The answer is of course that nobody knows.
But looking at the cats' faces during such moments we
certainly can suppose that they are deep in thoughts.
If we consider the first variant we can suppose that|its
when a human washes a cat the whole life flashes through
its mind and a state of consternation is the aftermath
of the washing process.
I can't vouch for the second variant - I've never observed
cats freezing when they wash themselves.
But who knows - maybe the process wakes up some thoughts|there's another idiom... "deep in thought [singular]"
inside their brains. After all people are often
deep in thoughts after scratching their heads. ;-)
[re what cats are thinking]
The answer is of course that nobody knows.On the surface of it, yes. Together with the British & the Chinese,
cats are said to be inscrutable...
OTOH such a remark often tells me more about the observer than it
does about them! Several years ago, for example, Dallas & I watched
a fictional account on TV of what went wrong between Prince Andrew
of the UK & his wife Sarah (AKA "Fergie"). In one particular scene
Fergie screams at the Queen's secretary that he's ruined her marriage. Without doing a frame- by-frame analysis I can't tell you exactly what the male actor did to give both of us the same impression. As a servant this man would be expected to keep his feelings to himself until asked to offer an opinion, but the actor
let the mask slip just enough to let *us* know he was glad to hear
what Fergie said.... :-)
But looking at the cats' faces during such moments we certainlyYes, like the guy who shouted "EUREKA!" in the bathtub... [chuckle].
can suppose that they are deep in thoughts.
If we consider the first variant we can suppose that when a human
washes a cat its whole life flashes through its mind and a state
of consternation is the aftermath of the washing process.
Nice description. People often say their whole lives flashed before
their eyes when they thought they were about to drown... [grin].
The cats I've known certainly seemed to dislike getting wet, anyway, unless it was their idea! We can use the reflexive for clarification by saying when, while washing themselves, they suddenly freeze.
I can't vouch for the second variant - I've never observed catsI have seen them pause in mid-action & gaze into space for a moment. And when a schoolteacher says "Freeze!" it means s/he wants
freezing when they wash themselves.
all the kids within earshot to stop action... right now this second. ;-)
But who knows - maybe the process wakes up some thoughts inside|there's another idiom..."deep in thought [singular]"
their brains. After all people are often deep in thoughts after
scratching their heads. ;-)
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