[Stepper]

Workinman, you just haven't met the right cat. Just like dogs (I love them too), each one has its own personality--and some of them are so sweet, some are tough, and some are just goofy! My guess would be that the mean kitty had a bad experience when he was a kitten and just decided it was safer to keep everyone as far away as possible.

I had two cats I raised from kittens, and I could turn them upside down, brush their fur backwards, anything--they didn't care. But I had another one from a shelter and she was scared of her shadow. I couldn't even pick her up without her putting up a fuss. She'd had a bad experience and lost her trust.