my cat does that to me all the time.

Karma. And cats have a sense of irony.

That sucks haha. I guess the cat likes him more than you!

And this is why cats suck. Get a dog.

The cat was probably just all hyped up from your brother playing with it, so when you picked it up it reacted like it was still your brother holding it.

meow.

You didn't deserve that. But maybe next time instead of telling him that he can't go near it because it doesn't like him, teach him how to handle it properly.

Contrary to popular belief cats are pretty rough-and-tumble animals. when my two cats were kittens they'd look like they were about to kill each other, and regularly fall down stairs, off tables, and do all manner of other things while playing. One time they actually chased each other out a second story window, landed somewhat dazed, but then quickly realized they were just outside and continued playing in the yard. so, unless your brother was doing something like that youtube cat torture video (which I doubt seeing as he's five) just let him play.

Today, I was pwning a human child in a game of meow-and-scratch. Then the child's brother comes and yanks me away. He ruined my perfect streak. FML