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The Meaning of Cat Behaviors
from: The Complete CatPeople have the impression that cats are completely independant and pay little attention to their owner -- as long as they're being provided with clean cat litter, decent meals and water. Often cats behave in strange ways, which can be confusing and makes it difficult to figure out the cat wants. However, some of these behaviors really aren't that mysteries.
Most cats will try to push their heads into any type of object. Have you noticed your cat doing this against table legs and other objects? You'll notice this even more if other people who own pets or someone with an allergy is visiting your house. When a cat notices this, he'll rub his head against that person and when he does this, he puts a touch of saliva on the individual. From this point on the cat believes he owns whatever he puts his saliva on.
The saliva gives the object or person a familiar scent. Even though this behavior might annoy you, understand that from the cat's point of view, having strange people at your home is weird. This action on your cat's part is simply trying to make the visitor belong. Brushing against them also marks them with saliva, and by putting his scent on them they now belong in his territory.
Marking objects or people with saliva is beneficial to your cat, but saliva is a common form of pet allergies. When the person wipes off the saliva, the scent is removed and your cat is inclined to go back and do it again. It might seem as if the cats is targetting someone with an allergy, but he's simply trying to make the visitor belong. If your guest can't take the saliva, have your cat rub himself on their pant leg a few times which should be enough for the cat to leave the person alone.
Indoor cats tend to spend a long of time lying near windows and you'll often hear your cat making strange noises or weird movements. This is nothing to worry about since he's just displaying his hunting instincts. Whatever he sees, it could be another cat or birds flying by, will cause your cat to act out these native hunting instinct.
Of course, cats love to play, especially with toys. They love to pounce on things, which is natural. If you try to prevent him from pouncing, your cat won't be very happy at all and you'll just end up with lots of broken stuff all over the house. A good way to exercise your cat is to play with him using string or an old shoelace, because he'll love to chase it everywhere you go.
The longer you're around your cat, the more strange behavior you're going to see. Cats can be strange, but there's always a reason behind their behavior. Do your best to understand why your cat behaves the way he does, but mainly just keep him healthy and happy, with regular visitis to the vet, a good diet, and regular exercise.
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