Movies to Watch with Our Cat

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From: wayofcats.com

There’s nothing better than cuddling up with our cat, and watching our cat’s favorite movie.

What? Our cat doesn’t have a favorite move? How do we know?

Some movies offer opportunities to interact with our cat. Some movies are about cats, and prompt us to say nice things to our cat. Some movies offer built-in cat interest.

Best of all, this could be a movie we already know and love.

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Romance movies. If we’re already suffering from the pint of ice cream on the couch syndrome, go all out and watch one of our favorite happy/sad movies. Some of us recognize the cathartic potential in crying over other people’s problems.

How to engage the cat: See if the cat notices we are reaching for tissues. If they look concerned, explain that it’s a movie that makes us cry. See if they are available for hugging.

Horror movies. The cat won’t like us screaming and levitating from the couch. However, if we want to clutch a good friend, the cat understands that. Just make sure it’s one we’ve seen before, so we don’t startle them.

How to engage the cat: Many horror movies try to scare us with a cat. If we know this is coming, be reassuring. Tell them the cat is only an actor.

Action movies. If we can’t watch this kind of movie without yelling advice about driving or handling explosives, we will be too rowdy for the cat to enjoy. However, if we quietly enjoy our favorite moments while repeating favorite lines, this can be a cue the cat will look forward to.

How to engage the cat: Every good action movie has character building moments and scene setup. During these quiet moments, we can get out the wand toy. We will be surprised at how the cat will learn the plot structure and anticipate our moves.

Cat, mouse, or bird movies. From Hitchcock to trashy drive-in classic, lots of fun movies have close-up prey action. Giant bug movies can excite the cat’s curiosity; they don’t get to see them this way very often.

How to engage the cat: Draw the cat’s attention by peering closely at the screen, or show them that the remote makes things happen onscreen. Feel free to back up and show a scene again if our cat notices.

Many of us have movies we like to watch again and again. If we find moments our cat enjoys too, this will be a just another reason to choose that particular movie. We can also use television shows.

Early on, my cats tended to ask for dinner during Jeopardy; and we can’t pause it. So I began singing along with the Jeopardy song during the final round, and springing up to feed the cats as soon as the answers were over.

And the cats learned the song.

Now, any interruptions during the show can be quelled with, “But they haven’t played the song yet!” And if we tune in early, we respond to cat questions with, “That’s the opening theme. It isn’t Final Jeopardy yet.”

Cats are all about integrating their routines with ours. This is an opportunity we shouldn’t miss.

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