From what I read, cats do see a reflection, but they don't have the capacity to realize that it is their reflection. Don't know if that's trueor not. The only cat who plays with a mirror is Bixby. He'll paw at it, I think he thinks it's another kitty. But what amazed me was one time when he had his back to me, he was staring at the mirror and I was looking at his reflection in the mirror only to realize that he was staring at *my* reflection in the mirror. When I tilted my head to the side, he tilted his head to the side. It was so cute.