How Do Cats Fit In Tight Spaces. One second they’re a ten pound furry creature walking around your house, and the next they’re a crazy contortionist maneuvering themselves into a space three times smaller than they are. As she approaches a narrow opening, the whiskers help her figure out if she’ll fit through, because whiskers roughly correspond to the width of her body.
As she approaches a narrow opening, the whiskers help her figure out if she’ll fit through, because whiskers roughly correspond to the width of her body. Cats are predators at heart, so they think they are hiding from other creatures when they stuff themselves into a tight space. But for those of us who do need to conserve every inch of space possible, space saving cat trees can be a godsend.