Not really 3 of my cats will whoop your ASS if you hurt me my husband or my daughter. Starky, Allen, and Coujo. Lol if my husband pats my leg and I say OW and one of them is near me they start to growl. If he keeps on doing it they hiss and do that "ta Cha" thing lol than of he acts like he is about to full on hit hard the claws come out at the cat is flying at him lmao.
They do this to me if I do it to him as well. Or we do it to our daughter.
We had a big stocky black cat named Rufus when I was a kid (between 3-9ish), he was a former street cat that had been used in a lab, then my mom adopted him. He immediately became my guardian. Any time Mom went to discipline me, whether a spanking or yelling, he would get between us and yowl at her, despite being extremely affectionate with her any other time. He also got into fights with dogs that came into our yard barking and chasing me a few times.
They do this to me if I do it to him as well. Or we do it to our daughter.