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She continuously bops her non cat toy-Toys under appliances and closed doors where she can't get them. She also stares at my shower drain for hours after I get out of the shower.
Every time I sneeze my cat makes a weird noise and I just like to think my cat is saying “bless you” lol
10:25 I have 5 cats one empties water bowls constantly for over a year. I was hoping it was a kitten thing. I cannot put the water dishes on the hearth of the fireplace. Prince will knock them over and continue to flip the bowl. Or he just likes to swim (literally til the bowl is empty). Causing Frack to cry cuz his favorite water bowl spot is empty. I found the only thing that works is putting the water bowl in a basin surrounded by door stoppers, bottles of vinegar.
You are incorrect that "we didn't evolve to run from threats" madam. We share that trait with cats.
She kneads and drools all over me at specific times only (namely, in bed after I turn off the lights, and when I'm still in bed having a lie-in on weekend mornings). And she also has a very keen ear for whenever I go to the loo, and will zoom and hop on my knees to groom and take a nap (yes, when I'm in the middle of a poo). I knew I'd have so say bye-bye to privacy when I got a sphynx, but I hadn't realised it would be to that extent ;)
Everything a cat does is for a reason, even if the reason is known only to the cat.
Absolutely true😂❤!
I'm 67 and i can't remember when i've never had a cat around. My last two cats lived for 40 years between them and i think i got to know them pretty well. Both of them i loved dearly and i'm pretty sure they loved me too. Long may cats be weird, long may i wonder why do they do that.
I love our weirdo cats, two bonded brothers we adopted a year and a half ago. I just wish they wouldn't wake us up at 5:00 a.m. They pretend they're hungry but really they just want attention. They get tons of attention! I built two tall cat trees with bridges and platforms connecting them for them to have nice vertical space. Then I decided that they needed a catio so I enclosed a third of the deck and built ramp and platforms for them in the catio. These guys have a good life! They get the best quality wet food twice a day and then they riot because they really love the kibble they got as little kittens in the shelter. So they get a tablespoon or two of that as a treat once a day.
They wake you because they feel they want you to also have fun with them when they are most alert.
Our situations are so similar! We have two bonded brothers that we adopted two years ago. They're almost 4 now. They wake us up with their meows around five EVERY morning. We thought we would never get them off of the hard kibble they were eating at the shelter but they now love their two wet meals every day. We still give them a little bit of kibble, just like you, as a treat every day. They are absolute goofballs! Tumble in a big ball as they wrestle and perplex the dogs.😂 Glad your kitties found you for their evermore home!✌️💜
One of my kittens just wanders around and makes a questioning "brrrr?" sound. Her brother sticks his tongue in and out rapidly when he's happy and getting scritches, like he's nursing air.
Yep, it's us humans that act wierd!!! The only thing that gets on my nerves with this cat is the zoomies. At all hours. I can hear him knocking stuff over at night. Mallory, I really hope they pay you what you're worth, and ALL TGE VIEWERS THAT YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU!!! Your knowledge is never ending. I have learned so very much from you! Always look forward to your videos!❤🎉
zoomies = cat needs more exercise & releasing excess energy
Thank you so much for the nice comment!
Oh you poor thing! But we love them so much that we put up with anything!...lol
@PeterKnagge cat gets plenty of exercise...he's still yoyng
Well said. I think it is just another word for character, or personality.
If cats could google: Can someone explain this bizarre thing humans do with water?
My cat has an enclosed shark bed/hideaway. Instead of crawling inside and sleeping inside it, he sticks his head in it and uses it as a pillow. He is a huge 24 pound tabby, and looks hilarious.
My grey tabby does some weird things. I have the litter box in the kitchen. He seems to prefer to use it when I'm in the kitchen, preparing their meals. So, I sometimes have to pause and light a match ☺. He also mostly ignores the water dish, even though I change and wash it every day. My bathtub faucet has a slow leak, so water collects around the drain. He prefers to drink that water. So when I see him walk into the bathroom or see him looking at me from the tub, that's my cue to put some clean water in a glass and "refill" the water around the drain. He also will occasionally sit in front of my tv when it is off so he can watch the reflections on the screen.
Sushi doesn't really do anything weird, but when I undress she acts. Like I'm taking my fur off. Basically, I think she thinks I'm an unusual cat, instead of human.
Our cat "nurses" on my blankets, making biscuits and sticking her face against it as she does this. It's cute. Makes me wonder if she was taken away from her mother too early or something. We don't know her history, only that she was a stray when we got her.
I like my weirdo cats :)
Something I never understood about my cat....while playing hunting games with wand toy, she just shoots out of the room in full speed 😄😄😄 like when she is in the midst of playing.
My cat does a weird thing that I just can’t figure out. He likes to sleep in my bed whether I’m in it or not, but he always slips between the top sheet and the comforter. He will never go under the top sheet, even if I hold it up for him to get under. I’ve used different or multiple comforters, but he still finds his way between the top sheet and comforter. Everything else is just common cat behavior like rubbing his face obsessively on a certain object or ignoring all the cool, expensive toys, but going berserk over a crumpled up piece of paper.
My cat enjoys laying on her back and showing off her belly. Then she rolls over onto her side, and just rolls back and forth from one side to the other. It cracks me up every time!!
I have two orange tabby cats that are brothers whom I adopted last April. Jaxon is my hyper and super smart cat who prefers to sleep in my bed with me. I've noticed a few nights that he would lick and wet a spot on my bed sheets. I guess he's marking hia territory...lol He has his own cat bed like his brother Duke but has since stopped sleeping in it. Im not quite sure why. Duke is my solid and super sweet cat who loves to eat like Garfield the cat. I never struggle to put him in his carrier to take him to the groomer. Its a totally different story with Jaxon. He doesn't like to leave the comforts of home to see his friendly groomer. He really frustrates me. Yesterday, I wasn't going to chase him around the house. I left him at home and took Duke to the groomers.
Just got a new rescue, Piper, two weeks ago❤ and we are both adjusting very well. As a cat mom of 5 over 40 years, I've loved every one and it's a joy every day. And definitely a change from caring for a sixteen yr old girl to a two yr old. 😂
I LOVE your cat pillows! 😻 That's Wessie and Forrest, right?
First off - I just discovered your channel - love it! I am a total cat person! Lol. I enjoy your videos for two reasons - your voice has an ASMR quality, and I learn stuff about cats. 😁. Second - my cat (Boy named Sue) isn’t really strange, but I do think it’s funny that whenever I come home, he will immediately jump up onto the table, then jump onto my shoulder when I go over to give him his most wanted scratches. 😁. Keep up the great work!!!
Cats have owned me since I was 8 years old. I currently have two sisters. They do all the usual cat things, so don't know if any of it is weird. One thing they like to do is walk through the litter boxes without using them. They enjoy watching me scoop nothing.
My black tabby just sits and sleeps on a clean litter tray, i guess its the texture she likes.😊
My cats have super sense of smell especially when beef or chicken stew is being made I nerver stop hearing meowing but they only get their Nulo can. I wake up they are zooming meowing food food! They make my life better than when I’m alone keeping me from feeling depressed because they are my only friends true.
My cat is wonderfully goofy. And I love the hell out of her. ❤
My Norman, an orange tabby, loves to play in the bathtub with his mouse toy. Batting it around like he's in a hockey ring. Sometimes, he'll fling it up in the air and out of the tub. A first for a cat I've had. He is also my first orange cat.
Your reply to the question the title asks, is exactly my reply, too…not weird! They’re cats, that’s why they act as they do! And I love it! If I completely understood their behaviors, it would take half the fun out of having a cat.
1:08 - Glad to see I'm not the only one wondering what videos cats would make about us. I imagine questions like, "You never see humans hunt, but they always have food around. What's up with that?"
As one who has been owned by over a dozen cats over the years, never has one acted entirely like the other. Different personalities for each one. Currently, I have a 5 cat household, all rescues. Some are dominant (or attempt to be) some just go along to get along. The commonality is when it comes to interactive play-time, they all love to get involved. Thanks for all the great videos! 😺
They are all so unique and individual, just like people. Only better lol 😂 Some of the weirdest things mine do are one loves to come steal orange slices, and another cries at the top of his lungs anytime there is a doody in the litter box! He’s like mom, someone forgot to flush!!!!😂
Quirky and delightful yes, your last comment summed it up beautifully. Cats are the best and we’ll never be without a few ❤
I love your series or videos! Cats are so interesting little guys and I love mine so much. I’ve always told my family the same as you say in this video, it’s almost all for a reason and it’s so interesting when you look at it from that perspective and try and figure out what’s going on inside their head rather than just writing them off as being weirdos! Hehe. Subbed to this channel for sure! ❤❤
My in-and-out cat loves playing "catch my tail" where he'll disappear on the outside of my couch where I can't see him and then slowly snake the tip of his tail around the arm of the couch to where I can just barely make it out. I then lightly grab his tail while he turns full-body around and comes out of hiding for a quick back rub and then immediately disappears behind the couch and repeats everything he just did again and again.
my cat fears the front door but not the back door. Whenever I open the front door she freaks out. Whenever I open the back door she is all excited and wants to get out.
I had a dog who did this, when someone came to the front door he went into full attack mode. But when someone came in the side door, it was all tail-wagging and licking. I suppose it’s because only family came in that way!🙂
One of my cats will lay on his back like a “dead bug”, and then slit his eyes at me when I ask “how you doin’?”…
Great video ❤thank you 😊 🙏 Four cats are family here, with one pup and two hens. They are all amazingly unique, very quirky and absolutely precious. One has the nickname ' the paramedic' as he rescues prey victims from the others and helps me to save them ❤
I've had eight cats over the years and two cats currently. Every single one has/had a different personality. One cat in particular comes to mind for being weird. He would sit in a corner of a room and lick the wall. I wonder what that meant? 🤣
Toby, an Egyptian Mau, would sleep sitting up like a statue. He was on the street for some of his life and was always alert to threats. He was also a great buddy.
I always call our 4 cats weirdos, but I mean it in the nicest way. They make us laugh at some of the things they do. My wife and I just look at each other and just shake our heads lol Marshall likes to sit on the toilet with the lid down, and will be there for a long time. He also like to bat the water bowl around. Apricat (Appy), another male cat, likes to stir water and will lick it from his paws. Sherman likes to sleep on his back and sometimes while under the covers. Cocoa, our female cat, will sometimes just stare at the wall for a couple of minutes.
I really think people are the weirdos!!! Cats seem purrfectly normal to me ❤❤❤❤
"Quirky and delightful." 🎯😸
Mallory , would you be able to make a short video with your suggestions and advice on how to put a cat in his/her carrier for a visit to the vet or groomers? My one cat always runs away from me even if i try to give him a few treats to entice him to get into his carrier. He stresses me out and frustrates me. That would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! 😊
That's a great idea! I'll give it a shot.
mine thrashes his head back and forth when he's feeling cornered or gets excited / agitated
I had a black cat that made a sound like "whemp!" That was the only sound he made besides purring, but he'd put different little inflections on it to better tell me what he wanted
Great stuff as always M.
That's the entertaining part...ha. I love when they act weird or stoned on cat nip.
Mallory does your cat Wessie use the cat wheel voluntarily? For weird quirks my senior cat makes biscuits after eating and also mad dash zoomies or meowing real loud after pooping to let me know "clean this up"
😊every cat is different but so loveable
My cat likes to pick up kibbles with her paws and eat like a person. And she likes to take a few licks on her wet pate, and then eat a kibble for the crunch...so I am guessing she likes different textures? And I can't give her the same flavor consecutively because she would eat it again. I have to rotate, fish-chicken-beef-turkey-fish.... :D Maybe it's a British Shorthair thing?
My cat tips over my laundry hamper and then sits in it. I have no idea why.
I’m so weird they just seem normal to me😂
I have two adopted kittens 9month old now .They have 5 litter boxes around the house when they were smaller they used all of the now they are just useing 1 litter box. I can't work that out as a human. Still love them for useing the litter box.
I had my beloved Mau Function. She was a fierce and fearless tortoiseshell harbinger of destruction that chose me. She figured out when I was sleeping, how to lightly do 3 or 4 low headbutts against my thigh so I would, with a minimum of conscious brain activity, lift up my leg so she could climb under the covers with me and curl up between my legs to sleep. She loved warmth. She was my companion for 19 years.
I'd love to see product reviews and details too
Was there ever a more graceful and elegant animal than that desert caracal shown in this footage? Just look at those long legs, gorgeous. Cats win the beauty contest of animals on earth. I adore them, all of them.
Extremely interesting information... :)
Love your cat wisdom! I adore watching, studying and loving my cat. Thanks for sharing!
My first cat, Scooter, would chase her tail around and around and around...
Our youngest Simon is the weirdest. He steals all the dogs plush toys and hides them under my bed. He particularly likes medium lamby. Mind you our weirdo dog loves to play with the cats' small lamby. Simon occasionally thinks he's a Guinea pig and hangs out with the piggies eating their hay and kibble. Why Simon does any of this who knows. He was born feral and has been with us since he was 4 weeks old. We actually have his 14 year old cousins, all born in the same feral colony, and they are completely opposite of him.
Great video. Thank you. One of my cats starts to act up when i come home from shopping. He will start going in the bags and chewing. He then has zoomies and starts opening all the cabinets.
I just found your Channel. Im stuck. I am truly afraid of Cats but they are so interesting
where did you purchase the photo pillows of the cats? so cute !
More often than not, whenever I go to scoop my cat's litter box, she will invariably follow me into the room and start scratching on the scratching post located nearby until I am done. It's the weirdest and cutest thing she does. 😊
My cat borrows my phone when I'm sleeping to catfish Anatolian Shepherds
Paraphrasing Bruce Lee ... Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like a cat. Now you put a cat into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put a cat into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put the cat in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. That cat can flow, or it can slash. Be cat, my friend.
I remember that! (the watery cat😊)
My cat will sit at my feet staring up at me. If I remain seated, she will flop over onto her side. This seems funny to me. I believe her to be asking me for something; as if I reach to let her sniff my finger or to pet her - she jumps up doing a pirouette and sprinting from me.
Can you do a review on the airrobo smart cat litter box.❤️🐱 Btw your vids are the best
cats live halfway in another dimension!
One of my older females just ran off with a butterscotch flavoring packet I had left on the counter to use in a heated confection. When I went after it she tried to hole up behind the cat tree with it. She almost never does weird stuff. One of her daughters takes the cake, though. She's constantly staring at the ceiling, which has one of those spray cottage cheese type textures. She vacillates between sidling up to me affectionately and running across my lap or chest, pressing down hard as she makes contact. I have another female whom I call the parrot cat. At a given time she'll leap up onto one of my shoulders, often from the floor.
i’ve fostered cats in the past for very short periods of time but in october i got my tortie baby and i’ve wanted to know if they will always be that noisy and whiny when im in the kitchen 😭😭😭 all girly wants is food
One of my ex-girlfriend's cats used to knock over my work boots, stick his head in as far as he could and sleep in there. Same cat would sleep in my dirty laundry basket or rub his face against my stink socks while they were still on my feet. My current cat will pull my jackets and hoodies off of whatever they're hanging on and torn it into a nest. Needless to say, I'm always covered in cat fur and I'm not mad about it.
Why does my cat not want to eat unless I'm watching her! She'll beg me for food when it's dinner time, but if I put her food down and then go to do something else in another room, she won't eat, but will pester me until I return to the kitchen where her food bowl is so that she can eat! I'm curious as to why... Thank you!
One of my cat's nicknames is literally Goofy 😆 my goofy girl
My cat loves bad smells, he rushes into the bathroom after I've been using it and hides behind the toilet!
Hoomans are the weird ones. Cats I understand.
Again, I think it stems from humans relationship with dogs. . .viewed from a dog angle. . .cats are very very weird. But when you step back and look into cat behavior. . .its very much so that cats have their own patterns of behavior for very obvious reasons when you take a little bit to study cat behavior. Jace LOVES being chased. He'll dart around the house and wait for me to catch up only to keep zooming. . .and he very much does wait, he'll sit at one end of the tunnel staring at me until I walk over to the side he is on. He also spits when he gets super excited? Which was very. . .surprising the first few times it happened. . .but now we know that is 'normal' for Jace. He also kinda play bows, like a dog? Sometimes I think he's actually a dog in a cats body. Ajani. . .screams when he wants cuddles or generally any sort of attention. And has very distinct purrs
So much of what you go over here is just, the sort of things non-cat people think are weird. I do rhetorically ask my cats why they’re weird all the time, of course. Like, why does my 1 year old boy cat have such strange and varied vocalizations? His “hello, pet me” sounds like a cross between a duck’s quack and a creaky door. But his “FOR GOD’S SAKE FEED ME” is just a regular, loud and persistent “meow.” One of my girl cats can be summoned from across the room, no matter how comfy and settled in she is, without having been trained, by my just continuing to whistle at her for about 30 seconds (I’ve tested, and she doesn’t seem to differentiate between musical tunes and just plain sustained whistles). She comes right over and sits in my lap when I do so, almost without fail. Meanwhile the aforementioned boy doesn’t seem to register any sound I make as an attempt to communicate with him.
I took care of a street cat i while ago everytime i peted him he started druling flods so much i had To use towel
People are surprised when cats act weird. I had cats for years and i used to let them out whenever they wanted. They were not weird at all. Some people never let their cats outside. How would you feel? How wouod you act if you had to &hit in a box and never saw sunlight? If you never eat fresh food.
Sox wakes up from a sound sleep if he smells food , hears a container being opened, and he certainly finds mice and kills them after letting them go a few times , his weird trait is rubbing on plastic, he has a metal litter box because of it and no plastic bowls , hes 15 and is still very frisky, i dont let him outside but he has complete run of the house and window perches, oh yea , when he rid my house of mice he got extra treats, freeze dried fish snacks, he goes nuts for them , new york
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I find it easier to see this from a cat perspective than a human one. I expect if cats would ask about one weird human behavior it would be why would you willingly submerge yourself in water?
Question: I have two 11 month male kittens. SInce they were 12 weeks old I have had them. They came using the litter box. Within the first month I noticed they enjoy playing in the litter box. That's not very clean. Can you offer any suggestions other than distracting them or taking them away from the litter box they are playing in?
Cat are not weirdos..they just bring the cats that they are😊 I think they think we are the weirdos!
My cat lost half a pound recently and has been much more active. With that, she started having bouts of zoomies and off-the-wall reactions to things(or nothing). Perhaps some of it this is just having more energy to play or exercise.
I agree, we humans must seem so weird to cats. 😊 They meet us where we are, just like we should all do for them. 🐱
Hi, my cat is a female and her name is Pixie.. Did you know that a cat's DNA is 95.6% TIGER. and when you notice their behaviour patterns of hunting and stalking, you will see how correct this is.
My cat sucks on fleece blankets. Might’ve been weaned too early since mom is feral. Fetches his toy mouse.🐁
They're not weird, humans are; I feel I totally understand cats. I'd be a very talented cat.
If you have any doubt that humans act weird, just look at the videos here on KZhead.
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The script was definitely written by a cat
What a compliment!
I love my weirdos ❤❤❤
Tractive sucks balls - I own two of them. The fact that this person recommends them makes me doubt everything she says.
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Yes, cats can be weird, yet wonderful. If they were not "weird" they would be boring and we would not all be so taken, totally, with our feline friends.
I do not think cats are weird either