• Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    It is a dominance display. Cats deliberately break your personal space to assert that they are the boss of the house.

    Usually, means they want something and are mad you aren’t listening. So, they try to get you to capitulate by “showing who’s boss”. Could also just mean they are feeling cheeky and wanting to remind you “of your place” while they cuddle up to you.

    Cats are such lovable assholes.

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      3 days ago

      Idk why ppl say dominance. I think cats are less bothered by hierarchy then most animals. I got a “you bother me sometimes, I bother you sometimes” relationship with my cat.

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        2 days ago

        Because displays of dominance are a very well documented aspect of feline psychology and behavior, considering they are inherently territorial creatures.

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        Depends on the cat and the relationship you have with the cat.

        Dominance is also shorthand for the threat/wariness and manipulation thing that is part of the cat nature. Cats have a quick and very reactive nervous system. If a dog is a sedan or a truck, a cat is a two seat sports car. Cats are also manipulative as fuck. They’d be quite sociopathic if they were human.

        I love cats (and dogs).