Why does my cat do this?

[hedgehog]

The cats and dogs use the same pet flap to get outside. One of the cats sits outside and runs her paw up and down the flap pushing it in and out without coming in. She'll sit there doing this for about 5 minutes.

[warrior1]

1. It brings her Joy.

[Ikonoklast]

2. Because she knows it's making you...slowly...go...crazy.

Hitchcock learned his craft of the psychologically terrifying by watching kitties when he was younger.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

5. I think we have a winner.

[Wait Wut]

3. She's letting the evil spirits in.

Buy some sage.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

6. One of my cats who always acts sane sat and stared at corner for awhile.

We decided it was a portal into another dimension.

[Fla Dem]

11. My cat does this as well...just stares at nothing...like in a trance.

When I finally can get her attention, it's like all of a sudden she snaps out of it.

[Enrique]

4. she doesn't like using the door

it feels funny on her whiskers. just a guess.

[applegrove]

7. One of my cats pushes stuff like pens or jewelry off the table. She just likes to have absolute

power over something since there are no real mice in her life and she's not a fan of the fake kind I buy her.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I was told that they're conducting experiments with gravity ;)

My cats do it too...

[lunatica]

9. Your cat is gently batting at it

It moves. It's like a cat 'pawing' something along the ground just to move it. Cat's are very attuned to movement and like to initiate it in their playthings. I'd say your cat is playing with it.

That's my guess.

edited for spelling

[HopeHoops]

10. In case a mouse or a string or something pops out to entertain her.