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July 30, 2013 by Molly - 10 Comments

Cat Behavior: Why does my cat do that?

Those cat friends of mine are some strange critters at times! Most people think that cats work on their own agenda, and I kinda agree with em! They don’t pay much attention to their owner, as long as they are provided what they need like clean litter, food, and water. When cats behave all strange like, it can confuse their owners and make it really hard to figure out what the cat wants. As much as cat behavior can be confusin’, there are some ways that you can solve the mystery of common cat behavior.

Cat Behavior

A common behavior that almost all cats do is push their heads into any type of object that will allow them to do it. If you’ve ever noticed, you’ve probably seen your cat do this before against table legs or other objects. This can be noticed more when you have other people who own animals or those with allergies over at your house. When a cat notices this, he will rub his head against the person. In doing so, he will put a touch of saliva on the individual. In a cats mind, he owns what he puts his saliva on.

By putting his saliva on something or brushin’ up against them, that object or person will have a familiar scent. Although, this can be very annoyin’, you have to understand that other people in your home are seen as odd or weird to your cat. When a cat does this, he is simply tryin’ to make the visitor belong.

Even though markin’ someone, or somethin’, with saliva is beneficial to the cat, saliva is one of the most common forms of pet allergies. When someone wipes the saliva off of them, the scent will be gone and the cat will go back and attempt to do it again. Even though it may appear that cats target those with allergies, cats are actually just tryin’ to make the visitor belong in his house. If your guest simply cannot take the saliva, allow the cat to rub himself on their pants leg a few times. Normally, this is all takes for a cat to leave the person alone. And, wouldn’t ya know – it seems like they zone in on the allergic people! What’s up with that?

If ya have an inside cat, you probably noticed him spendin’ quite a bit of time lyin’ near windows. During this time, you may hear your cat make weird noises or movements. It’s weird, but it’s normal. He is simply acting’out his huntin’ instincts. Whether its another cat or object outside movin’ about, the cat will see it and simply go into huntin’ mode.

As most already know, cats love to play. They love to play with toys. Sometimes, they will even pounce on things. This should be expected. If you try to prevent this type of behavior, your cat may not take kindly to it and you’ll end up with a lot of broken things in your home. A favorite game most cats like is to play with string. It’s not interestin’ to me as a dog, but for some reason my cat friends sure do love their string!

The longer you own your cat, the more weird behavior you’ll see from em. Cats can behave in some weird ways, but they always have a reason for behavin’ the way they do. If you can understand why your cat behaves like he does, you’ll have no problems keepin’ him healthy and happy. If you simply pay attention to your cat and the way he behaves at times you’ll be able to understand him better than ever before.

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  1. Jodi Hoppe Wresh says

    September 11, 2014 at 12:32 am

    i have 2 cats and the longer you have them, it becomes easier to figure out what they want. one of my cats responds with kind of a clicing whine when we tell her she is a cutie pie lol.

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  2. Judy Thomas says

    August 1, 2015 at 12:22 am

    I always wondered why my cat did that! Thank you so much 🙂

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  3. Sarah L says

    September 22, 2015 at 1:56 am

    My cat would sit in the window and go: Akk, Akk, Akk. Meant there was a bird out there that she wanted.

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  4. Mia says

    November 15, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    I love watching my cat look out the window and hear his chattering when he sees a bird or squirrel.

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  5. Richard Brandt says

    November 16, 2015 at 6:21 pm

    Interesting reading. I didn’t want to spoil my cat’s mystery but she’s in no danger of running out.

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  6. Stacey A Smith says

    January 4, 2017 at 10:03 pm

    got 8 crazy cat’s in the house right now and they all have the different ways.but I love them.

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  7. Mary says

    April 23, 2017 at 10:57 pm

    They always keep us guessing. Guess that’s part of the reason we love them.

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  8. Calvin says

    August 5, 2018 at 1:25 pm

    Always a reason behind their reactions . I think it’s interesting to observe their behavior

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  9. Calvin says

    January 3, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    Some things do make me wonder.. why my cat is weird in ways like he whines a lot even after he eats

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