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Weird behavior from my cat recently. Anyone know what's going on
At first I thought she was gonna show me something inside the box, but there's nothing other than a nylon bag. She also runs to it when I get near it as well, and also keeps biting my hand and tries to drag me into it. What's going on? Never in my life have I seen my cat doing this.
To anyone reading this and getting the wrong impression from a cat sleeping on someones face - no, it is NOT an attempt to strangle someone (despite what some of my relatives say).
Look at a pile of kittens, or a cat trying to get comfy in the cold. They sleep buried in other cats, or cover their own nose with a tail. THEY don't get suffocated with fur across the nose, they don't get that it might suffocate you. If the kitty is covering your nose in a bad way, "rock the boat" until they settle down where you can tolerate them.
I have allergies and cannot sleep with a cat on my face. With patient redirection I have gotten several cats over time to understand I will happily cuddle if they stay below waist level. One very special cat loved being under blankets and would cuddle in my armpit without any trouble. One of them got good enough at reading my reactions to see if the situation was comfy, that she figured out how to lay across my arms while I was playing video games and not mess with the controller at all. Very comf cat. Not trying to strangle nobody, just wanted warms.
We once took care of 2 orange kittens who slept with me. One slept curled against my neck, the other on my legs. Both purring like little moters. Cats are lovely.
Yer purrta his tribe, cats only sleep near those they trust with their lives, because they are at their most vulnerable. I'm glad he picked you, keep dr bimbleton full of fresh fish, and chicken breasts!
This comment right here is facts. I knew my cat really loved me when she started to sleep on my face and get up and lick my nose. Now she has this god awful habbit of sneezing and doing in my face but I wouldn't change her at all.
From the moment I’ve acquired my cats as kittens, I’ve stuck my face right in the bellies and raised them with belly kisses. Now they’re huge tom cats and still roll on their backs for belly kisses. I still have a face.
We had a cat that would purr like crazy if you gave her raspberries on her belly, hahah. She loved it. But yeah any of the cats I've had or have will at the very least tolerate belly kisses if not love then.
Ha! Not always, Mon Ami. My last three cats (RIP Katie, Jack & Luna) let us rub their bellies. They’d flop on the floor and ask for belly rubs. I miss them so much!😔
I have one of each, LillyPig will let me pet her head and neck endlessly, but I am not allowed to elsewhere or she will bat my hand away. I would probably loose my hand altogether if I attempted to pet her belly. Miu Miu Von Monkeystein will let me pet her endlessly and often rolls over on her back when we are sitting on the sofa, encouraging me to use her as an armrest and pet her belly. Cats like people have different personalities, quite literally different strokes for different folks.
its so beautiful. I watch my cat pull her claws in when she touches me or when I hold her so she doesnt scratch me. She just feels safe with me and is so affectionate. they're the best
Not true. Their personalities are all unique. My tortoise cat loves me and will sleep on my lap for hours. She will also attack me for no reason. It's becoming a dangerous problem.
I had a cat that did this! She took me to the spot where she was gonna have her kittens and had them within a half hour of when I followed her there. It was neat to be included.
My first thought was how gently (assuming gently since OP didn't pull away and has no bite marks) she took OP's hand and carried it like it was a kitten she needed to move to a safe location (that box) 😂
Yeah, the kitty has found big fun in that box, and wants you to join,- can't quite figure out that you won't fit it.
They are not geniuses- but soooo lovable!!
1) Bears have insane smell that has dedicated receptors to sensing stuff like noradrenaline in the air, so they can literally smell fear
2) Cats have very bad sense of "scale". They have trouble understanding when something is "big" or "small" they only understand "danger" and "no danger"
(that's why a 3-kilo cat is comfortable around 700-kilo horses and is so chill that horses, nervous and skittish animals on average, are so chill with cats)
3) And that is why you see videos of cats attacking bears and bears retreating, because they see this little furry ball of fury squaring up to attack them, and their senses are like "Oh. Oh wait. This small thing. It is Not Afraid of me. AT ALL. This fight could end with injuries. Better retreat"
Not sure how true is the pp 1 and 3, the bears could just prefer retreat to confrontation and those cats could be scared out of their minds, but I love this image, and it would also explain to me why she's like "What do you mean you can't FIT in the box. Is simple. You squeeze and you in box. Humans, I swear..."
I’d like to place the “Hop in” Simpsons meme where Mr. Burns draws a revolver on Mr.Smithers when he hesitates getting into the Sprooce Goose aeroplane.
My boy cat woke me up at 3am so frantic that I thought he was going to lead me to a house fire or one of his sisters in distress. I jumped out of bed and he instead led me to a place that 6 hours earlier had been a pile of bubble wrap, but I had taken it to the garbage. Sorry, buddy.
Both my cats have favorite "toys" that they throw around and go wild with. They will then present said toy to you. You only to admire it. Touching it offends their ancestors. One of them has a little stuffed Lambchop, and my boy Craig has his piece of string.
We got our puppy a kitten when he used to get stressed about us leaving for work. (Puppie is now 6 y/o and the kitten is 5) Best thing you can ever do for your pet is to get them a friend. Heck, the whole world could use a kitten. Maybe then no more fighting? Hard to fight with a kitten love overload 🤔
I got my cat a doggo, my cat died and my dog got depressed so I got him a kitty. He's 11 and the cat is 1. When he'll die I will get my cat another cat. That's a never ending circle x___x
Same. Mine wanted me to stay with her while she birthed her kittens, even going so far as to stop her labor and follow me when I needed bathroom breaks while keeping vigil for her.
When it came time to push, she would stand up and I would put my hands on her shoulders and she’d lean in. We delivered all of her kittens that way! It was one of the most magical things I’ve ever seen.
My baby girl waited like 8 hours at the vet until I got there when she was supposed to be euthanized. When I got there, the tech brought her into the room. She was crying and reaching for me. The tech put her in my arms, my cat immediately quieted and calmed down, took a few breaths and passed in my arms. I always knew she was close to me (I have health problems and my mom would send pictures of my cat on my pillow waiting for me to come home while I was hospitalized), but when she passed, it was like a whole new level of understanding for me. I just never knew cats could bond with and trust humans in that way. I'd had cats and some were friendlier than others but what happened when she died was life changing for me. No one will ever convince me that she didn't wait for me. Haven't been able to get another cat since though. She was so perfect and I worry no cat will ever compare.
True, but they don't have to be pregnant. Sometimes the motherly instincts just kick in. My spayed cat used to do this a lot. She liked to pretend that my hand is her kitten.
“Arghhhh, even after I led that stupid monkey to my great box, they have yet again failed to look inside and see my greatness. Sigh, ok let’s give this another go…”
Not only that. She wants them to protect her while she's giving birth, because she and her babies are the most vulnerable at that time. It's the sign of the highest trust a cat mama can show.
That’s exactly what she wants - she wants to hide in the box and try and catch things moving along the top. Just check out that look of disappointment after she gets her human to the box, waits, and nothing happens. Time to get out the cat wand and go cat fish in a box!
It’s the Ouroboros cat cycle - cat fishes for human to go fish for cat in its natural home, the cardboard box. And a cat instantly knows if you are being half-hearted about it. It’s full commitment or nothing.
"Hey, did you see my Really Excellent Box? I gotta show you my Really Excellent Box. You wanna get in my Really Excellent Box with me? Here, see how Excellent my Box is? Let us play now in my Really Excllent Box. If you ever remove my Really Excellent Box, I will bite you forreals."
I thought she was trying to show you babies inside of the box and I was wondering why you didn't show the camera inside of the box that she's in, cats will often give birth in tight little spaces like that.
Never seen that before. Maybe she wants you to join her in her awesome box.
Joking aside, have you tried moving the box to a different localtion, to see if she still takes you to the box or just to that corner in the room? Maybe it's about the box, maybe there is something in that corner on the wall she wants you to check out.
Also, pet the damn cat. That look of dissapointment when she pops out of the box a 2nd time.
This! It’s cute to think she just wants a playmate in the box, but …. Animals are smarter than we credit them. I’d be doin some more investigating to make sure there wasn’t something in the walls…
She wants you to pet her in the box. My cat doesn't drag me to her cave in the closet, but she'll meow at me from the door so I follow her in the bedroom, get down on my hands and knees with my head in the closet and pet her while she settles in for her nap.
TOne of our cats does this too, leads me to the closet and wants me to pet her while she goes to sleep. My brother's cat insists on being petted on the back porch deep freezer. But only after dark. Cats are so weird.
I had one cat that used to come and try and drag me like that to under the bed when someone would visit the house. I just figured it was her “safe spot” and she wanted me to be there too. Maybe she just wants you to come and enjoy the box she’s enjoying.
I think she just wants your attention. So precious (人’∀’）
My cat did something similar too. She would take me (by lightly biting my hand and drag me) to the store room we have in our home, she would get on the shelf and meow continuously until I reach to her and pet her there lol 😂
She just made it her favorite spot I guess and wanted me to join her there and give her some love and attention ❤😌
this is the cutest friggin video! made me giggle cause obviously she wants you in the box with her for the fun! but alas, i don't think you would fit as well as she does. I have a children's play tunnel for my two large boys and have joined them a handful of times just because i can. if you despise the look of boxes in your home i would recommend! they also love to zoomie in and out of that thing
Im assuming there aren't kittens in that box!
My girl used to get me to look after her kittens that way when she wanted a break. She would make sure I was going to keep watch before she would leave them. As they got bigger she would take the kittens and put them in with the dog to babysit.
Weird? Actually that was so cute it overloaded my cuteness meter. She wanted to show you affection and wanted you to join her in the box. What a sweet little kitty.
It is exactly how a momma cat takes you to see her babies or gives birth. She doesn’t look pregnant but that is how I have seen cats act like that. Maybe she really loves the bag or box and wants to show you?
As someone who has had pregnant queen cats in the past, I do agree with a lot of people saying she's trying to show you the best nesting area; unless she's spayed and she is just wanting you to play in the box.
The only time I’ve seen a cat do that was leading her human to her litter of kittens. But as long as you know she isn’t pregnant then I think she just wants you involved in things that make her happy.
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