Cats
Posted by: Monique32294056
26th Sep 2022 02:34pm
What are some weird things your cat does??
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AnxiousOne
Our current cat is a bit strange, but I'm not sure if I can put into words most of her odd behaviour.
One thing I can describe is before using her litter tray, she races around the house at 'top speed', around corners, sliding on any floors as needed, jumping over furniture, and then scampering under beds. And people aren't a problem, either. She'll just crash into you. You give a little yelp, and she's already changed direction and is probably nowhere to be seen. But you can still hear her. This performance will usually last for 2 to 3 minutes.
We got her as a kitten aged about 5 months, a rescue cat, so we have no idea what sort of life she had before she was handed in at the vet. But I can't imagine what could have caused this strange behaviour, and continues 6 years later!
Our previous cat was the complete opposite. Almost.
I rented a farmhouse for the first 6 years of her life. She also was a rescue cat.
From the farm's house yard gate to the letterbox was 2.2 kilometres. (There's a reason for that distance, believe it or not, but it isn't related to cats.) And our mail came 3 days a week. It was good exercise for me to walk that distance. And Meggs decided that she'd come for the walk with me. There's another domestic animal that likes to go for walks with its owners.
When we let Meggs out of the house in the morning, she would invariably go and lie on top of the car to soak in the warmth of the morning sun. Then when we went to the car to take the children to school, Meggs would jump off.
Except, one day she didn't.
Jump off, that is.
I drove to the letterbox and then turned onto the main road towards the village and school.
40 km/h - 60 km/h - 80 km/h
Does anyone here remember the black Aunger® Louvres that we often fitted to the outside of the rear window of cars to protect the occupants and the car from the burning Australian sun?
A glance in the rear vision mirror - and all I could see was Meggs clinging on for dear life to the louvres!
I stopped the car as quickly as I could without slamming on the brakes. She'd survived probably close to 5 kilometres on top of a car, and then clinging to the rear louvres, so I didn't want to kill her by slamming on the brakes and making her slide off and possibly into the path of another vehicle.
She didn't take much coaxing to come into my arms. And I think that she was purring very soon after I gave her to the children in the back seat.
Seema32362949
Always scared of water
Seema32362949
Chasing shadows
Seema32362949
Making weird sounds
Seema32362949
Always sit on my face
Seema32362949
They sleep alot
beavis
My cat insists on having the tap turned on in the bathroom, laundry or kitchen so that he can have a drink, sometimes one after the other. He has also decided that if he does not get a quick enough response then he just pushes anything or everything off the counter onto the floor. He knows how to get his slaves to respond quickly haha.
kalawuf
My cat always invites my neighbours' cats to come and eat her meals
duanne
My cat sits before meals like a dog.
duanne
And fetches balls too
monicag8
Climb into plantpots to sleep
Alioxy63
Scratch at the bedroom door until I come out, pick her up and cradle her like a baby and put her back on the window sill. She’s very clingy (it’s so cute). She also likes to follow me into the bathroom and hide in the box of toilet paper rolls.
AlyenaM
Sleep next to me, cuddle in, but if I touch him... I get bitten! My bed!!
Juliette31984417
my cat spends a lot of time sitting on my shoulder, watching the world. I tell her I'm not a pirate and you're not a parrot, but it does not convince her. Sometimes she will drape herself around my neck, head on one shoulder and tail on the other like a vintage fur stole.
She also likes to snuggle under the doona to sleep with anyone in the household on cold nights
Alioxy63
Aaah that is so cute
Alioxy63
Aaah that is so cute
Alioxy63
Aaah that is so cute
khal123
Nice
gemms
Sitting on top of the dog
Harshanie 30779333
My cat goes inside my couch ḻand hide
Julie-Anne30524122
He meows to get put over my shoulder and loves his bottom being patted. He demands it. Haha it must be comforting 😻
bearman
My cat grabs my daughter's arm and tries to drag her to the front door as he really hates her
kellie84
My cat, Veronicat, scoops her food out of her bowl with her paw and tries to flick it into her mouth. She often misses, but will NOT eat out of her bowl!
Julie-Anne30524122
Lol
squeekums
i wish i could post pics
one falls asleep sitting like a human or flat on his back
the other likes dog standard rough belly rubs
Merddyn
My 21 year old tortie, Pussker, has taken to using the computer. while I'm asleep. She has found out several things she can do to my browser including turning on features I had no idea existed. She can even use the mouse! All started because I was spending time on computer she thought I should be spending with her. Last year started jumping up on desk and sleeping beside me with head on keyboard of course. Put a glasses case there for her head now. At night though, she clears my desk to have plenty of room. Have to make sure I move keyboard away from area and other things, unless I want to have an interesting screen in the morning and things to pick up off the floor.
Ruskie30748487
Hides behind the couch in a storm or heavy rain. She's scared of those.
MelZS
My kitten licks my bare legs first thing in the morning as his way of saying “good morning!”
Moongold
I have a very intelligent cat who (truly) belts my ankles if I get angry! She knows it's bad for us to get stressed out and angry! She also climbs next to my pillow and keeps patting me on the head with her paw each morning while meowing to get me to get her breakfast. If I don't rise to the occasion she will start ripping into my rather expensive mattress - that gets me up and going no problem at all - she then runs off at a fast pace to avoid any penalty! Her favourite 'game' is to pretend she's in trouble: she'll howl for my help from the upstairs level and when I bound up the stairs to see what's happening she'll duck and run down them again at full speed and repeat the same thing downstairs! She has a real sense of humour and I love her dearly no matter what she does.
Zanyt
My cat love to lick your feet.
stewart bookworm
put on you tube so that she can watch wildlife on the television.
kitkat16
My Tortoise Shell female zoomies running up and down stairs and acting live a crazy cat .
perniciosa
She doesn't know how to meow, so she makes a growly screech like a goblin when she wants attention instead
Goulah
Had a cat that loved to get into the bath with me and sit on my knees.
candy34
He likes to eat baby spinach and cooked Brussel sprouts
candy34
Aren't onions bad for cats
Goulah
My ex flatmate’s cat used to love onions.
Radda
My beautiful cat Sammy taps me on my barefoot feet in the morning while i still sleep to demand food :)
purljohn
Loves being in the sink or getting into the kitchen cupboards
Anonymous
Wears hats
Anonymous
Wears hats
site77
My kitten likes to hide her toys or spread them around the room.
Phoenix45
My beautiful girl doesn’t often play with toys, although I have tried all sorts. However, she chases her own tail. She will catch it and sit on it with the end pulled between her legs. It is so funny watching her try and find it again when she moves. Where did that thing go??
annie3
One of my cats,Ivy who is a gorgeous Calico cat likes to rub her face in my shoes Lol and not only that she will also do that to any piece of dirty sweaty clothing that my son has left on his bedroom floor!
wendel
She hides or disappears when it rains or storms, sometimes, at night, she's inside and she hides under a chair, obviously thinking that this will save her.
Con D. Oriano
My cat knows magic. He disappeared several years ago. Maybe he’ll appear soon.
Con D. Oriano
My cat knows magic. He disappeared several years ago. Maybe he’ll appear soon.
Radda
My cat Sammy comes in our room early in the morning, tapping gently on our bared foot that stick out from the blanket to demand food, thus waking us up. We are so mad in that short moment, but adore him the next. Well, he is still a naughty boy :)
annie3
One of mine bangs on the keys sitting in the back door near our bedroom Lol to get our attention.
kittymeow
One of my newer kitties, a rescue kitty, is a total freak! He ALWAYS announces himself when he saunters in the door with the loudest, longest meeeoooooowwww. When he struts around the house he wags his tail like a dog - don't know where he got that from because our dog doesn't have a tail (dog was born that way). And when he is playing with the dog or any of the other cats his favourite move is to do a back kick off them (uses his back leg to kick them) as he is running past. He is the strangest kitty.
Joshed
I have a box of cat food that I want to dispose and it is sealed and in the box - they were unwanted and it will be a waste to throw them. Pick up from Richmond area.
Shaddy
She loves to be smacked near her tail.
Monique32294056
Not even a couple days ago my cat raced from one end of my room to the other and jumped at my feet while I was trying to clime my ladder, proceeded to make the weirdest meow I have ever head then do the zoomys out my door.