What is your cat trying to tell you? A blinking cat is a happy cat. Blinking in cats is a signal that they recognize the presence of another cat in their vicinity but they are not going to fight it. A blink sends the message: “You are my friend. I am not angry. I am not threatened, or threatening.”
This kind of message is very important in the wild, where cats battle for territory. Run across a neighboring cat and you’d better make your intentions clear, or you may find yourself in a fight. The blink serves to say: all’s well here.
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So, why do cats blink at us, when we aren’t cats and don’t understand such feline messages? Well — do you ever speak to your cat?
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Too cute of an article! I would like to think of the blinks as friendly kitten winks. Thank you for such a delightful post.
Yup. I’m guilty of talking to my cats. All 5 of them! Another cool thing about cats is that they only meow for us. I didn’t believe it at first but its true. A cat will rarely ever meow at another cat, they use that noise just for talking to humans. I like the post of the cat that adopted the bunnies.
This may not be the correct page to ask this, but what kind of cats are available that do not give people allergies? My wife wants a cat but I cant be around them or I feel like I have the flu. If anyone knows post back, and hopefully it is not one of those hairless cats. Thanks
I talk to Dulcie all the time, and although she can’t actually reply I always know exactly what she wants.
Food, more food, open the door, close the door, let me out, let me in, stroke my head, can I sit there?
Her wish is my command,