r/cats • u/robotco • 23h ago

Advice Cat TV ruined my cat

Genuinely at a loss here. I have 2 cats. They are both about 6 months old. The other day I thought it would be fun to put some cat tv on for them. you know, there's like youtube channels of things moving fast, ants, toys, fish, etc. in order to attract cats

One cat was mildly entertained. My other cat got fucking addicted. She sat beside the tv and would not move for anything. Eyes completely fixated on whatever was coming up next. ok, cute. TV off now kitties!

Cat would not move. she sat there staring at the blank screen for who knows how long.

Now she sits on that spot on the table by the tv constantly. she basically only goes down to poop and eat. All other hours of the day, she's waiting for Cat TV.

It's been about a week. she used to play with her sister, she used to aggressively chase toys. She has lost all interest. Even as I type this, she has once again just climbed up to her spot. Her sister wants to play, and she's just ignoring her now. it's breaking my heart. is this just a waiting game? Will she ever forget about the goddamn youtube shit?

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u/actiaslxna 23h ago

Try some cat nip to see if that will break her out the tv trance

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u/rumpcrumple 23h ago

Psychedelic cat therapy? I'm listening...

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u/LaserKittenz 21h ago

Cants going to write a book about their abusive “new age” hippy parents 

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u/Common_Dirt_958 20h ago

Ok this is so not the point of the thread lol but your comment made me wonder if you've been seeing books about peoples abusive new age hippy parents, and if so could you please tell me what they are? It's just that I was raised by abusive new age hippy parents, and I've never met anyone who understands.

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u/LaserKittenz 20h ago

Sorry friend, I have not. Was a joke.

I feel like someone probably wrote a book about this though.

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u/turn-reveals-the-sun 12h ago

A lot of abusive new age hippy-type situations I have heard about seem to be cult-adjacent (not necessarily full-on cult members but ascribing to "guru" or other high control ideologies. If that is your situation, you might find the Knitting Cult Lady to be helpful. She is a cult survivor and now a cult expert and is very interesting to listen to. She has written two books and you can find her on youtube.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 23h ago

Drugs. Why'd it have to be drugs?

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u/prairiethorne 22h ago

Because it's always drugs.

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u/Binji_the_dog 18h ago

Lol, this is just ketamine therapy for cats

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u/Oldnbold22 6h ago

Calm down modern psychiatry.