10 Weird Things Your Cat Does When They See You & Why
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- Cats are weird (in the best way possible). From their personality quirks to their downright strange behaviors, cats aren’t always the easiest to understand. You may have wondered, "why does my cat stretch when they see me?" or "why does my cat follow me to the bathroom?" That’s why we thought it would be helpful to explain some of the weirdest cat behaviors! Here are 10 weird things your cat does when they see you, and why they do them.
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Weird Thing #1: 00:28
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Does your cat do any of these weird things when they see you? 🐈
My cats loves to stretch in front of me. Actually they show more love and care than humans ever can. They are my world 🐾❤️🤗
My cat timmi sometimes bites me when I am petting him while he is headbutting me
@@maartenvrijsen3606 🤗🐾❤️
@@maartenvrijsen3606 Petunia sometimes gets overstimulated and bites me. Then she immediately realizes what she did and licks the spot to apologize
all of those happen at my house
I can't post pics, but I have to share because it makes me so happy:
I adopted an adult cat a year ago. I wasn't sure at all if she would ever accept a roommate because she came from the streets where she'd obliously been abandoned by a previous owner for whatever reason and she displayed clear signs of being protective over her resources, even though she was immediately owning her new territory. About a month and a half ago I fell in love with a kitten from my neighborslitter and decided to try. My adult kitty was so upset at first that I felt so guilty and was trying to figure out how to find the kitten a good home, but Day the kitten managed to slip passed the barrier I set up to try to let them get used to each other gradually and my adult cat just sort of accepted that this was a thing now. A month later and my kitten is learning from her big sibling and the adult has taken to grabbing the kitten and giving her baths and wrest'ling with her as gently as you would a baby. And they both seem so happy!
😊
I too brought two male kittens to a single cat home, and was concerned about introducing them to the adult male. We kept the babies in a closed off room for a couple of weeks, hoping the pawsies under the door and scent exchange would be enough to get them acquainted. When we finally opened the door, the old man just looked at us as if "This is what all the fuss was about?" and walked away. Everyone has gotten along since. In contrast, my Mom has adopted adult strays, and this wasn't always successful. A couple never did accept or adapt, and actually fought aggressively. I suspect that the best bet is to add kittens, not adults, to an established cat home. They're not seen as a threat by the older cat, and because his territory is already established and theirs is not, there's no need for aggression. There is an exception though- an un-neutered male may kill a kitten in the presence of an un-spayed female to stop her from nursing and bring her back into her cycles and into heat, making her available to him.
It sounds like your brave kitten broke down those walls with nothing but purr-sistence and a whole lot of adorable charm. who would have thought a tiny furball could melt a territorial heart like that. This is proof that sometimes the most unexpected friendships are the most beautiful. 😻
We have a Maine Coon male cross that was returned to the shelter twice and was not in good mental shape when we got him. Several years later he is the sweetest boy and is really sociable. He has a whole language of his own and it quite capable of telling us what he wants. He is completely unlike any of our previous cats and is an absolute delight to have around. On top of all that he is a VERY successful mouser. Such an adorable cat to say the least.
I once had a cat that would only park on my shins or chest, and would open s cabinet to sleep in a frying pan
🤣 Frying pan? That’s hilarious odd. 💖
That's super funny!
@@TheSleepingonit Sounds a lot like my late, dear Fuzzball, who loved to sequester himself in our kitchen cabinets.
My cat used to jump onto the kitchen counter then on top of the fridge and then up the top of the kitchen cabinets and sleep there. RIP Little Marzi
My cat stretches for me, and also gives me an obligatory chirrup when I pet him while he's pretending to sleep an not notice I'm petting him. I love the sounds he makes! I taught him different sounds for each thing he might want by repeating the same noise for the same thing, like grass, catnip, water, etc. He caught on and now will let me know what he wants! It's fun and helps us both out.
@@rainbowtropolis that's actually one of the cleverest things i've heard of in a while!
@@slushieskank It's really fun to do if you have the time! Just beware there might be midnight callings for catnip lol
Thanks for featuring my cat Mack as Cat of the Week!
You're welcome! Thank YOU for entering your pawsome kitty!
My two cats tend to stretch when I start to take their food dishes to their room. My latest adopted cat learned that behavior from the resident cat. Pretty cool.
I have A Norwegian Forest Cat who is very big and long. He can reach at the way up to the kitchen counter and does so often. While doing that, he'll head butt me in my hip, saying "I love you; give me a treat please?"
My Siamese and Tabby mixed cat could stretch and reach the countertop as well. She was a big girl.
Stretching when I come home is kitty yoga downward dog 😂
Thank you for this video ❤❤❤ Cats are just the most fascinating creatures in the Universe ❤🐾😻😺
My rescue tabby is very affectionate. She loves to get brushed and stroked. We do a good deal of slow blinking at one another. She never scratches the furniture or knocks items off counters and tabletops. However, her favorite part of me is my chest. Only rarely has she ever cuddled up on my lap. No, she likes to park it so I can see nothing but her. I can't read, watch TV or scroll on my phone. Also, when she follows me in the bathroom EVERY SINGLE TIME I go in, she loves to scratch my shins, though I have repeatedly scolded her for doing so.
Cats are weird but delighfully so. 🥰🐈
Both my cats allow me to stroke their bellies, they were desensitised when they were raised from kittens. However there’s are certain times they are more stimulated and it’s easy to read from their body language.
my Cats exhibit all of these perfectly normal behaviors. The only thing weird is the people who don't get it !:-) 😻
My cat Ace likes to chase toys down the steps. He also likes to leave toys on individual steps.
Our Maggie does the same thing! 😺
My cat knocks my glass cases off my dresser in the morning, usely when she wants me to get out of bed &start are day, all paws up.🐾🐱
This video is purr-fect! 😺 It's amazing to finally understand why my cat has all these quirky behaviors. The bathroom following explanation was spot on! 🐾 Keep up the great content
My roommate and I trapped and eventually adopted this 1-year-old feral cat who was living in our yard (at 9500 feet in the CO Rockies) who was so deeply mistrustful of humans he would not allow himself to even be touched - he’d run away at top speed the second your hands began to move to touch him - it was like he read your mind if you so much as thought about trying to pet him!
So I made it a personal goal to win over his trust. For three months I never even thought about trying to pet him once, but I would constantly and repeatedly walk right up to him and walk away, until he got used to me. Then I’d walk up to him and stand or sit very close to him without even trying to touch him, and he got used to that. At that point I could actually reach my hand out to him without him running away, and soon after that he started *wanting* me to pet him! About a month later he was rolling over onto his back and *demanding* belly-rubs and purring loudly the whole time! It was such an amazing turn-around. Unfortunately I’m the only human being he allows to even touch him so far at age 4 now, but that’s fine with me.
My cat likes the warmth of my bathroom mats.
My friend has three American Shorthairs, that I cat sit often...the boy is the only one interested in following us to the bathroom...I assume it's from a combination of genes from thousands of years of evolution & his Kitty Walter Mitty fantasies...lately, it's become obvious, he thinks he's a lion on the plains of Africa, leading his pride (his two aunties, my friend and me) thru the bush, to the banks of the Zambezi (the bathroom), where he protects us from imaginary packs of zebra, gazelle, wildebeest, etc...I always make sure to thank him for sitting outside the bathroom guarding me from life's dangers...like running out of tp...🤔
My cat pushes the door open, enters the bathroom, gets a look around and then walks out leaving the door wide open. If I close it, she does the same again, like "No closed doors... not on my watch"!!
My cats love belly rubs, especially the female. My male loves to sit on me when I’m in the bathroom.
My cat likes to walk over my computer keyboard.
Cats knocking thing off shelves are not jerks. They are extremely skeptical physicists. They feel it necessary to check every day that gravity is still working correctly.
If gravity wasn't working the cat would be floating around!
I had many cats and all of them had zoomies after visiting their toilet. Watch for it. 😉
😹😻 good details on some general communication... i appreciate the cat butts... 😂so cute! I love head bunts and rubbing and kisses/nibbles. 😽🐈⬛️🐈⬛️🍀✨️🙏❣️
❤❤😻😻😺 XOXOXO I always look forward to your videos!! As much as I thought I knew ' kitty language ' I ALWAYS learn something 😻
My kitty cat Fritz LOVES belly rubs. He doesn't like his back being pet though. 😹
lol my orange tabby Leo was the opposite of your cat & I think the only cat in the world who didn't like getting brushed
@@rhondas.9385 yea usually kitties don't like belly rubs.. my ex had the brilliant idea of giving belly rubs to my old kitty Mr Higgs RiP.. he got got 😹 my other kitty Penny loves being brushed! Have you tried one of those brushes that mimic the feeling of a cat tongue for them? I used to reward them with treats during/after brushing too but now they just like it and don't need treats.
My cat never ever pushed anything from the table, nor did she destroy anything. She stretches holding herself with the front paws either on the sofa or the chairs, sometimes the wall next to the door (mainly when preparing to go outside). She does not sit or lay on me anymore (as a little kitten she did lay on my chest). She does not get into the bed (at least not when someone is in it). She prefers the sofa(s) or chair near us, about 0.5 - 1m away. In the night, when she wants to get outside, she literally runs over my chest to wake me up. Then she sits in front of the door to be opened. She does not like cuddling, but head butting and stroking her head and neck is fine. Touching her belly is a no go. She is a lot outside, no matter which weather. From the evenings until late mornings (with small breaks for food and naps). Usually sleeping between 11 a.m. to 7 - 8 p.m. Outside about 12 hours, some breaks included. Coming Inside she always moves between my legs, rubbing her head against me.
My kitty cat Penny stretches out her back legs when we're doing Fish Time (canned salmon pate.. made for kitties).
I have a very mischievous cat (in a good way) who keeps me entertained with her antics. In the morning, if I am not up by a certain time, this is when she takes the opportunity to start knocking things over on the bedside table. If that doesn’t work, she moves to the shower where she swipes at the curtain because it makes noise. Whatever she can do to get me out of bed-by 6am! Sometimes I get a hour more, but that is her limit. 😸
I agree 100%
Wait, the bathroom is like a cat theme park? no wonder they always follow me in there! 😂😂
I know right, I'm LMBO
My cat is super social, so she usually never wants to be alone.
She loves to be pet, or will sit a bit a way, but almost always in same room. Rarely she leaves for another room.
My cat fits purrfectly with this video
I had to adopt 2 feral cats, and after they came to trust me enough, they would always do that "stretching" thing where they fully extend the claws. It seemed like they were saying "I'm going to trust you, but you better remember that I am fully armed."
Grazie per avermi dato sempre più conoscenze sui gatti
The head butting is their fist bump.
Indeed so -- and as that was the signature move of my rescue Bengal, we bowed to the inevitable and named him Bonker, for the intensity of his frequent headbutts.
@@semperfi818, My original, awesome cat that I got in first grade, taught me about cats. He was a big, stout, magnificent, beautiful, Russian Blue who I would make eye contact with from across the room, I would lay down or get down on the floor with my head facing him and he would slowly pick up momentum the closer he got and BAM, head to head contact along with his rub/swipe by.
He would actually hit pretty hard and tuck his head for impact. I just thought it was our special thing and not cat behavior. It took years for me to understand that this was just a part of their communication. Of course I understood that it was MY cat’s communication. Best cat ever.
I could hear the thump in my skull!
I was concerned for a while that he might be hurting himself by smacking me so hard. No worries, it was just strong affection and he lived 16 years.
My cat Tiger-J does all these things.
Very informative! Thank you.
One of my male cats licks my hands and arms, especially if I'm working at my computer and absorbed, and he wants some attention. He also has a repertoire of sounds, and this behavior is usually accompanied by short, chirpy sounds in a rising pitch, as if asking permission to interrupt.
My cat does all 10 things +1.
She likes to lay down in boxes.
AH HA HA AAAA…….# 7 almost killed me! 🤣😂😅
Kiss my ass! 🤣 🐈 💋
One cat was looking in to space it was funny 😂 in the video
My one cat loves the toilet as in he loves to jump in the bowel 😅
My cat used to knock stuff off of the bookcase and throw all my magnets off of the fridge. One day I noticed a bloody hole on the inside of her lip. I took her to the vet. Once she got treated for her ulcer she rarely knocked stuff down anymore. She would occasionally throw one thing off the shelf if she was really hungry. In my case I think that she was trying to tell me that she was in pain.
I joke that cats knock things off to make sure gravity is still working! LOL
MOL (meow out loud)! 😹
Strange and oddly distant means a trip to the vet or monitoring said situation with my kitty lol
thank you,very cute
My cats follow us to the bathroom because they know there is a temptations treat container in the bathroom. To them it means treat time. Lol.
My tortoiseshell has random bouts of zoomies often.
She also sits on my chest when I lay down to sleep
I am totes wrapped around my flame point Siamese's little claw... but he has the weirdest way to welcome me home! My kitchen table is really close to the front door, as soon as I get the door closed he stretches up on his back haunches and scratches the table leg, and he won't stop until I shoo him away gently and tell him no! The whole thing has me SMH! ⁉️🤔
I think my cat thinks i'm her mum, even tho i'm male
Jarring....😂😂😂😂
Yes that's the same thing
I miss my cats❤
my cat always show her butt, i pet her, and she's happy
my cat massages me all the time
OH U MUST HAVE A LOT OF BISCUIT MAKING GOING ON---ME TOO
My Jazmin loves to micro-needle me too lol,,,ouch
Don't you just love getting micro needled ? Lol
Before I heard the term "zoomies" I just referred to it as "wild cat mode."
My 3 boys do all of these except knocking things over. I know it's a common behavior but my guys just don't do it.
I don't think either Siamese cats we had ever knocked things over. They were both indoor/outdoor cats though (in Australia) so they had plenty to keep them I interested.
I’ve also read cats may present their butt to you because their mom would stimulate their anus when they were a kitten.
Guess it’s still a sign of affection.
How do I enter my cat in your cat of the day??
Visit the entry link in the description box of the video. 🐈
Do I have to put cayenne pepper on my toilet paper to keep my kitten from shredding it?
No, that's dangerous! Please don't do that.
@TheSleepingonit that is stupid thing to do. You may forget about put cayenne pepper on the and you go use it you will find out the hard way or you have a guess over
Get this:
Shut the DOOR …
I was being sarcastic about the cayenne, the back panel for the shower will not go back in so I put the tp in there
Other than the knocking objects my kitty does all of this . She is a little love bug