Does Your Cat Get Jealous?

[Lola3791]

Lola does. She hates it when I'm giving any sort of attention to Rosie (Golden Retriever). She'll glare at me, her expression saying "You are a traitor and I will kill you in your sleep." That look is very unnerving.
So, do your cats get jealous if you are giving attention to a person or pet?

 

[Kat0121]

No. It's just the 3 of us. Neither of the girls are jealous of the other.

 

[klunick]

Boone has accepted the fact this his sister Gracie is an attention hog. He doesn't get jealous although he will occasionally try to squeeze in an open spot on my lap for some attention too. Normally, he's content to lay to the side and suckle on my shirt until he falls asleep.

 

[Lari]

I think sometimes. Lelia was my cat and Sparkle my husband's before we moved in together, so sometimes when Lelia notices Sparkle on my lap she'll come over to poke her/cause trouble, like "hey, that one's my human!"

 

[Katie M]

Lola does. She hates it when I'm giving any sort of attention to Rosie (Golden Retriever). She'll glare at me, her expression saying "You are a traitor and I will kill you in your sleep." That look is very unnerving.
So, do your cats get jealous if you are giving attention to a person or pet?

I've been in the exact opposite situation. When my family still had Belle and Beau, we received a beagle mix puppy. Gracie remains the most jealous dog I've ever known. A cat would jump in someone's lap, and she'd rush over and start barking. Once she'd chased the cat away, she'd try to take their place. We always put her right back on the floor.

 

[di and bob]

Yammy will actually bite one of the others on the butt to move them if they are in his 'spot' on my lap. If I start petting one of them and talking 'nice', the other two come running and milling about, they all LOVE attention!

 

[aliceneko]

Toffee does whenever Fudge has cuddles!

 

[maggie101]

Maggie is jealous of Coco. When Coco gets on my lap and purrs,she stares the whole time. After 6 yrs Maggie still does not like her. She growls at Coco

 

[Tobermory]

Whenever I pay attention to Mocha, I get the dreaded Glare of Betrayal from Iris. If I then go over to pet her to give equal time, Iris turns and walks away. You can almost hear her say, “Hmph. Too little, too late.”

 

[CatLover49]

Yes definitely....my precious Snowball that crossed the bridge this past July..did

And so does the kitten that my son got me to keep me company...name Fudgey

 

[Furballsmom]

Just in case this is helpful ;
Do Cats Get Jealous? (and What To Do About It When They Do) – TheCatSite Articles

 

[squirrelfriend]

I've never noticed my cat getting jealous, but we do have a 12 year old dog who gets jealous! She will nudge her head into your lap, cry, or even do tricks for your attention if you're giving a little too much love to something else.

 

[DreamerRose]

Mingo gets jealous of Lily, who is a naturally affectionate cat. She has slept with me and cuddles on my lap. He will take it out on her later by attacking and biting her. I've been trying to give him some extra attention and that seems to help. After seeing her curled up in my lap a lot, he has finally gotten over his fear of being caught and has ventured into my lap. Of course, I don't grab him, and now he does it more often. Long ago, before I got Lily, he used to sit at my feet, doing slow blinks and making yearning motions. I had no idea what he wanted, but now I do see that he wanted to jump into my lap, but was afraid to. He gets less jealous of Lily now that he has lap time too.

 

[MissClouseau]

Hima gets jealous over my iPad. I use iPad a lot, I read books there too. Normally I drop it down when she’s awake but she still gets irritated to see my attention on it. Especially if it’s on my lap. She had a “OK this is it!” moment just the other day...

 

[Tobermory]

Hima gets jealous over my iPad. I use iPad a lot, I read books there too. Normally I drop it down when she’s awake but she still gets irritated to see my attention on it. Especially if it’s on my lap. She had a “OK this is it!” moment just the other day...

Mocha tries to push my iPad off my lap with her nose so she can take its place!

 

[miss eveliina]

Eveliina definitely gets jealous.
She has had all of the love and attention to herself for 8 years. In July, we welcome Augustus - our Bullmastiff x English mastiff puppy into our family. I must say, she has been great with him, but she still gives us the glares when he is getting some attention. In the beginning, she would come up and steal cuddles from him. So now, they’re starting to cuddle with us together.

 

[strider rose]

lucky is very jealous of stardust and when we call stardust , lucky comes instead lol