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tblue37

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18. Cats like to be up high to see everything and to be inaccessible. It's an instinctive impulse,

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 25, 2021, 08:14 PM

Apr 2021

because in nature they are both predator and prey.

Since the door top is one of the highest positions in the house, it will draw cats. Some will resist, either because it's hard to access or too uncomfortable, but some won't be able to resist that instinct.

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Cat doing cat things: [View all] tblue37 Apr 2021 OP

Whoa! Deuxcents Apr 2021 #1

(sigh!) Such athletes. . .this is why I love and envy cats. DinahMoeHum Apr 2021 #2

Mine haven't done that yet Rorey Apr 2021 #3

That's why Othello I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #4

Of course Othello is a very good boi. His human is wonderful also! MLAA Apr 2021 #6

Sounds like you have a good relationship Rorey Apr 2021 #7

I let ... PutGramaOnThePhone Apr 2021 #11

Mine has finally reached an age where wnylib Apr 2021 #14

Ha! We had a cat that never showed any interest in the kitchen counters, tanyev Apr 2021 #16

My cat does that too. Rizen Apr 2021 #5

Really? PutGramaOnThePhone Apr 2021 #8

Had a Burmese that did that 1cheapbeemr Apr 2021 #9

Not impressed jmowreader Apr 2021 #10

It sound like ya'll have... PutGramaOnThePhone Apr 2021 #12

My family used to have a Siamese who would do this. LudwigPastorius Apr 2021 #13

I had one that would do that too. yellowdogintexas Apr 2021 #15

Why does a cat want to be on top of a door? It looks so uncomfortable. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #17

Cats like to be up high to see everything and to be inaccessible. It's an instinctive impulse, tblue37 Apr 2021 #18

That makes sense. It would be a safe spot. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #20

There are two basic kinds of cats: floor cats and air cats. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #19

This is so true I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #22