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ThaneVim t1_ivn83vt wrote

Reply to comment by rabbithasacat in An example of the rare but effective "self-yeet." by Alabussy

Honestly, this makes a lot of sense as well. I mean, cats are super sensitive, and that thing wants to stay closed. It's potentially a sensory overload for the kitty to go through it any slower. So, it figured out how to handle the thing: yeet! And therefore minimize contact time.

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x_LoneWolf_x t1_ivnpcmi wrote

This is simultaneously a very interesting take, and completely baseless.

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thetarm t1_ivo14di wrote

I don't know, a lot of people are aware that a cat's whiskers are very sensitive and sometimes they won't even eat out of narrow cat bowls because of something called whisker fatigue.

Clearly you didn't know this and instead of researching, decided to call out that guy's plausible explanation for no good reason.

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soda-jerk t1_ivp0nto wrote

Not at all baseless.

Cats and dogs have other sensor hairs and whiskers, beside the ones on their muzzles. They use them to gauge the space around them, particularly their heads. That mesh screen dragging across all those hairs probably doesn't feel good. Though we obviously can't ask the cat, we can try to imagine what it's like, by thinking of what a similar fabric would feel like, rubbing against a highly sensitive part of our bodies.

The dog is a dog, and might be enjoying the sensation, or is a little slower putting the two things together.

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ThePrussianGrippe t1_ivo12yo wrote

Have you never seen a cat spend 2 minutes scooching under a closed door?

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