Have you noticed that cats are very space conscious. If they see a space that would otherwise be empty and they believe that they could fill it, why, of course, they do (fill it!). They seem to know what is required at any given moment. Well, at least they act like they know.
Now to be sure, cats do get confused. But they disguise it well. Confusion in cats is only temporary. Now I'm talking the normal, non-sedated variety. If, of course, you administer drugs in any shape or fashion to a cat, then their mental state is compromised greatly. Their otherwise exquisite balance is completely gone and they should be watched closely to prevent them from harming themselves. For the most part, cats act as if everything they did, every action was well planned, even orchestrated in advance. Even if you surprise a cat (like with a loud noise, not recommended though), it will of course, be startled, perhaps jumping straight up. But almost immediately afterwords, and I'm talking a matter of seconds, it will continue about with its business as if it was not really that surprised. Kind of like, 'Oh, I knew that' or 'That's an old trick you played on me, please avoid doing that again and there won't be trouble.' Or, they will give you that look, you know the one - "Humans are so exasperating, but what are you going to do about them?" Probably followed by the thought that 'at least they feed us.'
