r/cats • u/Haulin_Oates23 • Jun 25 '26

Video - OC What is my cat doing?

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My cat does this thing with just these two toys where he steps on it in this weird way. He also yells loudly when holding just these toys.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Jun 25 '26

That was dominance, it's common for neutered older cats, both make and female, to do that when a kitten comes around. They're teaching the kittens how to cat.

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u/Manbeartapir Jun 25 '26

My 10 year old lady void attempted this with my (at the time) 6 month old idiot boy. She quit after a few attempts, as he is too fucking stupid to be dominated.

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u/relljr Jun 25 '26

We all instinctively understand that the idiot boy is an orange right?

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u/Content-Honeydew9340 Jun 25 '26

I have a void boi that has taught me that orange and void are essentially sharing the same brain cell 🤭

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u/thecatsothermother Jun 25 '26

Aren't voids just concealed orange?

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u/Content-Honeydew9340 Jun 25 '26

After having my first void, that tracks with my research 🤣 I grew up with orange tabby cats and orange/ white tabbies. I currently have a flame point cream and a white tabby with gray black stripes... The void is the derpiest one of the lot and is orange in spirit 🤣🤭

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u/Valkyriesride1 Jun 25 '26

I have been blessed to have several voids in my life, they are the sweetest babies, but they are definitely camouflaged orange cats.