How do possums interact with cats?

Answer 1

Cats, being the curious creatures they are, will be cautious but inquisitive. We have possums come to the back porch regularly to eat the cat food we have out. Our older cats won't give them a second look, kinda "I'm ok, your ok" attitude. Our younger felines will want to sniff them, where the possum will get them a warning hiss and that's is about it. The cat will retreat position and continue to watch. All in all, they get along fine, each having their own "space", as it were. I would seriously doubt a cat would attack a possum unless the cat was ferel and the possum very young. And the misunderstood possum would never attack anything, unless trapped, provoked, or seriously threatened.

Do not fear a possum as they are very docile and will escape any situation if given a way out. Their hiss and showing of teeth is a bluff, that works very well. And possums 99.99% do not carry rabies, their body temp is to low to be a host for the virus and they are mammals. Nice to know if your cat or someone does happen to get a bite. (highly unlikely I would imagine)