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Have you ever taken a moment and wondered how your cats love you? Cats also have the same emotions as humans. They like to surround themselves and enjoy playing with humans. Cats usually enjoy the pleasure, safety, and comfort they get from relationships with humans. However, they express their happiness with human companions in their unique way.
Cats are different and born with their own unique ways of communicating their love with humans. They show their love and affection in a way that makes us happier!
Top ways that show your cat’s love
We are usually unable to identify how cats show their love to us. Your cat may show love by meowing, sitting on your lap, kneading its paws on you, sitting on your chest, purring on your face, or bunting its head with you.
However, here are some ways that help you to read your cat’s love language:
1. Rubbing
You come home, and your cat greets you at the door by rubbing its cheeks against your legs. It is their way to show their love for you. Your cat approaches you and rubs its cheeks against you is a good way to know its love for you. Cats usually rub their scent glands around their cheeks and face against people, other animals, or objects.
2. Blinking eyes
Cats are highly observant animals. You can often catch them fixated on something and staring at it. When you find your cat relaxing and staring at you, attempt to look at it and blink slowly. It can show you its trust and affection towards you if it blinks back to you. Mature cats usually blink more than young cats because they’re more calm, and you can catch their attention easily.
3. Kneading their paws
It is a nice gesture from your cat to show love for you if it often kneads its paws on your lap before settling down or kneads the carpet while sitting on it. Cats usually knead with their paws when feeling relaxed or affectionate. However, kneading on your lap can dig its nails deep or harm you. So, you can have a blanket nearby to use while kneading.
4. Keeps following
If you have a cat, you’ve noticed some spots or hidden places it prefers in your room to sleep while you are working. Your cat may simply show its love and care for you by being in the same room because it feels safe around you.
5. Show their belly
Cats are often very protective of their bellies due to vulnerable spots. So, if your cat lies sprawled out, rolls over on its back, and shows its belly. It strongly signifies that it feels relaxed and comfortable around you.
6. Purring
Purring around you while rubbing is probably a way of showing its happiness or trying to communicate with you. You can try purring back or talking to your cat. It is always comforting to respond with purring and communicating with it.
7. Sleeps around you
Cats often do not sleep near anyone they don’t trust or feel safe. Initially, your cat doesn’t start sleeping around you. However, once your cat doesn’t perceive you as a threat and feels comfortable. It always sleeps near you, which shows trust and care for you.
8. Head bunting
Your cat may headbutt you when it seeks your attention. If it butts you with its head, you may feel like it is pushing you with its head. However, you may try scratching under its chin or around its ears while headbutting. This is also a sign of your cat’s love, appreciation, or affection for you.
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9. Groom or bite you
According to studies, if your cat licks your hair and ears or grooms you, it may perceive, love, or care for you as its family member. It can also show its affection with a love bite or a playful bite that tickles and lets you know its love for you. However, do not react badly if its sharp teeth hurts you. Instead, you can try distracting your cat with any toy or game.
10. Brings you a Gift
Your cat will catch and bring you its prey such as a dead mouse or bird. It might teach you to hunt as it might show its kittens how to hunt. Although it may be because it has never seen you catching your food, it may assume that you must learn to hunt.
11. The Tail Sign
Your cat’s tail can indicate so much about its feelings and body language. For example, if your cat comes towards you with its tail high, twitching the end slightly, that means it may feel happy to see its favorite person. However, ensure it is not swishing its tail back and forth fast, which signifies agitation instead of contentment.
12. Meowing
Like humans, cats are also unlikely to ‘talk’ or ‘meow’ to the person it does not like. So, if your cat meows around you, it means it is trying to interact with you out of love.
While living with humans, cats have learned that vocalization is the best communication method. A cat’s meow is similar to communicating in a way humans can understand.
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Frequently Asked Questions?
➢ Are cats protective of their owners?
Cats consider their owner their family member; they love them a lot and can be protective sometimes.
➢ Why does your cat stare at you?
Staring is a way that shows a close relationship between you and your cat. For example, cats usually don’t make long eye contact with someone they don’t like or trust.
➢ Do cats like it when you talk to them?
Your cat likes to communicate with you like a friend or family member, which will strengthen the relationship between you.
➢ Do cats view owners as parents?
Cats often think of their owners as parents. According to studies, they get the same attachment to their owners as babies.
➢ Why does your cat bite and lick you?
Your cat may lick or bite to stop you from doing something. Also, they can do it to get your attention and want you to play with them.
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Conclusion
Cats can love their owners in several ways. Understanding your cat’s behavior is the best way to know what your cat feels toward you. Some cats may be very clear about showing their care.
Moreover, there are signs that cats use to show their owners their love and care. You should have an understanding of those ways or signs and appreciate them whenever you see them.
in Chandigarh, India. 
