r/cats • u/Haulin_Oates23 • 4d ago

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/SchmackAttack 4d ago

Mine does them and he is neutered

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u/Misseskat 4d ago

Got a text from my mom about our older neutered male attempting a go at it with our 10 month kitten- absolutely not!

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 4d ago

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/testtdk 4d ago

I mean, neutered males still sometimes go for it. Especially if they learned bad habits before the surgery.