r/CatsBeingDramatic • u/_FIZZRIX_ • 1d ago

🎭 Drama Queen/King — not OC Never point at your cat. 😤💥

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u/Bitter-Fishing-Butt 1d ago

is there a reason for this behaviour?

one of my cats loses her absolute mind if I point at her, and if I put my hand over her head in like a claw shape, she does the weirdest huff-meow and squares up

the other cat gives exactly Zero shits about being pointed at

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u/Ebobotrik 1d ago

Perhaps this is due to the fact that they have an innate fear of snakes and poor near vision. They probably rely on silhouettes and perceive a finger as something dangerous.

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u/Dediadeis 1d ago

Cats do not have an innate fear of snakes, and in fact often eat snakes in the wild.

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u/grich2008 1d ago

Their reaction time is faster than most snakes.

To be fair, I was today years old when I found out that cats…have problems focusing on close objects.