How long can a cat hold a grudge after being beaten? Under normal circumstances, a cat will not hold a grudge if it is beaten. Cats’ thinking logic is very simple and they will not have any hateful thoughts. However, please note that hitting a cat is not recommended. After hitting the cat, it will be frightened, ignore the owner, and even actively attack.

Do cats hold grudges?

If we want to know whether cats will hold grudges, we must first find out how long cats can remember things.

The editor has told you before about how long a cat’s memory for its owner lasts. Cats’ short-term memory generally lasts 15 minutes, and long-term memory lasts about 3 days, so it is actually incorrect to say that cats hold grudges. So why do some owners say that the cat always avoids them after hitting it? In fact, this is not the cat's grudge, but a conditioned reflex formed by the cat. This has nothing to do with the cat's grudge.

How to improve your relationship with your cat?

As the editor mentioned above, because cats do not hold grudges, cats will naturally not show grudges.

If the cat ignores you after being beaten, it is not actually a sign that the cat is resentful, but that it is afraid of you. The correct approach should be to immediately improve the relationship between you and the cat.

Cats are very smart little animals. As long as you slowly learn to communicate with them, cats will still know their owners’ intentions, and they will also know what the owner does not allow them to move, and where they are not allowed to go.

If the cat makes a mistake, the editor recommends that you find another way to educate the cat. This will not affect the relationship between you and the cat, and will save the cat from being beaten. Since cats are naturally afraid of water, you can prepare a watering can and spray it with the watering can when your cat makes a mistake. This way, the cat will know that its behavior is wrong, and it will not affect the relationship between you and the cat.