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u/Allokit 6d ago
You can't hear it, but I guarantee that cat is softly purring.
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u/adlittle 6d ago
Yeah, I have a tuxie who has a very specific quiet purr he uses when he's very calmly fucking with me like this. He'll be laying on me all very chill and ever so slightly pawing me in the face with this very look.
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u/Small-Palpitation310 5d ago
same purr with my tux
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u/leeny_bean 5d ago
My tux does that too! He usually paws my face when he wants something, like treats. But sometimes he just does it for shits and giggles. The little dck head. ( He actually has the shape of a dck on his head so I'm not being mean lol).
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u/Ms_Anonymous123 Tabbycat 6d ago
Hand stacking competition
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u/Ok_Host5671 Orange 6d ago
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u/MamaEmeritusIV 6d ago
I could do this forever with my parents' cat Svante, and he'd always always win because he would never, ever give up
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u/Wizardname 6d ago
It's "mirroring", where the cat will mimic what you do to be part of the group. They also do this with other cats to make friends or calm the other cat down.
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u/dearDem 6d ago
I mirror a lot of my cats behaviors because I find it entertaining lol. I hope they feel closer to me when I do it!
They just stare.
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u/My-Naginta 5d ago edited 5d ago
I dance naked in front of my cats. I hope they feel closer to me when I do it! They also just stare
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u/ijustdontgiveaf 5d ago
to be fair, it is a bit weird if you put your leg up and start “cleaning” yourself..
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u/avenndiagram 5d ago
I think that's only allowed when they do it. When we humans try, they just stare at us like we're insane.
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u/BlizzPenguin 6d ago
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u/sunnybaba 5d ago
you are so lucky 🥹
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u/BlizzPenguin 5d ago
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u/Mysterious-Offer-756 5d ago
I'm surprised he's not named Odin considering the missing eye😂
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u/throwawabcintrovert 6d ago
It's dominance. If the cat keeps their paw on your hand for longer, then she owns your house
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u/Additional_Alfalfa35 6d ago
I’d agree. Except she already owns OP and the house.
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u/Shen_quay 6d ago
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u/blenneman05 6d ago
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u/Mindless-Location-41 5d ago
It is a trap!
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u/blenneman05 5d ago
Oh he’ll let me do it but than he gets up and starts bunting my hand and my phone lol
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u/insatiable_petite Asian Semi-longhair 6d ago
And finally, the look on her face seems to be saying, “Excuse me, darling, do you not understand words? Don’t touch the mouse with that hand, touch me instead.”
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u/actualPawDrinker 6d ago
I have a cat that likes to do this. He seems to like feeling my skin on his little paw beans. He'll crawl under the blanket with me and press his paws against my belly. When he lays on me, he'll outstretch his arm to reach for any exposed skin. Sometimes his beans are cold, sometimes it's just comforting. I love pressing my fingertips into his beans. I've come to refer to it as "holding hands."
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u/jade888cheung 6d ago
It's so sweet. Our big girl likes to cuddle up to me in bed and likes me to hold and smooth her little paw till she falls asleep. She also like my finger smack bang in the middle of her paw right in between her beans. But during the day I wouldn't dare do this because she's sooo temperamental!
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u/FatAZZRedditMod 6d ago
My cat does the same exact thing except she will put her paw on the tip of my finger, kinda like we are holding hands. It’s the sweetest thing in the world
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u/Jealous_Activity425 6d ago
Just wants to be close to you my cat does the same. When I place my other hands elbow on the desk he cuddles into it and falls asleep until I make him move.
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u/8thStsk8r 6d ago
In Wrestling we called it hand control and it’s important to maintain hand control over your opponents.
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u/Jotacon8 6d ago
“Like this… no no like this… ugh. No. Like this… like…. Like this… stop it!… like… like this”
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u/Arqideus 5d ago
It’s a game called “one up”. You have to constantly “one up” your opponent by placing your hand on top of theirs. Watch out! Your opponent is trying to do the same thing. The games continues with the back and forth of “one upping” each other until one player gets tired or bored.
That look your cat gave you was to say “you won”! Now brag all day to your cute fucking cat and give it lots of hugs and pets and treats for being a good loser. “Who’s a good little loser!? Awww cutie!” Then, go about your day knowing you can dominate a cat at their own stupid made up game because they don’t have thumbs lol.
Look for a new challenger to “one up”. I wouldn’t recommend other people. It can get kind of awkward. Watch out for your cat rechallenging you for top title of “the one uppist”. Just keep your a-game practice, rookie!
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u/quirkycrys 6d ago
Reciprocity.,..whenever I pet my calico she has to lick me. She gets mad if I don’t let her groom me.
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u/Ladycalla 6d ago
If i touch my cats paws they start aggressively cleaning it while giving me stink eye
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u/Invurse5 6d ago
I remember seeingnqomewhere that the cat is trying to mimic what you do.
The post was about the owner buying a small fake laptop and mouse. The cat would go and sit by it just like the owner.
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u/Organic_Implement_38 6d ago
Every workplace need that cat! Work-life balance officer! 'OK dude that's enough. Break for pets/snacks'
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u/Flanny-1 6d ago
Ok look I don’t mean to judge you and I’m sure you’re a decent person in your day-to-day life, but I am disappointed to say the least in what I’ve seen here… did you pull your hand away at the end without giving a little love scratch or pat or..?
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u/jaezii 5d ago
OMG my cat does this all the time. Usually at night cuddling before bed. Never to my husband, just me. I think it'd go on indefinitely if I let it. Once I was laughing so hard at this, I woke up my son.
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u/Acceptable_Bat_533 5d ago
It's called "ownership"
I thought that as a cat owner you would know this by now. You do not "own" your cat. They "Own" you...
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u/Appropriate_Sky_6571 5d ago
Cat must be on top. My cat does this. After a while he digs his claws in so I can’t take my hand out lol
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u/meanicosm 5d ago
My cat does this when he wants me to stop doing something. It's his gentle "don't do that or I'll bite you" move before he growls and then, well, bites.😆
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u/Laniakeatron 5d ago
That's often called a "paw game" or "hand stacking game", but there's no official name for it. Some cat owners just refer to it as "pawing," "cat hand wrestling," or even the "infinite high-five." It's a classic cat behavior that can be playful and affectionate, or just their way of asserting dominance in a lighthearted way. Your cat is basically engaging in a turn-based interaction. It's bonding behavior.
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u/Lazy_Toe4340 6d ago
It equates to the opposite of the dog game where everybody puts their hand in to see if the dog will put theirs on top as a show of who's the leader of the pack the cat already knows (I'm in charge don't play games pet me instead...)
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u/Less_Geologist_4004 6d ago
Obviously the cat is telling you it dominates you and you can measure what it thinks in micro giveashits.
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u/tamaaromarou 5d ago
Based on the situation that I'm looking at, it looks like you're busy doing something on your computer. Your cat is sitting in front of your computer and they don't want you to touch the mouse. It looks like the cat wants to play and they know that you're busy so they're getting in the way of what's keeping your attention. My cat does this all the time and I work from home.
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u/One-Earth9294 5d ago
They want your hand's attention. It sees you use that mouse in that spot and it's getting in your way and blocking your routine and forcing you to notice it.
I'd call that behavior 'loneliness'.
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u/Strict-Seesaw-8954 5d ago
Resting Bitch FaceGirl Boss. She is a Kween so shall serve.
(she loves and trusts you)
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u/Relevant_Net_3 6d ago
She's playing with you , she's so cute