Spinning Cat Illusion

A feline twist on the classic Spinning Ballerina Illusion. Which direction is the cat spinning: clockwise or counter-clockwise?

With the cat’s speed considerably slower than that of the ballerina, this optical illusion is a little easier to control. Can you make the cat switch directions halfway through its spin so that it simply goes back and forth like a pendulum without rotating a full turn? Try it.

Source: Pech Misfortune via Mighty Optical Illusions