, Terry Pratchett must have studied them.

[Tuvok]

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[Greedyfly]

Our cat is similar. He adores my husband and I know he loves me. But whenever my husband shows me attention he gets very close to my husband, rubs his leg or head butts his face etc... It is a claim to me that my husband belongs to him! I accept it, because I adore the little blighter.

I hope your kitty learns to accept you OH, I am sure he will. He is cutting his nose off to spite his face otherwise, which is a very cat like trait!