Dress Up Cats Wiki

Cat Behavior

Everyday life

Naps
Cats walk to the coziest spot nearby (see the table below) and stretch out for a nap — more often at night.
Kneading
Before lying down on something soft (wool, carpet, a bed), they knead with their paws and purr.
Stretch and yawn
After a full nap they stretch and yawn.
Breathing and twitching
Sleeping cats breathe slowly, and now and then a paw or the tail twitches.
Loafing
They tuck their paws in at a cozy spot and look around.
Scratching
They scratch logs or wool nearby (or a wall).
Rolling over
They roll on their backs and wiggle their paws.
Grooming
They sit, lick a paw and wash their face.
Play-fighting
Bored cats pounce on each other. Sometimes two grown cats or two kittens squabble, but nobody gets hurt.
Grooming each other
A cat licks a friend's head and neck; the other tips its head up and purrs, and two grown cats may take turns. Grown cats wash kittens first, like a mother cat.
Nose boops
Cats that have been apart for a while touch noses when they meet again.
Tail play
A kitten sneaks behind a grown cat and pounces at its swishing tail; the grown cat stands patiently and swishes it for them.
Cuddling up
A cat looking for a nap likes to lie down right next to a cat that is already resting.
Tag
Cats chase each other, swapping roles when one catches the other. Kittens play it a lot, grown cats now and then.
Kittens
Kittens follow grown cats around.
Shaking dry
After a swim or the rain, they shake themselves dry once they're on dry ground.

With their owner

Greeting
Come back after 5 minutes away and they trot up to you, tail high.
Rubbing
Stand still nearby and they circle your legs, rubbing against you.
Head tilt
Stand and look at a cat and it tilts its head at you.
Answering to their name
Say a cat's name (from a name tag) in chat and it meows, turns and runs to you.
Looking up
While you have its inventory open, the cat sits and looks up at you. Change its clothes and it shakes when you close it.
Begging
Hold a fish and hungry cats come closer and meow for it.
Proud
Morning gifts after sleeping together are dropped on the ground with a proud pose.

Reacting to what you hold

String or a feather (a cat toy)
Cats creep up, wiggle and pounce.
Redstone torch (a laser pointer)
A red dot appears where you look, and cats chase it.
Milk bucket
Cats come and meow up at you for it.
Grass or ferns
Cats stretch their necks and sniff.
Rotten flesh
One sniff and they run away.
Water bucket, or a carved pumpkin on your head
Cats back away, and dash off if you get too close.
Brush
Right-click your cat to brush it: it purrs and drops a hairball (string).
Loud noises
Explosions, bells and lightning startle cats: they cower or run around.

Coziness

For naps and loafing, cats pick the spot with the highest total:

On something soft (bed, wool, carpet, hay, moss)+4
On a lit furnace, smoker or blast furnace+4
Near a lit campfire or furnace (within 2 blocks)+3
In the sun during the day+2
Indoors at night+1
Right next to a resting cat+3

Every cat is different

Stray cats