# Is your cat plotting to kill you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 10, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156 "2011-08-10T02:02:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/1 "2011-08-10T02:02:57Z")
According to [this scientific quiz](http://bit.ly/o9RpMU), the answer is 85% yes. Thank god I answered it with the friendlier of my two cats in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/2 "2011-08-10T03:10:16Z")
Gee, Tikva fits the least scary option in almost all of the questions, and still she’s got a score of 74%. Gotta wonder what their baseline score is. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/3 "2011-08-10T03:12:29Z")
91% yes. However, the sleep question was not designed for my sleep habits. I typically stay up most of the night, and that’s when the cats and I spend a lot of time together. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/4 "2011-08-10T03:18:08Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Gotta wonder what their baseline score is. Predator with a bad attitude? ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/5 "2011-08-10T03:47:16Z")
I got an 80%. Multiply that times 7 cats and I’m a goner. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/6 "2011-08-10T04:06:57Z")
Of five, Tigger made the only attempt. She loved to be by my feet, especially when I was diving. Kill those people by not stepping on the brake, or spare my cat? I do not make choices quickly. I swerved. After that, not even Dear Mother Sasha rode in a car without a box. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/7 "2011-08-10T04:31:02Z")
Lucy: 74% Mayme: 87% Dot: 85% ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/8 "2011-08-10T04:49:04Z")
Ruby & Charlie both scored 80%, I was surprised. I much more expected Charlie to be the one to rip my throat out in the middle of the night. Ruby seems so… mild. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/9 "2011-08-10T10:42:07Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Ruby & Charlie both scored 80%, I was surprised. I much more expected Charlie to be the one to rip my throat out in the middle of the night. Ruby seems so… mild. It’s always the quiet ones… ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/10 "2011-08-10T10:59:55Z")
Very scientificamal quiz indeed. I’m surprised I haven’t been killed in my sleep yet. 78%. Imagine this: you just shrunk to 6 inches tall. What would your cat do to you? ---
**Author:** ![Waldelfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Waldelfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waldelfe)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/11 "2011-08-10T11:17:18Z")
My cat got 76%. Maybe I should go and clean her litter box RIGHT NOW. And get rid of the dog. ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/12 "2011-08-10T13:24:05Z")
I don’t have a cat, but I’m sure my friend’s cat has attempted to kill me. He runs under my feet when I attempt to walk down the stairs way too often. Also getting hit on the head when I walk too close to the refrigerator and claw marks on my legs when I don’t wear my socks. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/13 "2011-08-10T15:35:25Z")
76 percent at casa scubaqueen. turk isn’t the one that i worry about. brat cat maggie is who i based the test on. hopefully she won’t discover i did that study, otherwise i’d be in big trouble. probably gonna have to watch my back for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/14 "2011-08-10T15:45:19Z")
85%. I’m sure it’s at least 50/50 for EVERY cat. ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/15 "2011-08-10T16:33:54Z")
I looked up and saw my kitty gazing down at me like this. How much time do you think I have left? [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/25/andyb.jpg/](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/25/andyb.jpg/) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/16 "2011-08-10T17:15:28Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Gee, Tikva fits the least scary option in almost all of the questions, and still she’s got a score of 74%. Gotta wonder what their baseline score is. Yeah, both Neko and Shiva come in at 74%. I think they’re just assuming that every cat is at least 50% likely to be plotting to kill you, and working their way up from there. Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Postariti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/17 "2011-08-10T17:17:50Z")
Daylate - your situation looks serious. Begin applying canned food and catnip immediately! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/18 "2011-08-10T17:17:57Z")
> [@Daylate](#): > > I looked up and saw my kitty gazing down at me like this. How much time do you think I have left? > > [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/25/andyb.jpg/](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/25/andyb.jpg/) Write your will and make the arrangements, **now**. 's a cute kitty. \ Who’s a cute little fur ball, then? \ ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/19 "2011-08-10T17:22:58Z")
96%. I’m doomed. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156/20 "2011-08-10T17:36:43Z")
**Daylate** … I’d make sure you have your affairs in order, y’know… just in case. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cat-plotting-to-kill-you/592156.md?page=2)