{"id":659239,"date":"2024-10-04T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/?p=659239"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:42:38","slug":"alex-and-the-somersault-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/felines-weekly\/alex-and-the-somersault-of-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex and the Somersault of Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction<\/a> to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not always easy to tell when your cat is happy, and other times, it\u2019s so obvious that they may as well be holding a neon sign that says \u201cThis is what joy looks like!\u201d<\/p>\n

Purring, cuddling, headbutting<\/a>, and \u2018making biscuits<\/a>\u2019 are all signs that your cat trusts you and is happy. My little ginger ninja, Alex, has one additional way of signalling his pleasure: the somersault of happiness.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not talking about just a roll. No, this is a somersault. The head down, body rolling forwards over the top manoeuvre one might expect from the likes of Simone Biles. Okay, maybe I\u2019m exaggerating a little, but it\u2019s still quite an unusual move, and he always sticks the dismount.<\/p>\n

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Alex has always been a bit of an odd one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alex Is A Bit Of A Weirdo<\/h2>\n

Like all cats, Alex is flexible, coordinated, and elegant. He also has some strange little quirks that set him apart from the other cats in our house, and most other cats I have known. For starters, he enjoys extending his front legs in front of him when perched on high surfaces. Not simply dangling his paws over the edge, but with the whole limb sticking out in front.<\/p>\n

His second positional quirk is his preference for sitting cross-legged. The first couple of times I noticed it, I assumed it was just a fluke. Perhaps he\u2019d been in the middle of a turn, or got distracted as he was sitting down. However, you are far more likely to see Alex with his dainty little front feet crossed than to be so boring as to have them sit side by side like some sort of commoner.<\/p>\n

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He’s always been a little bit different!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Mystery of Movement<\/h2>\n

Why does he do this? Well, I suspect that if I could answer that question, I would be in possession of some pretty major feline secrets<\/a>. What I do know is that he is a very sweet little cat with some unusual ways of expressing himself. Which brings me back to his happy little somersault.<\/p>\n