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Old 06-10-2016, 02:38 PM
 
Location: Manchester, UK
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Yeah it's definitely a sign of affection

I read somewhere that cats are doing it to mark you with their scent and pheromones - to mark you as their property and part of their cat family. Translation: "I love you. I own you, you are mine "
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Old 06-10-2016, 02:46 PM
 
Location: southern kansas
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Yeah it's definitely a sign of affection

I read somewhere that cats are doing it to mark you with their scent and pheromones - to mark you as their property and part of their cat family. Translation: "I love you. I own you, you are mine "
Yeah, lest their silly humans forget who owns who. Part of a cats job is to keep reminding us of who and what is the most important. All of the cats I've lived with were very good at it.
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Old 06-15-2016, 11:01 PM
 
Location: DFW
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Yeah it's definitely a sign of affection

I read somewhere that cats are doing it to mark you with their scent and pheromones - to mark you as their property and part of their cat family. Translation: "I love you. I own you, you are mine "
Eventually a study will come out revealing that humans also share pheromones when they hug.
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Old 06-16-2016, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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Kitty head butts are the best! A day without a head butt is like a day without sunshine. Fortunately, I get lots of them.

My cats are especially affectionate when they're hungry.
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Old 06-16-2016, 12:49 PM
 
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Lucky you! You get expressions of love. Now get that can opener out - pronto
LOL! Yes, that cat is training the OP! The trainee is currently confused, but cat is confident the OP will "get it" soon. LOL
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Old 06-16-2016, 12:52 PM
 
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I have a girl who is a serious head-butter. Can practically knock me over. Loves to butt my hand while I am putting the water dish down. You know how that usually ends! I can usually intercept her and pet her with my other hand, but sometimes I forget and then -- BUTT and OOPS! Can't be mad at her, though.
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Old 06-16-2016, 01:11 PM
 
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Yeah it's definitely a sign of affection

I read somewhere that cats are doing it to mark you with their scent and pheromones - to mark you as their property and part of their cat family. Translation: "I love you. I own you, you are mine "

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.


So sweet.....


Also, another sign of love is when they expose their belly to you. This would make them very vulnerable in the wild, so it means they feel very safe with you.
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Old 06-16-2016, 01:24 PM
 
Location: southern kansas
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This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.


So sweet.....


Also, another sign of love is when they expose their belly to you. This would make them very vulnerable in the wild, so it means they feel very safe with you.
Love and trust. But we cat people must remain aware that with some cats belly exposing is done for an entirely different reason. That being the very fun game of 'Gotcha'. I happen to have one ladycat that loves that game, which I refer to as Tummy Minefield. The object is to see how many times I can pet Sheba's belly before I have to put on a Band-Aid. So far my personal best is two.
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Old 06-16-2016, 06:17 PM
 
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LOL! Yes, that cat is training the OP! The trainee is currently confused, but cat is confident the OP will "get it" soon. LOL
Cats are patient. He will get it - sooner or later.
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Old 06-19-2016, 01:15 AM
 
Location: Ft. Myers
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Only one of our 3 is into head butting, that is Chewy. Every night, when I walk in the door, he is sitting on the kitchen counter by the door and won't let me in until we exchange a few head butts. Lucky comes close, as if he is going to do it, but he doesn't like his head touched too much. Daisy is a rubber.....she walks past me and rubs herself on my legs. Sometimes 10 or more trips past, doing it.

My Son taught Chewy to head butt when he was a kitten and he has never stopped doing it.

Don
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