Changed the following lines, but still didn't switch to cat form.
<LowDangerForm>Cat</LowDangerForm>
<MediumDangerForm>Cat</MediumDangerForm>
<HighDangerForm>Cat</HighDangerForm>
<CriticalDangerForm>Bear</CriticalDangerForm>
<LowDangerForm>Cat</LowDangerForm>
<MediumDangerForm>Cat</MediumDangerForm>
<HighDangerForm>Cat</HighDangerForm>
<CriticalDangerForm>Bear</CriticalDangerForm>
Easiest way to force it into Cat form, open up the settings file (it tells you the location where it's stored when the CC starts up), and set the '<x>DangerForm' values to Cat. I haven't gotten around to adding a proper GUI yet, so you'll have to manually edit those settings. (By default, they are set to 'Normal'. There are a host of other settings you can play with as well. And yes, they all do something at this point in time.)
Edit: just so I don't get questions from other people, the default location of the settings file is C:\Path\To\Honorbuddy\CustomClasses\DuridSettings_<toon name>.xml