# Odd things your cat likes (that is cute, without saying) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016 "2008-11-04T08:53:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/21 "2008-11-05T00:35:42Z")
> [@Laalune](#): > > My cat, Fifi, usually sleeps like [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/2956143428/), with a paw across her face/nose/eyes. I don’t know whether it’s odd, but it sure is cute! Ariel [does that too](http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkaroo/357738617/in/set-72157605667074395/), though it’s not a regular occurrence. She probably doesn’t do it too often because I squee loudly when I catch her at it and interrupt her sleep. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wallflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Wallflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallflower)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/22 "2008-11-05T01:08:48Z")
> [@Laalune](#): > > My cat, Fifi, usually sleeps like [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/2956143428/), with a paw across her face/nose/eyes. I don’t know whether it’s odd, but it sure is cute! > [@Mahna\_Mahna](#): > > Ariel [does that too](http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkaroo/357738617/in/set-72157605667074395/), though it’s not a regular occurrence. She probably doesn’t do it too often because I squee loudly when I catch her at it and interrupt her sleep. 🙂 So does [Missy](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2235250347_068e990b73.jpg?v=0), She also likes to sleep with her face inside her “pet” [slipper](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/3004357012_48fd47aecc.jpg?v=0). ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/23 "2008-11-05T01:10:13Z")
> [@Laalune](#): > > My cat, Fifi, usually sleeps like [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/2956143428/), with a paw across her face/nose/eyes. I don’t know whether it’s odd, but it sure is cute! OMG, they are long lost twins! Here is picture of my cat, [Gryffin](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekuzina/2671813964/) sacked out in his usual pose. In other strange cat news, Gryffin’s favorite food is peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/24 "2008-11-05T01:13:47Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > My cat [Gracie](http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/WordMan567/AAGracieandGracie-2006-07.jpg) (link to photo) likes to coax me into the bathtub, simply so I can give her a good hard pet/scratch/darn-near massage while she chews on the metal lifter-thingie that controls the tub’s drain. Yes, there are tooth-marks on the metal from her. It is an obsession I am completely incapable of understanding and yet I am roped into constantly. She loves hanging around the tub and licking water off the walls and such, but this other thing is completely separate from that. I find her at the top of the stairs trying to lead me into the bathroom for some ‘tub Lovin’…why couldn’t she be Angelina Jolie or at the very least human?? :smack: Do you really want a woman whose idea of a good time is to be massaged while she chews on your bathtub? My mom’s cat Chloe (no pictures as she’s not mine) likes to grab socks out of the laundry basket and wander around yowling. We thought for a while that she wanted to play with them, or be petted, or something normal like that, but as far as we can tell she just wants to make some noise with a sock in her mouth. ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/25 "2008-11-05T01:36:22Z")
Biscuit likes to sunbathe under our reading lamp. She is full of silliness. [![](https://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/katie1341/IMG_0825.jpg) ](https://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/katie1341/IMG_0825.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/26 "2008-11-05T03:02:06Z")
My cat (sorry no pics right now) is not a big purrer. She likes to be near but not close - if I’m sitting down reading she’ll hop up on the coffee table but won’t get near my lap. She sleeps on the bed with me but only right on my feet. She doesn’t like being picked up and scrootched. However every morning when I get up and go to the bathroom she will run downstairs with me, start winding around my legs while I’m sitting on the toilet and purr up a happy little storm. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/27 "2008-11-05T03:31:59Z")
> [@Laalune](#): > > My cat, Fifi, usually sleeps like [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/2956143428/), with a paw across her face/nose/eyes. I don’t know whether it’s odd, but it sure is cute! My Scout does that as well. So cute! ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/28 "2008-11-05T03:35:05Z")
> [@Laalune](#): > > My cat, Fifi, usually sleeps like [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/2956143428/), with a paw across her face/nose/eyes. I don’t know whether it’s odd, but it sure is cute! Spotty McGotty does this too. It is very cute. He also likes his head “held” while he sleeps. [Obligatory photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/threnodyangelfire/931810701/) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/29 "2008-11-05T04:26:59Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > D\ > My mom’s cat Chloe (no pictures as she’s not mine) likes to grab socks out of the laundry basket and wander around yowling. We thought for a while that she wanted to play with them, or be petted, or something normal like that, but as far as we can tell she just wants to make some noise with a sock in her mouth. My husband’s cat does that with nerf balls. We have a tube of them in a net bag, and she drags these things around at night, yowling away. My cat, on the other hand, is completely normal. She doesn’t demand tub rubsies or get all blissed out licking plastic bags or anything like that. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/30 "2008-11-05T04:49:53Z")
Cleo loves donuts and sleeping on anything that smells like one of our horses. Jack will lie down and sleep in the tiniest patch of hay, even if it’s just a few pieces of the stuff. And Spike’s thing is to be rolled about and his tummy rubbed while you roll him back and forth. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/31 "2008-11-05T06:38:21Z")
My Little Guy (rest in peace) used to love Turkey Breast to the point that when I’d have it in the house, he’d be there instantly the moment the refrigerator opened. When I’d go to the family Thanksgiving, they knew I was taking it home for him. In his later years, I’d buy turkey breasts just to share with him. He loved to stick his head in the shower and had no fear of water. Squirt bottles didn’t work with him. Bertie (rest in peace) didn’t like any people food except the sausage off my Tombstone pizzas. She could (and occasionally did) jump from the floor to the top of some false beams (about 6’5" off the ground) in one go. Because she liked hanging around at height. Raido (current cat) likes beef jerky, dried apricots and crystalized papaya. Won’t touch any other people food or even canned cat food. It’s the three above and dry cat food, period. She also likes to play fetch with an orange wiffle golf ball. But I can’t just throw it anywhere. I have to throw it down the stairs, bouncing it first off the wall opposite the top. Otherwise she won’t go after it. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/32 "2008-11-05T07:08:22Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > My husband’s cat does that with nerf balls. We have a tube of them in a net bag, and she drags these things around at night, yowling away. My cat, on the other hand, is completely normal. She doesn’t demand tub rubsies or get all blissed out licking plastic bags or anything like that. [Max](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/Calgaryjimbo/HPIM1989_2.jpg) got into the habit of bringing me presents in exchange for attention at a very young age (I’ve only managed to capture it with the camera once). I remember one morning when she was less than a year old finding two Nerf balls, my Catbert bean-bag toy and a Nerf bat all lying at my bedroom door. The bat is about the same length as she is, so it’s pretty hilarious when she lugs that thing around, but mostly these days she just brings me the two bags of Nerf balls. Little freak! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/33 "2008-11-05T07:57:37Z")
My beloved Mao liked mushrooms. > [@Bo](#): > > She loved mushrooms. She knew the sound of the plastic wrap being undone, the peculiar noise that the foam container makes, and that I would give her one or two after I finished cleaning them. She would eat them happily, making that strange noise that cat’s make when they try and purr and eat at the same time. It’s been more than 3 years since I had to let her go, and I still miss her nearly every damn day. [☹](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321376) ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/34 "2008-11-05T08:15:52Z")
Kitty K likes sitting on books. Her favorites are large coffee table volumes with scratchy fabric covers. Occasionally we will leave one on the floor for her perch. ---
**Author:** ![Laalune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Laalune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laalune)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/35 "2008-11-05T12:57:08Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > OMG, they are long lost twins! Here is picture of my cat, [Gryffin](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekuzina/2671813964/) sacked out in his usual pose. Well, I have to say that Gryffin is very good looking! (:p) She also likes to play fetch with little pieces of bread, and when she gets tired of running, she pushes them under the armchair (and then _I_ have to go and retrieve them). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/36 "2008-11-05T13:05:30Z")
Lotta, our current oldest cat, likes tearing paper that’s left on the bed. We’ve learned not to leave anythimng important on the bed – she’ll start tearing it into little pieces. This is relatively new behavior for her. She’ll grasp it with her front paws, then grab onto a protruding piece with her teeth and pull. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/37 "2008-11-05T14:45:18Z")
I give you [Kee Kee](http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/ignatz1957/?action=view¤t=HPIM0004.jpg) the squirrel-cat, chillin’ out. She doesn’t do this as much since [Ellie](http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/ignatz1957/?action=view¤t=IMG_0003.jpg) the Basset Hound came to live with us! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/38 "2008-11-05T19:19:58Z")
You guys are reminding me of the weird things my cat does. She likes to go into the cupboard in our coffee table and tear the papers in there (we don’t leave anything good in there). She’s got kind of a nest in there now - it’s her space. She comes and waves a paw in the general direction of the doors, and we let her in - she’s trained us very well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/39 "2008-11-05T20:54:51Z")
> [@Laalune](#): > > My cat, Fifi, usually sleeps like [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/2956143428/), with a paw across her face/nose/eyes. I don’t know whether it’s odd, but it sure is cute! Wow, she looks like my cat [Lily](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/taxi78cab/LilySinkGlare0605.jpg)! Lily likes spaghetti sauce. [QUOTE=Pyper] He also likes mints. I discovered this one night when I had an open tin of mints next to me on the desk and he came over and started licking all over them! Now he gets his own mint to lick and bat around. [/QUOTE] When I was growing up, we had a cat like that. She loooooooved those red-and-white starlight mints and would chase them around for a while (in their plastic wrapper) before picking them up and dropping them into her water bowl where they’d dissolve a bit into the water. We don’t know if she liked the mint flavor or the sweetness, but it was really funny. ---
**Author:** ![Laalune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Laalune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laalune)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016/40 "2008-11-05T21:37:45Z")
> [@taxi78cab](#): > > Wow, she looks like my cat [Lily](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/taxi78cab/LilySinkGlare0605.jpg)! :eek: Check [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/3005670553/) out! I think we share the same cat (but I cleaned her nose)! She has some ‘splainin’ to do! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-your-cat-likes-that-is-cute-without-saying/471016.md?page=3)