Why do cats stare

Have you ever found your cat staring… nowhere? It is an attitude that draws our attention a lot to humans, since normally if any of us did it well, we could think that they are suffering from a crisis of absence (it is a momentary loss of consciousness) or another problem. But the truth is that we would be wrong.

Our friend's senses are much more sensitive than ours, especially if we are talking about hearing. So if you're wondering why cats stare, you will find the answer in something that is there but that your eyes are not able to see.

For a long time it was thought that cats were capable of seeing spirits or ghosts if they exist. But nothing to see. In the same way that the eyes of a fly see the world in a totally different way from ours, with those of felines exactly the same thing happens. We know that during the day they look as if someone has lost their glasses, but that at dusk only with the dim light of the moon they are able to move with total safety.

Therefore, when they stare at nothing, they are actually seeing something. The fact that? It is not yet known. And the problem is compounded when we are "bombarded" with images: our eyes see more than the brain can process. Out of our own instinct, we "discard" what cannot be of use to us and keep what is. And still, not even the person who lives in the middle of the jungle can see and hear as well as cats.

Felines are animals that have evolved to be expert predators. Their pads prevent them from making noise when walking, their whiskers receive very important information about the place, their ears hear the sound of a rodent seven meters away, and their beautiful eyes see much better than ours when night begins to fall.

Why are they staring?

To understand it, you have to know a little more about your senses. As we said, they are animals made for hunting, and but also for night hunting. Their entire body has evolved so that they can catch prey as many times as possible. For this reason, today cats have:

• Eyes: they see up to eight times better than ours at night. They can't distinguish saturations and different hues well, but they can see green, blue, and yellow.
• Ears: they are capable of capturing frequencies of up to 65 thousand hertz, which means that they detect sounds and vibrations that we can only imagine.
• Smell: they are animals that use their nostrils a lot to communicate, that is why their sense of smell is highly developed.

Based on this, if we ever see them staring at something, it is because they are very concentrated. They not only see what is right in front of them, they go much further. They can perceive changes in temperature, sounds, different components that are in the air ... In short, things that we can know are there, but that we are unable to detect.

Why does my cat look at me while I sleep?

Cats are very, very curious animals. Anything can attract a lot of attention, and yes, that also includes seeing how we sleep. They they want to know what we are doing, and what is the way we sleepThat is why they do not hesitate for a second to fix their gaze on us.

If he also blinks slowly, he is telling us that he loves us and that he feels very comfortable and relaxed with our company.

Why does my cat look at me badly?

When a cat 'looks bad' we have to ask ourselves what is happening at that moment; namely, if he stares at us, tense, with bristling hair, it is probably because something or someone has made him feel intimidated or very uncomfortable and reacts like this, with the intention of attacking.

So, although we have not been the 'bad guys', but we have seen ourselves in that situation, what we have to do is turn your head gently, look at it, and blink slowly. If we have something that we can use to distract him (a toy that makes noise for example), we will take it and start playing with it.

In the event that he is really very tense, it is best to get away from him. Little by little, and without turning your back. We should not get into a room or anything like that, but simply get to a safe distance and, from there, try to distract him with anything. For example, something that almost always works is wet food. As soon as you open the can, the furry man usually forgets why he was so angry en.

Anyway, the ideal is to avoid that the cat feels this way. Correct care, with respect, patience and affection, will be the pillars that sustain a precious human-cat relationship. You may get scared at some point, such as a truck passing by or a vase falling to the ground, but what can be avoided should be avoided. The yelling, the mistreatment, ... this is of no use to anyone.

What happens if you look a cat in the eye?

For a long time it was believed that you could not look a cat in the eye, but today this has an explanation. People do look into each other's eyes when interacting, but when we stare at cats they will feel intimidated and avert their gaze. Why?

In cat talk, staring means something like "I'm tense" or "I'm angry." For this reason, it is not recommended to fix your gaze on them, unless your eyes are slightly squinted, with a relaxed gaze.

I hope you have learned a lot about these furry ones.