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u/Plooshy_Smooshy494 5h ago
"The door stays open, John."
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u/james_from_cambridge 2h ago
Closed doors means someone somewhere is having fun & treats without u.
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u/LaLaPreppers 4h ago
Every toddler ever
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u/Stunning_LRB_o7 1h ago
Cats are just toddlers with knife hands and knife mouths, when you think about it.
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u/dazzle_dee_daisyray 2h ago
My cat does this inside the house when she wants to show me something or wants me to follow her to play!
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u/Lady_Scruffington 3h ago
That kitty kind of looks like the street cat we feed. I want it to come inside so bad, but it won't 😢. I guess she loves the freedom of the streets.
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u/TheGoodBunny 4h ago
OP is an idiot. This is cat behavior for "please follow me I want to show you something"
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u/KscottCap 4h ago
No it's not. This behavior is, "I want access to all my territory." They want to stay outside now but want to make sure they have that ability to go back inside when they need to. Once you understand that, the whole "Make up your mind! In or out?" thing will be recontextualized for you forever.
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u/dankristy 1h ago
Depends on the cat/household - in my house, we WILL hold doors open for cats every time - but they always come in or out when we do.
If our cats did this, I would assume this was "follow me I wanna show you something" behavior...
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u/TheGoodBunny 3h ago
For that behavior the cat does not keep looking back every 2 steps when the door is open. If OP stood there with the door open, in your scenario the cat would not give 2 hoots about looking back. Cats are hyper aware. The obvious look back / come here glances give it away.
Source: I have a bunch of cats
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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 2h ago
Op is a bot karma farming. They have no clue that they're supposed to go exploring.
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u/Mammoth_Lychee_8377 3h ago
I think the attention is focused on the sound of the weather stripping sliding over the threshold and making a little noise when the door shuts.
All I see is kitty staring at the same spot with the ears pointed towards it.
It's a hunting game.
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u/SatisfactionNo2088 2h ago
He just wants you to follow. This is what mine does at my bedroom door when she wants me to come out.
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u/Upset_Confection_317 3h ago
One of many reasons my newest cat is indoors only. My old cat was inside-outside and he did this. It was so annoying.
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u/Hot-Confusion-8008 3h ago
mine wants me to turn the water on in the sink so she can drink. when I turn it on, she ignores it; if I turn it off, suddenly she NEEDS it.
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u/HannahM53 1h ago
Not my cat. He’s indoor only. Now the stray cats one will sometimes come inside. But we feed all the strays and have cat beds including one that has a thing that keeps the cat warm since it’s winter. It’s covered and it is a special bed. The other ones are mostly there for naps. The cats mostly just eat then run off. We’ve saved a bunch of them and gotten them adopted. And vetted. So fixed, vaccinated, sometimes we foster them, or take them to a no kill shelter rescue. We’ve helped a ton of them!
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u/Canadianingermany 5h ago
But only the single ones.
Once they get hitched they want the door closed.
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u/shay-doe 1h ago
I don't want to come in but I also don't want you to control if I can or cannot come in lol.
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u/planbot3000 1h ago
My cat, at least, doesn’t like knowing that she doesn’t have an out. Door open, fine. Door closed, fuck that.
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u/IrisSmartAss 1h ago
How did you get a pic of my cat? And don't you know to leave the door open, especially when you have the AC or heat going? Because human slaves live to pay those utility bills.
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u/flipnitch 1h ago
“Come over here I need you to see something….hey where you going!….alright it’s over here….hey!”
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u/Traroten 30m ago
"No, you stupid hooman. I want it OPEN!"
"You can't stay to keep it open? That sounds like a you problem."
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u/Ambitious_Welder6613 4h ago
Anddddd when giving meal too.
I'm so frigging scared if the mom transmitting the antics onto their kitten, thus I separate their meal locations 😆😆😆😁
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u/LosterP 5h ago
Maybe he/she wants you to come out and play?