If you’re a cat parent, you probably have studied your cat to try to understand what every meow and chirp, tail flick, and ear twitch mean. You know their quirks and can read their moods like the back of your hand. We’re all like little scientists, staring at them and collecting our valuable data that will one day unlock all the secrets, and give us a better relationship with our cats.
If you’ve done even cursory research in the cat communication field, you’re familiar with one of the greatest tools in the cat’s arsenal: the slow blink. This adorable move, which is exactly as it sounds-when a cat looks at you directly and slowly but surely blinks their eyes, is the jackpot in cat/parent communication. It signifies love and trust, and is basically the holy grail-it’s what we’re always striving for.
Well, the Orange cat in today’s video, in typical Orange cat fashion, has decided to do the extreme opposite of the slow blink, and it’s pretty hilarious.
Will that cat *ever* blink?
Commenters have some sad stories! “My baby slow blinks and then attacks me,” said one. Many others reported that their orange cats do exactly the same thing. Another could practically see this cat’s thought process: “That baby is chanting ‘don’t blink don’t blink’ in their head.”
Why Cats Do the Slow Blink and What It Actually Means
In the wild, an animal closing their eyes even briefly makes them vulnerable to predators and unable to spot prey nearby. So, when a cat closes their eyes in your presence, that is a huge sign of trust, and that they perceive you as safe.
Rover.com reported on a 2020 University of Sussex study they did to understand more about the slow blink, where they “found evidence that the cat slow blink is akin to the human smile.”
Scientists found “that this expression makes cats-both familiar and strange-approach and be receptive to humans.” And hilariously, that “cats are more likely to slow blink at their humans after their humans have slow blinked at them.”
Related: How to Make Friends With Cats and Earn Their Trust
All of this info makes today’s video even funnier. Orange Cat is like “NAH” and does the complete opposite. I guess he does have a reputation to uphold. Instead of complicating his life with love, he’s keeping everything totally and completely on-brand and professional.
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This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Feb 19, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.