Don't Understand Why My Cat Does This! Help!

[minkymink]

My cat started doing this about a year ago, very often when I'm standing around her she'll start doing this. I looked it up numerous times on the internet but no one else's cat seemed to do this. If you have any opinions or knowledge of why she does this it would be great!

I know the quality isn't that great, I shot this on my phone!

 

[mrblanche]

I've seen it lots of times.  It's is sometimes a "taught" behavior, but it can be instinctual, too. 

Just a few videos of the behavior in other cats.
 

 

[minkymink]

Thanks so much for filling me in, I had been wondering about this for ages.

 

[emilymaywilcha]

What do you call that behavior? It looks weird.

 

[whollycat]

Oh my goodness, how cute are all the kitties in those videos, including OP's kitty doing the "begging" gestures! Smart kitties!
 

 

[malla]

Ha, I could watch kitty videos forever. LOL

 

[angels mommy]

So cute! So smart! Love the kitty that also can wipe his face on comand. What a pretty boy!

 

[aeevr]

I heard some talk on here that Persians aren't too bright - that one seem pretty smart to me.

My Cagney does a weird face wiping thing when she is frustrated - like when I was trying to teach her to pull open doors. I haven't seen her do it in a few months though...

 

[emilymaywilcha]

I heard some talk on here that Persians aren't too bright - that one seem pretty smart to me.

Why would anyone say that? Cats are mysterious animals that will never make sense to their human parents.

 

[cinderflower]

Why would anyone say that? Cats are mysterious animals that will never make sense to their human parents.

they might not be trying to be mean.  i know nothing about persian cats' intelligence, but i do know that afghan hounds are a "thicker" breed, border collies need tasks to occupy them because they're very "busy" dogs, and jack russells need a lot of interaction and mental stimulation or they get neurotic and destructive (not the breed to get and leave locked up home alone).  the way animals are bred selectively has a lot to do with their temperaments and intelligence levels, but that's only purebred.  alley cats or domestic short hairs vary as much from cat to cat as people do.

 

[missymotus]

Why would anyone say that? Cats are mysterious animals that will never make sense to their human parents.

Even Persian breeders say it Emily, they're not known for their brains.