Hello, I’m Amanda! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and Blue, my fluffy hearth level Himalayan-Persian cat.
Likelihood is that for those who’re plugged into cat blogs and movies, you might have seen a couple of viral cat tendencies circling the web on varied social platforms.
I perceive that not each cat is identical, and a few are just a little extra indifferent from their wild cat ancestry (like Blue, little mama is a princess), however I believed we’d give a few of these viral video tendencies a go to see how Blue would honest.
The target of our experiment is to both verify or debunk the legitimacy (not less than for our home) of feline behaviors in odd however harmless conditions, Blue being my muse. Are the issues we see on our screens typical cat reactions? We needed to know.
Listed here are 5 viral video tendencies that I’ve seen most frequently: the arms (paws) within the circle, quiet place check, the sound of a comb, cats stopping themselves once you try and press their face in opposition to the wall, and probably the most well-known, cats being afraid of cucumbers.
With out additional ado, listed here are our outcomes.
The 5 Cat Video Traits We Tried to Recreate:
1. Palms/Paws In
This development calls on pet dad and mom to sit down on the ground and stack their arms on one another between them with the concept their kitty would watch and comply with swimsuit. With the assistance of my little household, all of us positioned our arms one on high of the opposite and waited for a response from Blue. It’s not probably the most participating exercise, so Blue was disinterested in taking part. We tried a couple of totally different occasions, but it surely’s not her factor. It’s secure to say Blue received’t be becoming a member of workforce sports activities any time quickly.
2. The Quiet Place
If you’re a film buff, you’ve doubtless seen The Quiet Place. If the world was overtaken by blind alien raptor creatures who attacked something that made noise, would Blue and I survive? Blue doesn’t thoughts being held in opposition to her will for brief durations however wouldn’t make a ton of noise attempting to flee. She additionally sat soundless as I trotted round together with her in my arms. I’d give our survival score right here a stable 8 – so long as she by no means will get hungry, I’m assuming we’d be all proper.
3. The Comb
Operating your finger throughout the prongs of a comb offers off a sound that makes cats gag, allegedly. Not the cutest of tendencies however a straightforward one we may strive. With a couple of totally different combs in hand, I went on a mission. I believed possibly I acquired one little retort, however no. It was a false alarm. This isn’t a sound that will get a response from Blue.
4. Reflex Take a look at
Blue is in her double digits now, so I might have imagined her reflexes truly fizzling out in recent times. I used to be pleasantly shocked when each time I attempted this problem, her paws went up. This cat reflex is alive and nicely! Undecided what this implies – possibly that she’s on alert? Both manner, Blue handed this problem with flying colours.
5. Cucumber Scare
Blue is chill and so long as her surroundings remains to be and quiet, she’s content material, so I used to be curious to see her response to the cucumber. I discovered myself questioning why this was the primary time I had ever tried to spook her with a vegetable. Setting the cucumber down was not as simple as one would hope. That is my invitation to you to sneak up in your cat and secretly place an object behind them with out them noticing. I’ll must chalk this one up as a fail. Possibly it’s not the cucumber that freaks the cats, it’s the ninja strikes from their homeowners.
Actual or Not So Actual?
It will have been fairly cool to see all of those tendencies pan out the best way they’re portrayed on socials, however I feel the reality is that almost all movies we see may be the exception to the rule. The one cat with an impressive and over-the-top response as a substitute of one thing typical for a feline. Have any of those movies labored for you and your cat?
Anyway, right here’s a blooper reel of us making an attempt to be web sensations:
This text is part of Amanda and Blue’s collection.
