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By instinct cats are attracted to movement of small things. It is a predatory instinct for hunting. But often a cat will become playful if you wiggle your fingers at them, and will attack/play with your fingers by pouncing or swatting at them.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 6y agoWiggling your fingers or any kind of movement will cause your cat to go after it, it's their hunting instinct.
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What are polydactyly cats?
polydactyl means many fingers. It refers to people or creatures that have more fingers or toes then what they are suppose to have.
Why do cats stare at fingers?
Because they move. Cats are highly attuned to small things moving. Even if you have trained them not to play with your fingers, they will watch them because they find the motion fascinating. This is linked to their hunting instinct.
What do you call someone who loves cats?
If you just love a cat, that's normal, there's no special name. If you are obsessed with cats like I am, you'd be called an Ailuromaniac, meaning cat maniac.
What has hands but no fingers?
dogs and cats and animals
Do Cats have special needs?
yes
How do cats feel other objects?
Cats have nerves, much like we do, but they are more sensitive. Their whiskers act like fingers feeling everything they touch
What does 'the cats been on the strawberries' mean?
meaning of the saying "the cats been on the strawberries"
What moves retractable claws?
Mainly tendons and muscles. cats are probably wondering how we move our fingers.
Is glucosamine safe to give cats?
They make special formulas for cats. I give mine a gel of glucosamine and chondrointon, made for cats.
Do you have special language for dogs and cats?
yes.... i am the fighter
What special sensory organ do cats have?
Scent Glands
The whiskers of cats and dogs serve?
cats and dogs whiskers serve the same purpose that a bugs antenna do. Imagine this. Close your eyes and put four fingers on each cheek. Walk around. You don't bump your face into anything, because your fingers hit whatever you would've bumped into. This is what a cats whiskers are like. Of course, cats aren't blind,but it is just another sense of whats going on!
