I've been told it's acceptable to flick a cat's ears (gently, obviously) because that's what a mama cat does to her kittens when they do something dumb. Any opinions on this?

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If it's something serious I take them to the scene of the crime, pinch the neck folds (do not ever carry them by that btw) and speak in an angry voice. Works best with cats that have more than 2 braincells lol
edit: mine would ignore the ear flicks, it's not even an annoyance to them

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But cats can't flick things.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, they more like swat at their ears. I've seen an adult cat do this to another when they did something they didn't like.