If you are a cat owner, you know that privacy is a far-fetched dream, especially if your furry friend is clingy. A hilarious Instagram video from @sukithecalicokitty puts that reality on display, with Suki, a wide-eyed Calico, making sure her owner never gets a moment to herself. The video begins with the on-screen caption, “Trying to do anything alone when you have a cat.” Clearly, Suki treats it like an important challenge.
Owner shows what trying to do anything alone with a ‘clingy’ cat looks like
In one moment, the “clingy” cat sits on a wooden platform and intensely stares into the camera, as if she has some urgent business to discuss with her owner. Another moment shows her clinging to her owner’s legs. She also politely sits on a table near a dish of food, inspecting every move, while another clip catches her sitting on the floor, looking like she is the supervisor.
Later, the “clingy” cat even peeks out from a hanging bag, still passionately staring at her owner. And in the end, Suki meows from inside a glass door, as the owner jokes in the caption, “She’s so clingy in the last one??”
Viewers loved every bit of Suki’s clinginess. One commenter wrote, “’Alone’ gets scrapped off the vocabulary as soon as you get a cat,” while another joked, “Cats when the activity requires zero cats,” and a third viewer was correct in pointing out, “Once you have a cat, it becomes a group activity.”
Suki’s behavior reflects what a “clingy” cat owner might see at home. Cats usually memorize routines quickly, and they notice patterns — everything from when you stand up to when you head to another room — they are constantly on the lookout for something interesting to happen. Besides, for some cats, following their human becomes a part of their curiosity and habit. And it also helps them bond.
If the cat gets attention, even a laugh or a gentle nudge, they may repeat the behavior because it works in their favor — and that is what Suki might have been doing with her owner.
