The moment in the post above — The face of a cat who just vomited all over her human's basket of — is one of those small everyday scenes that says a lot about life with cats.
If it fits, they sit. The internet has spent more than a decade proving this rule and the cat in the post above is, once again, confirming it. Whether the container is a shipping box, a bathroom sink, a fruit basket, or a square of tape on the floor, the right shape is irresistible to a cat.
There is a real reason for it. Boxes provide enclosed walls on multiple sides, which lower a cat’s stress and trigger the same comfort cats get from a snug hiding spot in the wild. A 2019 study even found that cats will gladly sit inside the outline of a square — no walls required — as long as the shape is convincing enough.
So next time you assemble a piece of furniture and your cat ignores the new chair entirely in favor of the box it came in, you are not being insulted. You are being shown what your cat values.
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