Yeah, I'm guessing she must have thought that holding the child might calm the cat down by showing the cat that she cares about the child? That was a pretty bad idea on her part.
Yeah, I'm guessing she must have thought that holding the child might calm the cat down by showing the cat that she cares about the child? That was a pretty bad idea on her part.
My grandparents had a cat that didn't like children.
It had to be locked outside while I visited as a child, or it would attack and drive me out.
They can be very territorial, and very possessive.
In this video I think the cat blamed the babysitter for upsetting the child. And the child belongs to the cat, so it came to defend its property.
That's why it got worse when she picked up the child. The cat may have thought she was going to steal it.