‘What’s your most typical “uncattish” thing you cats do?’: Cat pawrents share their furbabies' weirdest and uncat-like behaviours

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Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer
Nov 13, 2026 6:15 AM EST

Sometimes it looks like our cats are functioning on a single brain cell, but all in all, it's pretty standard behavior for them. Still, there are some things that they do that end up leaving us dumbfounded on the spot…

At this point, what could be described as 'normal cat behavior'? We're used to seeing our furbabies doing all sorts of crazy stunts to get attention, or simply because they get bored and have no better idea than to put themselves in imminent danger instead of, I don't know, playing with the millions of toys we bought them. 

As devoted cat pawrents that we are, we are used to dealing with all kinds of moments when we wonder if our kitten is actually mentally healthy, so seeing them act weird is a regular Tuesday for us. Still, there seems to be a relatively 'normal' line of crazy behavior, and if they go out of that line, then it passes into strange territory. Like, seeing them jump all over the furniture and run around like crazy is normal. Them climbing an abnormally tall tree and then getting scared to come down is also normal. Heck, even them disappearing at random moments and staying hidden, who knows where, is a regular occurrence. But now, if they come looking for affection and pets willingly… That's weird. Them respecting the boundaries we set? That means we're most likely coming close to the end of all civilization. 

These people have also experienced their cats' weird moments and behaviors, and we bring them to you today so you can corroborate that your cat is, in fact, a normal, regular crazy cat. 

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  • What’s your most typical “uncattish” things you cats do?

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  • Sorry for how i phrased it, hope it makes sense. We all know the typical cliché when it comes to cats, loudly meowing behind a closed door, jumping on your computer keyboard when you're trying to work, always on the kitchen counter when you're cooking trying to snap something from under your nose etc etc..
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  • Now the question is what is the most typical thing your cat should do as a cat, but don't? Bonus if it drives you a little mad. I'll start: my lolita (2 years, love her to bits) absolutely understand what personal space means and never bores or interrupts me: while i'm doing
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  • something on my mac, or reading a book or even watching tv.. she seems to think "oh he's busy now, i don't want to interrupt him”. but I WANT her to interrupt me! I'll be glad to be joined by her company. So i call her, once, twice, twenty times... nothing. I actually
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  • have to close my laptop o put the book aside or even turn off the tv (maybe when I'm watching a football match which is annoying as h_I) and act like i'm ACTUALLY looking at the wall for a couple of minutes so she is confident enough to come and sleep on my laps
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  • or to be cuddled. ONLY THEN, very slowly and without sudden movements, i can turn the tv on again or open the book. i like how reserved and discreet she is but sometimes I just want to shout "come here already, i can do both things at the same time!!"
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  • Also (but I guess this is something more common) whenever she is with me she suddenly goes to "her" room and starts meowing in the most atrocious way (I always call them the "stab wounds on the side" meows) only
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  • for me to go to her and ask her what's the problem. None, she just felt like meowing like she was in a horror movie. Tell me your cats' little idiosyncrasies! Thanks!
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    This is something my grandmother's cat does too! I swear to you, that girl is so vocal! I've lost count of how many times a day she meows like she's about to get abducted by aliens or something. If she's hungry, she yells at you to get fed. If she wants to get out of the house, she yells until you open the door for her. If she wants pets and to be cuddled, she will stare into your eyes and perform the longest, loudest meow you'll ever hear, and then she'll proceed to jump into your lap and give you constant headbutts until she's satisfied with the amount of petting. Then she'll sit on you and purr for hours. She's needy, but I think that's better than being indifferent. 

  • Fabulous Function666 My foster cat plays fetch. I throw a pompom ball he chases it, picks it up in his mouth and drops it at my feet
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  • nowdoingthisatwork When my year old cat is with me in living room, she does a little meow when an episode ends, and if I don't put something else on will stare at me until I fix it. I swear she's watching too
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  • 404_No_User_Found_2 My cat is basically a dog. He loves playing fetch, vocalizes like it's going out of style, and is INSANELY affectionate to the point where he'll bypass food to give his little headbutts.
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  • Master_Jelly_5201 my cat really enjoys movies to the point where she has a preference. her favorite is donnie darko... she is also obsessed with watching gab smolders play games on youtube to the point where i have to turn it off sometimes
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  • MDK-Genes-1722 I have two ginger boys, so likely they're not "typical" cats in any case. One of them growls when he hears someone come to the door that's not me (or my kids, usually), Idk if he's used to our sounds or what. The person doesn't even have to knock, but that also
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  • triggers it. Both of them love to nap on my porch in the sun -- not so weird, I know, wait for it -- and go nuts when mail is delivered into the porch mail slot. Only rarely do they hiss at the mail carrier, and it is usually when they are in the way of the slot and get hit by the mail. Lol
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  • Early_Bluejay8947 My female cat, Sneakers, was across the room when a person of questionable nature came in through the front door. As soon as she saw him, Sneakers ran right up to him and bit him in the leg! I was so proud of her! Yes, animals can sense when a person is bad.
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  • Few-Track-6473 as with other commenters, my cat is basically a golden retriever She'll climb on the cabinets standing on her back feet and begs like a dog would, loves to play fetch, vocalizes like its her last words ever, and follows me everywhere
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  • myejaculate25 My cat likes to watch other cats on my phone.
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  • tdo1235 two of my cats like to eat arugula. Koko - the first- doesn't like other veggies. i've tried giving him romaine, butter lettuce etc but he'll harass you until he gets his arugula every evening. the rest of my cats couldn't care less - they just leave it alone.
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