Why does my cat sit right in front of the TV?
Cats love to block the view of the screen because they are drawn to movement, warmth, and your attention. This completely hides the display and makes it impossible to watch movies or shows without your pet sitting right in the middle of the action.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1moving keyboards and gear out of the way
- 2pausing the game or playing specific games that cats enjoy watching
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“it’s really cute even though she keeps making me lose battles by blocking my view”source ↗
averagewasianairhead · r/cats · 18 upvotes
“Her name is Willard, and she loves to block the view of everything I watch.”source ↗
badideaallaround · r/cats · 5 upvotes
“Horrible editing! Can you take the movie away so we can see the cat?”source ↗
jaye7070 · r/cats · 3 upvotes