Said It Here

Interpreting what a pet is thinking

Trying to understand what a cat is thinking based on its facial expressions or behavior.

Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found2 items attempted
Community agreement149 total upvotes

What the numbers show

Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count

  • People have been saying this in most months since September 2026.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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  1. 1
    guessing or making jokes about the cat's thoughts
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  2. 2
    Asking a community of experienced owners for an explanation.
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In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/cats2 people · September 2026 – November 2026

“Can anyone explain why she does this?”source ↗

“She would bump her head on our feet, and “flop”. Sometimes would roll around.”source ↗

“Sometimes she would welcome pets and just… walk away. Lol”source ↗

buddhakye · r/cats · 148 upvotes

“Why the f Do you keep holding that square thing in front of my face?”source ↗

BoringOrange678 · r/cats · 1 upvotes

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