My cat brought me 17 socks in one day and I'm not sure if he's proud or asking for help

I work from home and yesterday my orange tabby kept disappearing into the laundry room. By the end of my shift, I counted 17 socks lined up on the kitchen floor like he was building some kind of shrine. No two socks matched either, he went out of his way to find odd pairs. He just sat there staring at me when I found them, blinking slowly. Does anyone else's pet collect weird specific things like this?

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shane_fisher3712d ago

That orange tabby energy is something else. My old cat used to do the same thing with bottle caps, not socks, but he'd line them all up under the coffee table and then meow at me until I acknowledged his work. Turns out he was just showing off his hunting skills, even if the "prey" was plastic. Slow blinking is a sign of trust and affection in cats, so your guy is probably proud of his sock hoard and wants you to appreciate it. Maybe try giving him a little extra playtime or a puzzle toy to redirect that collecting instinct if it gets out of hand.

lucasw8212d ago

That orange tabby thing is no joke. My buddy's cat, a big chonky orange dude named Cheeto, used to steal my shoelaces right out of my boots while I was still putting them on. Hed drag them into the middle of the kitchen floor and just stare at me until I clapped. We started calling him the Sock Goblin. But you know what? That slow blink thing is real. Every time I was annoyed hed do that slow blink and Id forget why I was mad. It's like they know theyre being a little jerk but theyre too cute to stay mad at. Maybe try tossing a crumpled up receipt or a milk ring for him to fetch. That worked for Cheeto.

angela68712d ago

Feel you on this one. My dog did the same thing with my work boots, lined up six of them in the living room one afternoon like he was running a shoe store.