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What causes cats to become excited all of a sudden?
« on: 11/04/2017 08:11:31 »
Davina wrote to me to ask:

Why do cats get big burst of energy and runs around and chase invisible things randomly? I have an older cat that is always calm but, randomly, has these big burst of energy. Why does she do that?

What does everyone think?
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Re: What causes cats to become excited all of a sudden?
« Reply #1 on: 11/04/2017 11:35:41 »
In my house it's the close proximity of my foot the cat's rear end...
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Re: What causes cats to become excited all of a sudden?
« Reply #2 on: 13/04/2017 21:12:05 »
Cats are unpredictable beasts. ;)
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Re: What causes cats to become excited all of a sudden?
« Reply #3 on: 13/04/2017 23:11:56 »
What gets cats all excitable? The sound of a wheelie bin...? ;)

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Re: What causes cats to become excited all of a sudden?
« Reply #4 on: 14/04/2017 03:33:32 »
Best not to mess with the cat-people : they're crazy, ( toxoplasmosis ?)
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Re: What causes cats to become excited all of a sudden?
« Reply #5 on: 14/04/2017 03:43:12 »
They chase flies and moths which we might not be able to see. So it looks like they are chasing nothing.
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