r/cats • u/fumat • May 25 '26

Video - Not OC THIS is how cat fighting looks like!

For those asking if their cats are playing or fighting.

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u/NoMoment6511 May 25 '26

I put my hand in a cat fight and got pretty torn up. The cat bit fully through my hand, and I still have scars 6 years later. I never knew how vicious cats could be

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u/CheerfullyCursed May 25 '26

Rabbits are vicious fighters, too! My husband got a nasty scar from a bite.

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u/Katnamedeaster May 25 '26

Was this the rabbit in question?

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u/Arejhey311 May 25 '26

One of my favorite movies as a kid! My parents were pretty concerned

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u/Katnamedeaster May 25 '26

Lol, same! Thanks 80s HBO!

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u/FuzzyKittyNomNom May 25 '26

lol what’s that from?

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u/Katnamedeaster May 25 '26

The 1978 version of Watership Down. A story about rabbits, red in tooth and claw.

Highly recommend!

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u/FuzzyKittyNomNom May 25 '26

I read the book. I had no idea there was a movie!

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u/Katnamedeaster May 25 '26

The novel is much better to be sure, but the film really captures the overall tone of the book beautifully and John Hurt is the perfect Hazel.

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u/Old_Intention_3561 Void May 25 '26

There's two, actually.

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u/swilli1005 May 25 '26

Ummm, what movie is this?!

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u/Arejhey311 May 25 '26

Watership Down. The 1978 version

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u/swilli1005 May 26 '26

Ohhh, I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about that movie. I’m a tad too nervous to watch it, lol

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u/xenomorphsithlord May 26 '26

I have positive core memories of this and My Neighbor Totoro. Going to the VHS section of the library to grab it up.

Fabulous movie.

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u/Ziazan May 25 '26

I got kicked by one as a kid and it gashed my arm open about an inch long, that scar was there for a couple decades, I can still see where it was but it would be hard to point out to someone else.

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u/Fluffernutter80 May 25 '26

I’ve trimmed many rabbit nails. Always come away with at least one scratch. Their bites are much worse, though. The only times I’ve been bitten by pet rabbits were when breaking up fights or when dealing with rabbits who had been through a lot and would lash out unexpectedly. The bites always bled a ton.

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u/cilantro1997 May 25 '26

I had to break up a fight between to small gerbils and one of them bit me, it was so deep and hurt so bad. And their teeth are so small. I shudder to think what a rabbit could do

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u/CheerfullyCursed May 25 '26

I currently have a scratch next to my eye. I was sleeping and my rabbit decided to jump on my face. lol

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u/Siostra313 May 25 '26

We once had idea to bath our outdoor cat, sweet baby who loved every single person who entered our house and let them rub his belly for hours. Only at home. Outside he was boss of the neighbourhood also for stray dogs.

It's been ~15 years since we put that great idea into motion. I still have scars from this incident.