Cat Retaliation
by Catniti
Cat Retaliation makes cats fight back when a player attacks them, biting and scratching the attacker in return.
What it does
When a player strikes a cat, the cat answers by biting and scratching the attacker instead of simply running off. The behavior is meant to make cats feel more lifelike and less like passive decoration, so a player who mistreats one can expect a reaction.
The mod is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.20 – 26.3, with files for 24 release versions. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Fabric API is required, and Java 21 or higher must be used with it. The mod is designed for the Fabric loader and is not built for Forge or other loaders, although the author notes it may still work alongside them.
The mod is released under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. The latest Fabric file is 1.3.0+26.X for 26.3, published 2026-09-18, and the mod was first published on 2026-05-04.
Key features
Biting retaliation
A cat that is attacked bites the player who struck it, dealing a reaction in return for the attack.
Scratching response
Attacked cats also scratch, so the response is not limited to a single kind of counterattack.
More feisty cats
Cats gain a more combative character, which changes how they behave around players in a world.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want cats in their world to react to being hurt, and server owners who want that behavior on a shared server, since every player needs the mod as well.
How it compares
Cat Companions+ is also a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 26.2, client and server, under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Catrifice Mod targets only 1.21.1 on Fabric, with the same client and server environment, and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, which is not open source either. Meow Meals is an open source Fabric mod for 1.21 – 26.2, under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later, and it also runs on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Retaliation | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-18 |
| Cat Companions+ | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-22 |
| Catrifice Mod | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-09 |
| Meow Meals | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-10 |
Questions
Does Cat Retaliation need Fabric API?
Does the server need Cat Retaliation?
Can Cat Retaliation run on Forge?
In the catalog
Cat Retaliation is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod for Minecraft that makes cats fight back when attacked. They bite and scratch! This mod is designed for the Fabric mod loader. It is not yet compatible with Forge or other mod loaders.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cat-retaliation
- Owner
- Catniti
- Published
- 2026-05-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15