Weird Cat Habits That We Love Them So Much For

Most cat owners would agree that they adore their furry beauties for their odd habits. The unpredictability of cats’ funny behavior brightens up any home, but the habits that seem silly and funny to you are actually dictated by their instincts. Cats allow and involve people in their daily routine, and also win hearts by doing one funny thing after another.

Here are five unique, sometimes mysterious, cat habits that will make you fall in love with them like crazy:

1. Group.

One of the most common and distinctive ways a cat shows affection is by stomping. As soon as you climb into bed or curl up in your favorite chair, she is there to give you a massage and/or a blanket, and then snugly on top. Kittens stomp during lactation to stimulate milk flow, but Vetstreet notes that the habit continues into adulthood to “demonstrate contentment, calm down, or mark a person or object with its scent, which is secreted from the sweat glands on the pads of their feet.” If your cat is stomping on you, it may be her adorable habit for you. For a cat, trampling is love.

2. Agility.

There’s one reason why animal videos on the internet are going viral: Cats can jump to great heights with ease, and their sense of balance is simply unnerving. There are even professional agility competitions for cats, where they can freely jump on various basketball hoops (in the truest sense of the word) or climb tunnels. Keep in mind that doing tricks can cause injury to a cat, as contrary to popular myth, they don’t always land on their hind legs. Nevertheless, you will not cease to be amazed at her silent movements. Watching your pet chase a toy up and down stairs or pounce on pieces of food will make you feel like you’re in the front row of a personal circus show!

3. The desire to hide in cramped places.

There is nothing cuter than watching a pair of beloved sparkly eyes peek out of a paper bag or a cat curled up in a tiny box (one third of its size). Cats are always looking for tight places to hide. This behavior is not only very touching, but also helps the animal feel safe. Cats seek comfort, safety, and warmth, and look for places that you find strange, such as shoeboxes or sinks. This trait is also related to the fact that a cat can fall asleep anytime, anywhere, so don’t be surprised if you find your pet curled up in a laundry basket or on a bookcase shelf. Be careful – you can’t always see where the cat is hiding, so find it before you lock the closet door with a key.

4. Running from one end of the house to the other.

Perhaps this is the strangest habit of cats, but also the most common. Regardless of how long a cat lives with you – a day or twenty years, you have definitely already observed this feature. Here she just sits, quietly and modestly, and then abruptly takes off and rushes around the room at the speed of light … So it seems that nothing happened. Or do you think that nothing … Cats always carefully monitor the environment: they see and hear what people can not control – for example, how a ball of dust flies through the air 10 kilometers from it. Hair always stands on end when your kitten sits in a corner and constantly looks at something invisible … But calm down, something very important may have caught his eye.

5. Peeping.

Peeping is a unique and sometimes unnerving habit of cats. Agree that you at least once woke up in the middle of the night and noticed how the cat was staring at you. Or you are in a room alone and suddenly realize that your “creepy” kitten is right behind you. Pets want to look after you. And cats are valuable members of the neighborhood watch group. They can watch from the window for hours and “record” who comes, goes and leaves. Cats even peek through tulle or open curtains to improve the viewing angle. And yes, the neighbors will think that you are spying on them, so you just have to put up with it.

And these are just a few of the weird cat habits that bring love, fun and joy to your home! Image sources: Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, Flickr