Something my cat does

[stlgrl5]

I hope this is the spot for this but has anyone else had a cat who everytime you blink your eyes he goes to paw at your eye???

 

[eburgess]

Not my eye but Limerick paws at my face.... usually to wake me up.. haha

 

[wellingtoncats]

Nope but then again I don't stare at my kitties.

 

[stlgrl5]

lol well i dont stare at him he does it like when i'm falling asleep.. ya know how you can barely stay awake and your eyes keep opening & closing..

 

[wellingtoncats]

Originally Posted by STLGRL5

lol well i dont stare at him he does it like when i'm falling asleep.. ya know how you can barely stay awake and your eyes keep opening & closing..

Oh I getcha.

Nope they haven't done that - I would freak out if they did.

 

[maherwoman]

I've never experienced this particular pasttime (lol), but the one thing that comes to mind is that they think you're playing with them (think...moving around a cat toy...or when cats think your finger is a toy). How old is he?

 

[zazi]

YES!!
One of my cats, when she was a kitten... Oh man.... She practically took my eye out several times... I think they're trying to get at your eyelashes or something... Do you have really long eyelashes?

 

[maverick_kitten]

yes! she might think your challenging her as eye contacts threatening.

I flutter my eyelids in my sleep and woke up once with a start as my (then new and very tiny) kitten had nearly poked my eye out!

maybe its not the blinking. maybe your staring at her?

 

[stlgrl5]

My cat is about 1.5 years old.. I dont have long eyelashes though

 

[sadisticookie]

I've had little kittens swat at my eyes but I was quick to let them know that was inappropriate (usually I'd hiss at them and they'd get the hint to not do that again). As for a grown cat, oh my. I think I'd be worried to even go to sleep around it!

 

[stormy]

Mine did when they were kittens. Not anymore though.

 

[stlgrl5]

Yea sometimes I grab his paw and say NO! and he listens for like a second and does it again

 

[mferr84]

yes - chloe attacks my eyelashes... i had a very close call once.. now when she starts staring at me with that 'prepare to attack' look on her face, i stand up and move away... i've tried distracting her... it didnt help

 

[maherwoman]

Originally Posted by STLGRL5

I hope this is the spot for this but has anyone else had a cat who everytime you blink your eyes he goes to paw at your eye???

I would say as long as he isn't hurting you when he does this, you should just look at it as something funny he does. That's interesting that a cat his age is doing this...maybe he's just trying to connect with you. I think it's just one of those cute little quirks.

 

[stlgrl5]

Nope hasn't hurt me yet lol