12 Silent Warnings Your Cat Gives You About People You Shouldn’t Trust

In a 2021 Kyoto University study, cats watched a stranger refuse to help their owner, then took a treat from that stranger anyway. So why does your cat keep vanishing when that one visitor you don't trust walks in? I'm Annie, and I've shared my home with cats for 24 years. In this video I go through 12 silent signs your cat has decided someone is bad news, all in cat body language you can learn to read. We cover the cat that hangs back from a guest calling its name, the tail that never goes up, the name it ignores, the slow blink it won't return, the hand it sniffs but won't rub, the petting it cuts short, and why it flinches near the base of its tail, even when its owner is the one petting. Then the cat that walks off and gets followed, the one that sticks by your feet, the one under the bed, and the kind of hiding that means it's time to call your vet. If you like your cat advice checked against the actual research, subscribe here:    / @anniesmithpets   Every sign comes with the study or vet guidance behind it, from Oregon State University, the University of Sussex, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the University of Lincoln, the University of Milan and more. And sign twelve answers the Kyoto puzzle. It has to do with you.