my cat...
..stares at the wall. Stares intently, as if something is there. He will not be distracted.

If you stand between him and the wall when he's doing this, blocking his view, he will lean over so he can see past your legs and carry on staring.

Is there something spooky there? Or is my cat mental?
(inflateable, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 21:41, 11 replies)

yes
your cat is indeed mental
(europe-who, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 22:07, closed)

I agree
mental cat for sure.

Unless of course he's staring at a ghost. In which case, be afraid. Be very afraid.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 22:09, closed)

No (s)he's just a cat
and there is something there. You have mice(/rats!!) in your walls. As we do.
( buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 22:14, closed)

No your cat is not mental
It's all part of the feline plot to take over the world....step 1 - confuse the staff (also known as the owners)
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 22:19, closed)

It could
of course be sussing out the best place for it's next drill site.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 22:23, closed)

My cats
do similarly mentalist things. I think it's just a part of being a cat.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 9 Jul 2008, 22:36, closed)

yep
Mine does more or less the same, she'll sit on top of the hifi speaker and stare into a framed Delgados poster on the wall, inches away from it. It's weird. I've tried taking a picture, but she's frightened of the camera and runs off as soon as I turn it on.
(Alaning, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 7:17, closed)

Hmm...
Yes, I reckon your cat has contracted the mentals...
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 8:53, closed)

it's like that far side cartoon
with the dogs sitting by the cupboard, and one is saying to the other, "wanna have some fun? in a minute we'll just bark and growl at absolutely nothing..."
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 9:43, closed)

not just your cat
Mine does it too (as did previous ones) though he tends to walk off when I finally give in and look where he is staring. I think cats just have a bastard sense of humour that also induces them to sit in doorways at night just to see how far you will fly.
(cmouse is pondering about life in other jobs, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 10:43, closed)

My old cat
would suddenly turn and stare intently at a corner of the room.

It would always make me look there too, just as quickly.

I'm sure he used to laugh at me.
( Moey, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 12:15, closed)