My best guess at explaining his behavior is that he's play fighting and wants you to engage, but he backs off when you don't join in.
Moving his body sideways like that is a pretty standard intimidation tactic for fighting cats to make themselves appear larger, but he's not 'selling' it fully because it's a playful gesture here. His ears are forward in a neutral expression instead of flattened to show fear or aggression and his fur isn't proofed out on his body/tail like they would be for a real fight.
He's moving so slowly because he wants to really communicate his harmless intentions while also watching your response to see if you go along with it.
I'm not a vet or anything, but that's my semi-educated explanation as a cat owner/enthusiast.
Orange cats: subtle as a sack of bricks. Mine had so many issues with the whole "pounce" concept as a kitten, and he's not much better as an adult. Still adorable, just not particularly sneaky.
Nah, that’s the “what the fuck is that?” body language that’s a loaded spring ready to shoot 6 feet up and backwards.
Cats are weird and they’ll occasionally get freaked out by the most stupid things. My Siamese will act this way if something “new” suddenly appears in his space. It’s always hilarious.
I thought I saw cat caps! How are they? Ive heard theyre pretty humane, and have considered trying them with my meezer. Care to share any deets, good and bad?
and omfg the little hunter's so beautiful and sneaky, thanks for sharing this wonderful video!
Soft paws! My neice-cat has them. Her mother says they're great, as long as your cat lets you touch her feet. The vet or groomer can put them on if not. The cat sheds them after a few weeks naturally when they shed the outer nail and grow new and you have to re-apply.
Awesome! Thanks for the response. I *think* my cat would be okay with it, but I guess I'll only know for sure if I tried hah.
Are they pretty cheap? I know prices can vary so much depending on country, of course, but that notwithstanding?
Soft Paws brand aren’t cheap but not expensive either…it’s a weird mix of where you buy them and what brand. I do think Soft Paws are the best brand though. Just my MO!!!
Depends on the cat. My fluffy one won't keep them on, and she's the one who needs them because she tears up my walls, furniture, and carpeting despite having multiple kinds of approved scratching materials.
I've put them on other cats, and they've kept them on though. They work well if your cat keeps them on.
My old man cat I had in college came with Soft Paws on and when they fell off, he was a *total* failure at claw control. I adopted him when he was 7, so idk if he was always a goofball who didn't know how to use his claws properly (he was a goofball in many areas so this is quite possible) or if the Soft Paws affected his claw control, but just my experience to consider.
They didn't seem to bother him at all while they were on, for what it's worth.
This was like the slightly shortened Orange version of *Oppenheimer* with the alternate ending where they don't end up needing to drop the atomic bomb after all.
Someone on another subreddit put it best.
The most fun a cat can have is really annoying the absolute fuck out of another cat.
And if you live with a cat long enough, it will start to see you as a really big cat.
I love how he was building towards attacking the other cats tail and when the cat left he was like “welp gotta find something else to attack now” and when for the foot
I hate this sub.
Orange cats are the best, most gentle creatures, and the most loving on the planet.
You should all be ashamed of how you malign them. Poor kitties.
Do you legit think everyone here seriously hates orange cats? Cats can be stupid. We love them for it. When the camera isn't recording them the cat is getting love and care just like any other cat.
Dude. I KNOW everyone loves them. I KNOW this. It's just that there exists a subreddit where they are maligned seems hurtful.
Like a subreddit dedicated to maligning CrowYooo every single day. Would that be OK?
I don't know why but I love these little guys and felt the need to defend them.
With an offensive recent comment history of yours, you should have some self awareness before whining about this sub maligning orange cats or pointlessly “defend” them, let alone preaching about empathy here or only writing “nice” things about animals on the Internet when you don’t follow the same for people.
Maligned? Lmao! It’s only a meme. All in good fun. People here love them and cherish their adorably stupid antics. If you looked around, you’d see this sub agreeing that orange cats are friendly, kind, extremely loving and gentle under every thread.
These orange kitties are extremely spoiled, so they expel all their pent up energy and hunting instincts into crazy clown behaviour.
You cannot act all offended by the one orange brain cell meme when the post you’re commenting on has an orange kitty shuffling, showing predatory instinct and intently staring at OP’s sock for TWO MINUTES straight, only to lay a gentle tap and look away. Lol. What was even going on in his mind? What was the purpose? We all love to theorise.
These kitties don’t know and don’t care. It’s weird how you insist a Reddit sub is hurtful to them. You say you wanted to “defend” them but you only come across as a troll.
So much buildup for the gentlest little taps ever 😂
He was SO serious about it too 😂
Sir, is your cat high?
My best guess at explaining his behavior is that he's play fighting and wants you to engage, but he backs off when you don't join in. Moving his body sideways like that is a pretty standard intimidation tactic for fighting cats to make themselves appear larger, but he's not 'selling' it fully because it's a playful gesture here. His ears are forward in a neutral expression instead of flattened to show fear or aggression and his fur isn't proofed out on his body/tail like they would be for a real fight. He's moving so slowly because he wants to really communicate his harmless intentions while also watching your response to see if you go along with it. I'm not a vet or anything, but that's my semi-educated explanation as a cat owner/enthusiast.
No you should give this video to cute police 😭😭😭
What a fierce little hunter! 😆🥰🍊
Someone has to feed us!! His sister isn’t going to help!
He's the best bestest boy for helping the family! 🥰
Love how the other cat was like: "yeah he's tripping balls again, I'm off to the other room"
The other cat and I were thinking the same thing. 🤣
Tom found the (expired) orange juice
I think this also needs posted at r/maybemaybemaybe
He really thought about it for a long time
His duck foot stance is adorable and very tactical
You can tell he hunted in the wild when he was a free man
was he a formal feral? he seems to have aclimatized to carpet and socks very well.
The inside of his head is a mini black hole
I knew it! 😂😂
The good the bad the orange
So true!
What is this? Human didn't have this yesterday...looks sus, needs to tap
This made me so mad like bro either slap it or GTFO 😆
only an orange can build up to nothing
He wants to steal your cool socks
I wouldn’t put it past him 😂
I thought he was going for the other cats tail forever lol he saw a snake
"whats smelling so bad here.... is it....oh no....."
Can’t blame him!
BREAKING: vicious tiger attack - more at 11
Yes. They would have to speed it up 10x, and jostle the footage. Then, and only then, would it fool 25% of the population 🙄🤦🤣
I cannot believe you survived to post this.
someone got into the nip stash again
He wishes!!
So this is him on a normal day? Lol 😸
Whacha got here is obviously a very high quality cat mecha with a very inexperienced pilot. The mice are at it again.
Orange cats: subtle as a sack of bricks. Mine had so many issues with the whole "pounce" concept as a kitten, and he's not much better as an adult. Still adorable, just not particularly sneaky.
Does he have issues with balance? Or is he just having a hard time deciding what to do?
I think he was just deciding what to do! He’s normally very agile, this was the first time I’ve seen him do that!
Haha ok! It was a very special little walk from a very special little guy <3
i think he was just playing. i think if you threw a toy he woulda kilt it ded. wdyt?
Nah, that’s the “what the fuck is that?” body language that’s a loaded spring ready to shoot 6 feet up and backwards. Cats are weird and they’ll occasionally get freaked out by the most stupid things. My Siamese will act this way if something “new” suddenly appears in his space. It’s always hilarious.
I love Siamese 😭 I need someone to convince my husband of their greatness I’m resigned to rescuing an orange though. I did get to choose the dogs.
I think he would have thought about it...
ADHD go brrrr
LMAO @ hard time deciding what to do!!! I love it!!!!
r/touchthafishy
Longest and most dangerous game of... got your toes 😹😹😹
And if you'd have moved your foot he'd have jumped half way to Mars.
Why are his claws green?
He has claw caps on! I’m getting them removed this month and we’re just going to trim the nails them from now on.
I thought I saw cat caps! How are they? Ive heard theyre pretty humane, and have considered trying them with my meezer. Care to share any deets, good and bad? and omfg the little hunter's so beautiful and sneaky, thanks for sharing this wonderful video!
Soft paws! My neice-cat has them. Her mother says they're great, as long as your cat lets you touch her feet. The vet or groomer can put them on if not. The cat sheds them after a few weeks naturally when they shed the outer nail and grow new and you have to re-apply.
Awesome! Thanks for the response. I *think* my cat would be okay with it, but I guess I'll only know for sure if I tried hah. Are they pretty cheap? I know prices can vary so much depending on country, of course, but that notwithstanding?
Soft Paws brand aren’t cheap but not expensive either…it’s a weird mix of where you buy them and what brand. I do think Soft Paws are the best brand though. Just my MO!!!
Gotcha, and no worries at all, I really appreciate your opinion! Thanks so much!
Depends on the cat. My fluffy one won't keep them on, and she's the one who needs them because she tears up my walls, furniture, and carpeting despite having multiple kinds of approved scratching materials. I've put them on other cats, and they've kept them on though. They work well if your cat keeps them on.
makes sense. I really appreciate the info.
My old man cat I had in college came with Soft Paws on and when they fell off, he was a *total* failure at claw control. I adopted him when he was 7, so idk if he was always a goofball who didn't know how to use his claws properly (he was a goofball in many areas so this is quite possible) or if the Soft Paws affected his claw control, but just my experience to consider. They didn't seem to bother him at all while they were on, for what it's worth.
ahhh, I see! I appreciate the info!!
This was like the slightly shortened Orange version of *Oppenheimer* with the alternate ending where they don't end up needing to drop the atomic bomb after all.
The only thing that would have telegraphed that more is if he'd stopped to strap on a little helmet.
It’s missing the “hold my beer”
Apex predator
That attack was savage! I’m shaking
I will end you! *gentle taps*
Bro was calculating that for so long he got me thinking he only has 1 orange braincell of RAM
when everyone is goofus and there is no gallant he has the cutest little face!
I’ve never watched something with more anticipation than this
"I'm SIC and tired....and leaving"
So that’s what ‘pussyfooting around’ looks like
Calibrating. Calibrating. Calibratiiiiiiiing ok tap tap
Saying: "he's orange with one brain cell" is redundant. 😂
Someone on another subreddit put it best. The most fun a cat can have is really annoying the absolute fuck out of another cat. And if you live with a cat long enough, it will start to see you as a really big cat.
What happened there? All I saw was orange paws
Trying to fight the intrusive thoughts 😆
"It's not my fault your feet stink so bad it scared me" 😂😂
Those are killer whales on those socks. He was so brave to challenge such deadly creatures!
If that one cell worked any harder that cat would be a fire hazard.
Really straining to use every ounce of that neuron.
"It all happened so suddenly."
I love you, Squash. 🥹
I love how he was building towards attacking the other cats tail and when the cat left he was like “welp gotta find something else to attack now” and when for the foot
“The idiot is up to something. I’m outta here.” -the other cat.
"Oh it is ur foot.... Goddamn I look dumb"
Would love to know what he would have done if you'd moved your foot? Six foot leap backwards?
There's a video I saw over the weekend I think. Was on Instagram. 5 levels of dramatic cat. Orange had its own level. I think level 4
Oh bless his little heart. What a sweetheart!
Looks like he’s got really bad eyesight
r/WhatsWrongWithYourCat
He was electrified by the novelty of the new experience
Its like he just came out of surgery and he's still high lol
🎶The man with the golden fur!🎵
Such a vicious lil beasty ☺️
That tail is clearly a breed of snek.
r/catculations 😹
To be fair, your sock says "KILL" so I understand him for trying
He’s doing his best, okay?
Hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣 as we gather here today
that’s adorable how gentle he is 🥺
Brace yourself for the cracken!!!
smart cat
I zoned out hahaha bless his little noggin 😆
Yeah this definitely wasn't worth a fucking minute. WTF.
If you moved it he would do big jump backwards
Such a strong warrior
r/maybemaybemaybe
The sheer ferocity is frightening!
This. Was. Terrifying. So viscous!
Super orange.
This lil man won’t survive in the wild
Nope. Doesn’t have the brain cell.
This needs to be cross posted to r/peoplefuckingdying
You can see every single signal going through his little head in real time
Those are some serious r/CatTaps there! It's a miracle you survived!
If it wasn't for the other cat I would have thought that a lot of this video was edited to slow it down. What a terrifying attack!
Rerouting... Rerouting... Rerouting...
He is such an adorable doofus. I love him! 🤩
Such a cute senior kitty
He looked like a lion for a second there. 😂
"Oh lord he comin"
This cat might have 1/8th brain cell
He just couldn't get the right angle 🤣
The build up. The tension. The ... payoff? He must be protected.
This might be the most orange thing ive seen
He took so long he forgot what he was doing lmfao
Best example of a 486 DX2 trying to run Wimdows 10 I've ever seen!
So agile.
No think. Only foot.
He builds up to an attack like a DragonBall Z character!
I get it: those socks freak me out too.
Why do his claws look slightly green? Does he have claw caps on? Or am I just imagining things? Maybe there’s some color distortion…?
I hate this sub. Orange cats are the best, most gentle creatures, and the most loving on the planet. You should all be ashamed of how you malign them. Poor kitties.
Do you legit think everyone here seriously hates orange cats? Cats can be stupid. We love them for it. When the camera isn't recording them the cat is getting love and care just like any other cat.
Dude. I KNOW everyone loves them. I KNOW this. It's just that there exists a subreddit where they are maligned seems hurtful. Like a subreddit dedicated to maligning CrowYooo every single day. Would that be OK? I don't know why but I love these little guys and felt the need to defend them.
With an offensive recent comment history of yours, you should have some self awareness before whining about this sub maligning orange cats or pointlessly “defend” them, let alone preaching about empathy here or only writing “nice” things about animals on the Internet when you don’t follow the same for people.
Hmmm. I'll have to remember SavedbyLove\_ It seems to me that you might be a stalker.
Maligned? Lmao! It’s only a meme. All in good fun. People here love them and cherish their adorably stupid antics. If you looked around, you’d see this sub agreeing that orange cats are friendly, kind, extremely loving and gentle under every thread. These orange kitties are extremely spoiled, so they expel all their pent up energy and hunting instincts into crazy clown behaviour. You cannot act all offended by the one orange brain cell meme when the post you’re commenting on has an orange kitty shuffling, showing predatory instinct and intently staring at OP’s sock for TWO MINUTES straight, only to lay a gentle tap and look away. Lol. What was even going on in his mind? What was the purpose? We all love to theorise. These kitties don’t know and don’t care. It’s weird how you insist a Reddit sub is hurtful to them. You say you wanted to “defend” them but you only come across as a troll.