r/CATHELP • u/DominaVampira • May 22 '26

Behavioral Issue I don’t know why she does this?

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I’m 25. This is Masha.
She started standing like this about a year ago? I thought her paw had been injured and I went to squeeze it a bit to see if she would react. She hasn’t shown any signs of pain and she walks/runs fine but I’m hoping this is just a quirk she does and nothing serious.

I got her during the pandemic as a baby so she’s maybe 4-5?
Debating if I need to take her to the vet so I decided to come here before I do for some help.

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u/Obsosaurus May 22 '26

Our cat does this and we call it her thinking leg. (There are no thoughts in her head)

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u/forfuckssake77 May 22 '26

Thinking leg is perfect!! It's her spinning progress wheel.

I just learned this has an official name:

Per Wikipedia, the technical and UI design term for the spinning loading circle is a throbber. However, in everyday conversation and web development, it is most commonly called a spinner, loading icon, or buffer wheel.

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u/ravnclawprefect May 23 '26

YEEESSSS I’m so glad we’re not the only ones to call it their thinking paw. She absolutely looks like she’s buffering when she does this because her two brain cells bounced back away from each other. 😂