# Cool cat behavior **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513 "2020-11-01T23:57:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/1 "2020-11-01T23:57:07Z")
My cats have always liked my son but tend to favor me. For some reason, at 21, my son has decided he wants to take part in feeding the cats. Since he’s done this, they tend to favor him more. They have now since taken to following him to bed at night. Which is kind of cool. I always felt a little sorry for him. Wishing at least ONE of the critters would keep him company at night. Now they do! It really is all about the food! ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/2 "2020-11-02T00:26:55Z")
I inadvertently taught my cat to ascend to the top of her cat tree when I shake a bag of snacks. If I’m in the living room she’ll sleep on the couch nearby. If’ I’m sleeping or napping in bed, she’ll sleep in her bed in the bedroom. She doesn’t seem to pay me any mind at either location. ---
**Author:** ![CoconutPete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coconutpete/32/5294_2.png) [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/3 "2020-11-02T00:36:31Z")
I had a friend that had a cat, we used to get drunk and he would pass out early, the cat would get on his chest and use his shirt as a scratching post or something, not quite sure what it was doing, maybe that’s similar to the whole cat stealing a baby’s breath myth. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/4 "2020-11-02T02:32:28Z")
> [@CoconutPete](#): > > maybe that’s similar to the whole cat stealing a baby’s breath myth. I don’t think that is a myth. Cats love to sleep on top of warm things. I can easily see a cat suffocate an infant by lying on its head or chest. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/5 "2020-11-02T04:39:49Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I don’t think that is a myth. Cats love to sleep on top of warm things. I can easily see a cat suffocate an infant by lying on its head or chest. It’s a myth. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/6 "2020-11-02T04:48:51Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > It’s a myth. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/7 "2020-11-02T05:22:13Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Cite? Pretty sure you need the cite(s) to prove cats **do** suffocate babies, not we have to prove they don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/8 "2020-11-02T05:41:51Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Pretty sure you need the cite(s) to prove cats **do** suffocate babies, not we have to prove they don’t. As a cat property, I sure as hell know that I would never trust leaving a cat alone with a sleeping baby. Cats. Sleep. On. Top. Of. Warm. Things. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/9 "2020-11-02T05:53:45Z")
FInd one single instance of a cat suffocating a baby to death. Funny how no one has ever actually documented that. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/10 "2020-11-02T06:10:54Z")
> [@CoconutPete](#): > > , the cat would get on his chest and use his shirt as a scratching post or something, not quite sure what it was doing, That’s a behavior we cat lovers call “kneading biscuits”. And it’s a sign of love! Kittens do it to their mother’s belly while nursing, and older cats often continue with the same behavior when they feel happy and safe with someone they love.: ![](https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbXRvOGFrcWt2NmxwamR3bWd2dG92b2hncTRnOXIxd2V5aXdweW1uNiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/t6KdYRhVwKTcc/200.gif "Cat And Dog GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY") ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513/11 "2020-11-02T06:16:46Z")
Cat passes mirror test? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/akE2Sgg8hI8/hq2.jpg "Curious Cat Discovers She Has Ears While Striking Pose in Mirror") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akE2Sgg8hI8)