Why Cats Block Doorways and Stairs
Are you wondering why cats block doorways and stairs? They’re very clever creatures with plans. They don’t just happen to sit on a particular stair step or position themselves near a threshold. They might appear to be lazy, but they don’t choose these places by chance. They use positioning as a means to control other animals and even people. It’s amazing how a 10-pound cat controls who passes and who must wait for help. The look on her face says it all!
She is Affectionately Known as the Gray Gauntlet
We’ve all heard the phrase running the gauntlet, but instead of rows of angry villagers with pitchforks in hand, it’s a grumpy gray cat with one heck of an arm. More often than not my gray cat Baby can be found on the stairs. She looks like a gargoyle in a fur coat! She may as well be a winged beast with deadly fangs. My Shih-Tzu is scared of the cat. More often than not the dog refuses to pass the cat, but when he decides to run the gray gauntlet she smacks the kibble out of him. If he weren’t terrified, it would be funny!
My cat blocks my daughter too. Even when my daughter picks up a throw rug to carry as a shield, she still refuses to budge. When she hears me lowering the footrest on the recliner, she takes off like a shot. She knows exactly what she’s doing, but she also knows that I won’t put up with it. I’m not afraid of her! She can sense fear, and she thoroughly enjoys her level of power in the household.
Why Cats Block Doorways and Stairs and Other Pathways
Like I said, cats block doorways and stairs as a means of controlling other animals and people. They stare the other party down and comfortably block access to a room or another level of the home. The real reason why cats block doorways and stairs and other pathways is clear. It’s how cats get others to move without lifting a paw or uttering a sound. More often than not, it works.
my cat likes to sleep on the stairs. so, did my late shihtzus, but not together.