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No matter how much we might love cats in general, the fact is, each individual animal has its own unique quirks. Quirks that make them hard to get along with from time to time. Quirks that could make them contenders for the World’s Worst Cat title.

If you have a cat owner share their cat’s worst quality, you’ll get a flood of responses from other people telling their own catto horror stories. That’s exactly what happened to data reporter Christopher Ingraham on Twitter when he shared his mischievous feline’s Machiavellian (Meowchiavellian?) tactics.

People pitched in with their own tales of cats acting ‘evil.’ Read on, dear Pandas, upvote your fave tweets and share your own stories about your cats in the comments below. And be sure to let us know if you’ve become dog people after this post!

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Chris’ thread got over 24.1k likes and was retweeted more than 3.2k times, so obviously, people could relate to his cat driving him nuts. Now, we know we just used the word ‘evil’ up above just a moment ago, but each and every weird or annoying behavior your cat exhibits has a scientific explanation for it.

Dr. Lorie Huston explains that cats are “definitely not evil, mean, or vindictive by nature.” [Insert dad joke about cats being evil, mean, and vindictive by choice.] According to the vet, cats are like people in that they have very specific needs. If those needs aren’t met, well… prepare for trouble (and make it double!).

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In other words, if your cat is acting like the biggest jerk on Planet Earth, it’s probably trying to let you know that something’s wrong. For instance, if your cat is peeing and pooping left, right, up, down, and on your clothes, it might be a medical issue. Otherwise, your feline might have a problem with its litter box: make sure it’s big enough, clean, and in a quiet corner of your home.

Similarly, if your cat’s ripping, tearing, and clawing the holy bejesus out of your furniture, it’s not possessed or ‘evil’: it’s acting as a cat should. Cats need things to scratch. So get it a scratching post or something else to help it sharpen its claws, stretch its muscles, and mark its territory in peace.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He only wants you to make more exercise... He succeed, apparently...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Doors to be opened for NO reason?? No no ... they need to opened simply because cats are always on the wrong side

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Failing to comply with your feline’s each and every wish might result in further character changes which might make you follow in Chris’ footsteps and turn to Twitter for support.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have to sit next to my cat and talk to her while shes eating otherwise she will make this ungodly deep gurgles.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The jumper is unnecessary and is too tight around the elbow.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a cat that kept coming over. I called the number on his tags and it turned out he lived right next door. His owners were embarrassed because he would stomp in to sit in front of our ac on hot days because they didn't have. They were relieved when I told them we loved it and it wasn't a bother at all.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Aida knows when it's time for me to get up and feed her. I almost don't need an alarm clock. Trouble is, she won't let me sleep in on weekends or holidays.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me guess, he lays next to your face; not all cute and sweet with his face next to yours, but with his butt pointing at you.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I understand this all too well. I have three cats, so if they’re not pinning me down on all sides, then they’re crawling all over me or repeatedly touching my face with their little cold, wet noses. Usually sometime between 1 and 2 am, after a I’ve already been asleep a few hours, which is about 3 or 4 hours before my alarm goes off. So yeah, my sleep-deprived life; forced to wake up just when I’m supposed to be sleeping the deepest.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Puppy pads on outside or as already suggested one with sides or a lid

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one who likes to do the same thing, except to our rugs. And especially after I’ve given her and the other animals a mani-pedi (I have three cats and a dog).

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If she was staying at your house and not her own it would explain it. She was marking her territory.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He probably does those things because you lock him in a car at night.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks 100% exactly like the stray cat that we now have. Exactly. When she puts her head back it looks like a dove with its wings spread in its chest and the dove head is the white strip under mouth.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah thats cruel, hope this person doesnt have any other animals.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Clip the needles on a regular basis. I have three cats and a dog. Everyone gets a regularly scheduled mani-pedi every couple weeks.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So not like an idiot staying at the same door and hoping for a different outcome.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She was sacrificing herself so you weren't accused of poisoning your step-daughter, aka Snow White.

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