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Why does my cat stare intently at something I can't see?

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Janey50 · 20/04/2017 17:10

Why does she do this? It scares me sometimes! I am just getting used to living alone as my DD,her DH and their DD moved out a month ago,having lived with me for the past 10 years (They finally got a council place Smile.) Just an example,3 nights ago,I'm in my bedroom,laying on the bed,watching the TV. Cat is sitting at the end of the bed. Her attention is caught by something in the hallway,and she sits staring continuously for the next 20 minutes. I even went and looked myself,thought it might be an insect or something,but no,nothing. Eventually,I was patrolling the entire flat,room by room,with a hammer in my hand FFS. But nothing. Does anyone else's cat do this?

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Weedsnseeds1 · 20/04/2017 19:00

To deliberately freak you out Grin

TheABC · 20/04/2017 19:02

Same here. I have decided either he is thinking about higher things or else can see into a dimension I cannot. It is freaky!

Goldfishjane · 20/04/2017 19:05

Because she KNOWS.

Reow · 20/04/2017 19:06

Ghosties

My cat often freaks out over things I can't see

Sometimes he just glares at me in an indignant way.

CaulkheadNorth · 20/04/2017 19:08

My cat did that. Then a new housemate moved in and she stared at the same spot too. Watching them both would both amuse me and crack me up continually

Spadequeen · 20/04/2017 19:10

My cats just started doing that. It's always the same place and it's very freaky.

Bluebell28 · 20/04/2017 19:28

I have a cat that does that as well. Sits there for ages

Fluffycloudland77 · 20/04/2017 19:58

My parents house is haunted and all our cats have done this there.

Our cat did it in our first house, never subsequently. Once he was on my lap in bed and something lifted him and moved him onto the floor 3ft away but he was placed down not dropped.

If Dh hadn't have been there I would've doubted my own eyes. It was morning so not tipsy.

Sometimes here I see a black cat running down the side of the bedroom. We don't have a black cat.

BuckingFrolicks2 · 20/04/2017 20:05

Oh ffs. They're just resting in a semi asleep state. There's no ghosts. Jeesh

gunsandbanjos · 20/04/2017 20:26

Because they're mental, mine both do the same. Little furry lunatics.

Original poster
Janey50 · 20/04/2017 20:31

OMG Fluffycloudland. That's properly scared me now!

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Fluffycloudland77 · 20/04/2017 20:34

It scared the shit out of me too. We can't explain it.

Cat woke up after he landed. We moved.

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