why is my cat staring at me?
Sometimes I find myself in this situation where I don't know what to do. My cat is staring at me, and I feel guilty not knowing what she wants from me. She keeps staring until she feels tired and sometimes sleeps while sitting, not laying. As if there was something really interesting and needs thinking that made her forget to lay down to sleep. I blink or close my eyes to show her a cat kiss, but she still looks at me either after she blinks using two eyes or without blinking, just continues to stare.
What do i do? Why is she staring at me for such a long time?
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I've no qualifications, so please don't take this as authoritative, but your cat's probably fine.
Cats tend to wag their tails when they're angry or tense. You pointed out in the comments that she's not doing that, so I imagine that she's just sitting peacefully on the floor and watching you. All this suggests to me is that you're more interesting to look at than the walls.
As for what to do? Pet her if you want, and if she's down for that.
Direct eye contact for cats is a challenge. She is staring back at you as a response to your challenge and/or waiting for you to attack. If she's bored and wants to play, she may "attack" you first to get things started. My cats do this with each other all the time.
Slowly blinking or looking away signals that you don't intend to attack and that you trust the cat enough to not attack you, which builds trust. When my cats stare at me intently, I do one or the other, and they usually mirror the behavior and go back to whatever they were doing before.
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