Cats are a very common type of pet, second only to dogs in the domestic pet industry. Compared to dogs, cats always have a hint of mystery and are much colder. Friends who have owned cats may find that “meows” often do things that are difficult to understand or unexpected in their daily lives. In fact, whether it is a cat or other pets, any action or behavior they make has a reason, and if we know the underlying principle, then everything is not difficult to understand.
1、 Stinky shoes
Many cat owners have had this experience. Every time you come home and put on your slippers, the cat owner always leans in to smell the shoes you’ve put on. They have a little cleanliness obsession that wants to lick their fur ten thousand times. Why are they so interested in smelly shoes? It turns out that the behavior of cats is scientifically reasonable. Out of territorial awareness, cats will cover their scent with unfamiliar objects to make them feel at ease.
2、 Diamond Box
For cats, no matter what toy it is, it seems that it is not as attractive as an empty cardboard box. I believe most “poop scoopers” will place a cardboard box for cats to play with at home. Actually, cats don’t like cardboard boxes. They enjoy the sense of security that comes with staying in a closed space. Before cats became pets, cats living in the wild often crawled into tree holes or crevices in rocks to sleep. With their soft bodies, they believe that this is the safest harbor where cats can feel very comfortable when they enter.
3、 Prefer to drink toilet water and water from the poop scoop cup
As long as it’s not water from their own bowl, cats love to drink it. For example, the foot wash water that was not poured out in time, the water in the toilet, the water in the fish tank, and even the water in the owner’s cup. In fact, this is an instinctive behavior of animals. They often think that flowing water is cleaner, so they are unwilling to drink stagnant water from their bowls. So when you smell a strange smell while drinking water from a cup one day, treat it as a reward from your cat owner.
4、 Step on milk
We often see this action when a kitten is nursing, which is a form of Oedipus behavior in cats. In a similar scenario, it can trigger this behavior in cats, which is a satisfying psychological phenomenon. Stepping on the poop official’s belly is actually the habit of the little kitten when it was a child to breastfeed. In order to get more milk, kittens need to constantly use their paws to step on the mother cat’s belly to promote milk secretion. Over time, this becomes an indelible habit for kittens and accompanies them throughout their lives.
5、 Watching a place remain motionless
Many people think that cats are a kind of supernatural thing, and they also believe that black cats are unlucky symbols because they think that kittens can see dirty things. This is certainly a superstitious belief. The reason why kittens stare at a place for a long time is actually because they see some small insects or floating dust that the pooper cannot see. It’s just because these dust and insects are so small that the pooper feels strange. This is not the kitten seeing dirt, but rather their overly sensitive senses observing some dust that the pooper cannot see.
6、 Gnawing on plants
People with some common sense know that cats are carnivores, and it can be said that they are not happy without meat. But we have found that they occasionally switch to vegetarianism and gnaw on plants, causing the flowers and plants grown on their balconies to suffer from poisoning. A more scientific explanation for this is that cats have a habitual behavior of licking their fur, and over time, fur balls accumulate in their stomachs. Eating plants is to induce vomiting and expel the fur balls from their stomachs, similar to how dogs also eat grass to wash their stomachs when they feel uncomfortable.
7、 Watching people use the restroom
One reason is that cats have a sense of companionship, and the act of the poop scooper taking a shower or going to the bathroom is a “leading action” for cats, so they will “want to follow along”.
The second reason is because they have a sense of territory. For felines, everything in their home is their territory, let alone just a bathroom. Excretion is a sign of occupation and mating. When you go to the bathroom with the door closed, you enter a secret space for them, so they must come and take a look.
Some of the behaviors of kittens may seem funny, but there is also a deeper meaning behind them. Before raising a cat, the cat owner should try to understand some knowledge related to the strange behavior of cats as much as possible, because every action of kittens has a reason, and it is impossible for them to behave strangely without a reason. In order to better take care of cats, it is essential to deeply interpret their behavior.