I’d say you’re right. I catsit for my son once and Kitty was not sociable. She was hiding behind a mattress in a storage room. I felt sorry for her and was going to pet her. I knew she was declawed so I reached in to pet her. She hissed and growled at me. I tried it again and she bit me. I learned my lesson. She wanted to be left alone so after that I just checked to make sure she was ok and then left her alone. Eventually she learned to love me but it was her decision, not mine.
Cute story. Thanks