I have one like this but another who puts up with a lot. If I pet her or put a hand on her before I turn in bed, she's fine with it. I think it's because she then knows that I'm aware of her. I've also accidentally kicked her (not hard) a few times while tossing and turning and she didn't care. But heaven forbid I sneeze or even inhale like I'm about to.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My cat doesn't tolerate sodas being opened next to him, sneezes and coughs. For some reason it's completely unacceptable even if I turn away from him while doing it.

[–] janonymous@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it's hissing like noises in general that cats find upsetting

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I've hissed at him enough times that he knows how I hiss. Usually he scrambles and removes himself from the situation pretty quickly. The soda thing, coughs etc is more like "ugh fuck this" slowly getting up, look of disdain and moving somewhere else. Note that "somewhere else" is often a change from "in front of the keyboard" to "onto the chair that's next to me". I'd wager that it is more about the sparkly bit / bubbles making noise, than the hiss of the can.