Siamese cats are not “psychopaths”, and they are neither frightening nor dangerous; they are gentle, predictable, and affectionate, more like dogs than cats of other breeds. The only ones who are not have been abused and fear humans; any animal that has been abused fears humans..
>>Siamese cats are not “psychopaths”, and they are neither frightening nor dangerous; they are gentle, predictable, and affectionate, more like dogs than cats of other breeds.
I know. I was (mostly) kidding about the Siamese (I never met a cat I didn’t like, or didn’t like me). My Himalayans act like fat Siamese and I agree with you that they are more dog than cat in their interaction with humans. Once they bond with “their human’, they become your shadow.
A certain stud’s offspring do indeed have the reputation for being nutty and aggressive. Problem is, he was a damn fine looking cat, who sired a loooooooot of kittens, and the aggression passed down pretty reliably.
AAM had some of his descendants and can tell you more.
The only experience I have ever had with Siamese was when going over to get a “free kitten” at what turned out to be a cat lady’s house. As we walked down the hall past probably 60 cats, the lady pointed into a side room that had about 8 siamese sitting on a table, looking intently at us walk by.
Cat Lady said with a very serious voice: “Don’t EVER go in there - EVER”
We didn’t.