They have scent glands located all over their body so when a cat wants to share information about themselves to the world they will rub their scent glands against objects, spreading pheromones wherever they go. So when your cat feels like you don't smell good meaning like them or they just want to re-deposit their personal perfume on you, they might swish their tail all over your leg or brush their soft body against your cheek.
The majority of the time your feline finds themselves rubbing their floofy tail or cuddly body against something there is no reason for concern. However, if your cat seems to especially push hard against you or other items and does so with increased frequency or appears to need to prop themselves up against something as if they are exhausted, make an appointment with your veterinarian to rule out any health concerns.
Pin FB More. View Series. All rights reserved. If your cat decides to rub these areas against your body, it means that they are marking you as familiar to them — which is a very good sign. Cats tend to rub against each other or against other members of the pet family as well. This is purely an indication that they recognize them as a part of the pack and that they have some kind of relationship. As mentioned above, our furry felines use pheromones for communication , but what they intend to communicate might not always be love and positivity.
Keeping the family unified is a job that our cats take very personally. The scent exchange is a way to indicate that your cat is marking an object or a person as part of the unit. When a cat rubs on us, our first reaction is to pet the furry friend back. They think that we are marking them back and telling them that we are appreciating our position within the family bond that they have created — which is true.
You may have seen your cat rubbing itself on a new pair of shoes or a new house plant before. They will do this to mark that object as a recognized part of their territory. Putting their unique pheromonal scent on strange objects is their way of including said object into their space of the household.
It also warns other cats that this space is taken and protected. Teaching your cat not to scratch or bite is an important chapter of the cat parenting manual they all so thoughtfully come with — ha ha. But, this might be stripping away their ability to communicate frustration or aggression. Luckily, cats have learned how to show those feelings in the best and most sensitive way available to them.
If your feline friend is erratically rubbing up against you and seems to be more forceful than normal, they might be actually yelling at you. Cats tend to use this manner of communication to indicate to their cat parents that they are feeling angry, misunderstood, or even sad. Next time when your cat is rubbing up against you, pay close attention to their body language. You might be surprised. Domesticated felines come from a long lineage of feral cats.
They have only become domestic pets about 10 years ago. And our household furballs still share some traits with their wild ancestors — like territorial marking. Cats may share spaces in close proximity to one another, and keeping the pheromonal territory up-to-date is a full-time job.
They use their unique scent to set boundaries for one another, whether it be on a human or on an area or object. To other feline neighbors, these scents reveal a lot, like Kitty Twitter.
They can tell the readiness for mating, aggression, possessiveness, and both the mental and physical health of the other cat. According to PetPlace. Pheromones exist in the glands on his face, and he can transmit them to humans, objects and other cats to mark his territory, similar to how a dog sometimes claims property with his urine. However, a cat's rubbing isn't completely territorial.
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