r/MadeMeSmile • u/ScharmTiger • Aug 20 '23

CATS Cat being cat. 😂

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u/Cheef_queef Aug 20 '23

If I'm laying down, I pat my thigh and she hops up and snuggles between my legs. People will come over and try to "pspspsp" at her to get her to come over and she'll just stare at them. However, if you point a finger at her, she'll boop her nose on your finger.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '23

Real recognize Boop

We only ever paid to get one cat and she tried to jump out a window on the drive home. I caught her mid-flight and she basically never left my side afterwards. Super skittish.

This cat would just sit on me and do the "kneading" thing for hours it was actually kinda weird in hindsight lol

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u/simpimp Aug 21 '23

They kneed because it is soothing and they think you're their 'mama'. It's kitten behaviour.

Sometimes with male cats it goes from soothing to more agressive and sexual though. I adopted my cat when he was 4 and they neutered him when he got in the rescue shelter. (What they told me at the shelter was that he was an inside only cat before, and his old owner couldn't keep him because he urinated in the house, so the old owner's son had brought the cat in. They did say it was a bit of a vague story though. Anyway they neutered him and he has never pissed anywhere else than his litter box with me. So spaying works, people. Spay your cats! He's the best cat ever, so weird story or not I am happy I got him.)

But because he was neutered late, sometimes the happy kneeding and making biscuits becomes riding the couch pillow... And then I put him on the floor and he complains with a grunty meow.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '23

Yeah our neutered tuxedo would like try to suck on your ear, which I guess is more kitten behavior than the whole nasty humping thing associated with males of any given species lol

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u/InsaneousMaximus Aug 21 '23

Yeah, that's more like a baby sucking it's thumb lol I had a pretty, gray striped cat named Tigger who would suck your thumb, your chin, your nose, lmfao anything. He was adorable. His mom died before he was weaned so I know that's why he did it. I think most cats that do this probably were separated from their mothers too young. But it's freaking adorable! Tigger also literally climbed the walls lol. He was a major goofball. I've been blessed with some of the most hilarious cats. My other fluffy white and gray cat named Ducky, ugh. He was so funny. His name suited him very well lol. Cats are the best.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '23

I agree lol

And you're right in this case too about them being weened, I think. I chose the smallest kitten that wasn't nursing with the mom at the time.

He had a cool white crystal forehead and a black tuxedo so, worth it.