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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5565297" data-attributes="member: 8835">According to the Click2 article (remember, I live here, it's a local story), the cat was feral.  Feral as in wild.  It was a feline of the house cat species that allegedly has NEVER been touched by a human.Feral cat means house cat that is wild and does not belong to anybody, and likely never has.  Old Town Spring has gobs of feral cats.  people catch them get them fixed, and re-release them.  they keep the rat population down.As to dogs biting vs. cats.  El Mahdi proves my point with science.Fear biting IS a predictable thing.  As in, the dog is stressed, be careful so he doesn't bite you.  Perhaps I am a rare dog owner who knows when to expect a bite risk.What I'm talking about properly trained dog not biting is that you can pet your dog when he is calm and you will probably never get bit.  This does not seem to be true of cats.  You have a higher chance of getting bit or scratched by a cat in the same scenario.  Cats are just wierd that way.----added noteI grew up on a farm.  I've killed animals and held baby pigs so they could be castrated and have hernia protrusions treated with acid.  I've dealt with thrashy animals before (much like vet techs) and have held my dog down (because they were worried about her being a Chow, despite her being the nicest chow in the world).</blockquote>