Decipher this mood for me. Annoyed? Contented? Wanting? Bored?
content, mostly
but you keep moving around and are holding a big rectangle so also a bit of “what are you doing?” whenever you move. but not too much since you’re not moving around a lot
they’re side-eyeing you when there’s movement just to keep a little tab on what’s going on around them
no way to know why they’re keeping tabs, if they were scared they’d keep you more in field of view
Girl hates cat. She is showing indifferent dominance by not looking at it ever.
I once found this image. I don’t remember from where:
Hope it helps
My votes for content. A long fast tail twitch is usually annoyance. This looks like “Chill and surveying” but it’s the only context I have and I don’t know your cat so this could be wrong.
look like “I tolerate you, but why are you looking at me?”
I think it does not like having phone cameras held against its face.
My vote is mildly annoyed at being filmed. My cat gets irritated when the IR light gets emitted (I think for the autofocus) - he can tell when the camera app is open vs not - I think it shines right in his eyes and it gives him the irrits.
Ya wasps hate my laser autofocus. I don’t know if it hurts them or scares them but they jump away when you focus on them.
Calm but paying attention. Idk where people get irritation from because that tail isn’t doing that.
When my wife’s cat does that with her tail, I call it “happy hooky tail”
He is polydactyl on all four paws. He can count to 26.
they seem interested/curious, imo. they’re watching what’s going on, their ears are perked up & pointing towards different sounds, their tail’s doing that little languid dance etc
i’d see if they want to play with a toy or if they want cheek-rubs or something!
edit: also, your cat has thumbs, that’s v cute :D
Slow tail curls = happy and interested.
Fast tail whips / tip twitches = irritated.
Darker cat thinks they’re having fun, but correctly reads orange cat’s annoyance and leaves
Cat was content but something has interrupted its chill and it is ready for the interruption to piss off.
If it was my cat doing that annoyed tail tip twitch and watching everything that moves or gets close, I would be careful of my fingertips.
attentive and reactive.
“Bro we chillin’ or…?”
Having a blast chilling with their favourite humans but wondering what you’re doing with that smartphone in their face
