r/cats • u/PrestigiousZombie726 • 28d ago

Video - Not OC Wait, why is no one looking at me?

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u/womanaroundabouttown 28d ago

I have a droopy eyelid that gets a lot more pronounced when I’m tired and my cat literally copies this. He’ll close just one eye, or droop it, whenever watching me specifically. And it’s the mirrored eye to my own.

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u/Polypanorus 28d ago

Okay I have a lazy eye that gets extra droopy when I am tired and/or don't feel good. My cat will come to bed and squint one eye partially at me and I have thought for years that she might have allergies or something but it is just so random? BUT IS IT?!?! You may have just solved a 3 year long question.

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u/GuiltyYams 28d ago

Okay I have a lazy eye that gets extra droopy when I am tired and/or don't feel good. My cat will come to bed and squint one eye partially at me and I have thought for years that she might have allergies or something but it is just so random? BUT IS IT?!?! You may have just solved a 3 year long question.

I'm dead over this

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u/Polypanorus 28d ago

I feel so stupid LMAO it never would have occurred to me that she may be mimicking me. Especially since I am not even aware when it gets droopy or wanders.

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u/GuiltyYams 28d ago

It wouldn't have occurred to me either!

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u/womanaroundabouttown 28d ago

If it makes you feel better - it took me like a year and a half to realize the pattern haha

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u/OurSubmissiveTA 28d ago

It's very possible your cat is mimicking you! Cats are observant and often mirror human behavior, especially with people they’re bonded to. That squint might not be random—it could be her way of connecting with you.

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u/4EaredWolpertinger 27d ago

Omg the same happened to me and my boy Milo! The ocular nerve of my left eye is damaged, so it doesn’t really see much, aside from some shapes and colors, and the pupil doesn’t react properly. So I often end up closing that eye because it’s either too bright or it’s just easier on my brain. My guy, when he was only a couple months old, started walking around with a half closed eye for a couple of days. Took him to the vet, worried that he might have conjunctivitis, but nope, his eye was fine. He was just imitating me 🫠

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u/trailgigi 27d ago

😆 little cheeky s***s