Jeanne Raymond, aged 11, of Portland, Maine for her question:

Can a cat see his reflection in a mirror?

Andy thinks that a cat can see his reflection in a mirror. At least, his own, cat Pooka, can. Pooka is a white fellow with one green eye and one blue eye and he often studies himself in a looking glass. Sometimes he tries to pat his reflection. Once, when he was a kitten he thought his reflection was another cat and tried to get into a fight.

Maybe your cat is older and wiser than Pooka. He knows his reflection is not a real oat, Since the reflection is no use to him, he just is not interested. Chances are, he learned this by experience when he was younger. Like Pooka, he may have taken a slap or two at the glass.