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So my cat Chester.....seems a little....I honestly don't know how to describe it.
He is perfectly healthy, and overall very smart. He's active and eats well, uses litter box without fail. When he plays, he's an excellent hunter/catcher and very agile.
Although he can jump he is most definitely a climber. He will miss jumping up on things as he seems to not jump high enough with his leap, but if he has traction, uses his legs to climb the rest of the way. I have read that this is normal, some cats just develop into being stronger climbers rather than jumpers.
But he has weird body awareness, it only shows when he's playing.
When a toy gets into a tight spot where he can't see it but knows where it is. He'll position him self to see the toy and then paw for it in a completely different place...it's like he has no idea where his leg is. He'll be laying on his back, face shoved into wherever the toy is, so he can see it and he's trying to paw at the toy way up in the air....not even in the direction of the toy. It's absolutely hilarious, but I do wonder if he might have some sort of issue.
He also seems to contort himself in the dumbest positions to accomplish a goal...rather than taking the most logical approach. Like one time, to get to the dripping water from the tub faucet. He climbed on the the edge of the tub, and half balanced himself on the faucet, contorted his head and chest upside down so he was face to face and up close with the faucet opening...rather than just sitting in front of the faucet and tilting his head up.
Like I said, he's seems smart and learns things fast....but sometimes I wonder if he's a bit....slow....
Anyone else have a dumb, smart cat? I've looked up different things and he doesn't fit any neurological problems because he doesn't display any other issues. He's been like this since we've adopted him, and has had vet checks. Any ideas?
He is perfectly healthy, and overall very smart. He's active and eats well, uses litter box without fail. When he plays, he's an excellent hunter/catcher and very agile.
Although he can jump he is most definitely a climber. He will miss jumping up on things as he seems to not jump high enough with his leap, but if he has traction, uses his legs to climb the rest of the way. I have read that this is normal, some cats just develop into being stronger climbers rather than jumpers.
But he has weird body awareness, it only shows when he's playing.
When a toy gets into a tight spot where he can't see it but knows where it is. He'll position him self to see the toy and then paw for it in a completely different place...it's like he has no idea where his leg is. He'll be laying on his back, face shoved into wherever the toy is, so he can see it and he's trying to paw at the toy way up in the air....not even in the direction of the toy. It's absolutely hilarious, but I do wonder if he might have some sort of issue.
He also seems to contort himself in the dumbest positions to accomplish a goal...rather than taking the most logical approach. Like one time, to get to the dripping water from the tub faucet. He climbed on the the edge of the tub, and half balanced himself on the faucet, contorted his head and chest upside down so he was face to face and up close with the faucet opening...rather than just sitting in front of the faucet and tilting his head up.
Like I said, he's seems smart and learns things fast....but sometimes I wonder if he's a bit....slow....
Anyone else have a dumb, smart cat? I've looked up different things and he doesn't fit any neurological problems because he doesn't display any other issues. He's been like this since we've adopted him, and has had vet checks. Any ideas?
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