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jmowreader

(50,552 posts)
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 07:13 PM Mar 2022

Should I be concerned about my cat?

Won’t go near boxes or bags
Won’t jump on the counter
Won’t chase the red dot
Doesn’t get high on catnip
Favorite sleeping place is on the tile floor

I am not overly sure this isn’t a cat-shaped dog.

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Should I be concerned about my cat? (Original Post) jmowreader Mar 2022 OP
Does it eat tuna? Sanity Claws Mar 2022 #1
Not sure jmowreader Mar 2022 #3
My female American curl had no hunting prowess Zambero Mar 2022 #4
i would be Groundhawg Mar 2022 #2
If it starts to love you unconditionally Xavier Breath Mar 2022 #5
There is a cat-shaped creature in my house Ocelot II Mar 2022 #6
Cats like different things. Rizen Mar 2022 #7
Knock little things off the table with its paw? Walleye Mar 2022 #8
Nope. Totally un-cat-like behavior jmowreader Mar 2022 #11
Henri the existential cat IcyPeas Mar 2022 #9
That made me sad I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #13
My cat does not jump on the counter, for which I'm very grateful. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #10
My cat minds her manners. mysteryowl Mar 2022 #12

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)
1. Does it eat tuna?
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 07:15 PM
Mar 2022

I have some cat shaped objects in my house who won't eat tuna or other fish. I also wonder whether they really are cats.
As for being concerned, no. Just love the critter no matter what.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
4. My female American curl had no hunting prowess
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 07:23 PM
Mar 2022

Mice had free reign. Birds came and went with complete disinterest on the part of the cat. Bugs airborne and crawling were in no danger. She also enjoyed the company of unfamiliar dogs, tolerated small kids, solicited the affection of strangers, and would not flinch from sudden loud noises. But another cat in her territory unleashed feline fury, with invaders quickly dispatched off the premises.

Xavier Breath

(3,621 posts)
5. If it starts to love you unconditionally
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 07:39 PM
Mar 2022

then it's time to be worried. If our cat behaved that way toward us I'd be checking the yellow pages for an exorcist

Ocelot II

(115,661 posts)
6. There is a cat-shaped creature in my house
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 07:42 PM
Mar 2022

who never jumps on the counter and won't eat people food but who does walk on my head at night, so I'm not sure what to think.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,839 posts)
10. My cat does not jump on the counter, for which I'm very grateful.
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 08:28 PM
Mar 2022

He doesn't pay attention to boxes or bags, loves to chase the red dot, is indifferent to catnap.

When she first came to me she loved to sprawl on the tile floor. I think her first home was with large dogs. Don't know for sure, because she was a stray turned over to the shelter where I got her. Her main flaw is that she absolutely won't sit on my lap. Sigh.

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