I always just pay attention to their body language. Every cat is a little different in regards to how they like to be petted. If they close their eyes and give you that cat smile then you're doing it correctly.
This advice is okay, though I will say it certainly varies from cat to cat, and especially from how much trust you and your cat have. For example, my cat trusts me *very* much, and actually really enjoys pets around her whiskers (as around those areas they also have many pheromone glands on different parts of their head/faces and can use it as a very clear way to 'mark' you as theirs.) My cat also loves to sleep right against my shoulder, up to having her cheek against mine, it's very, very sweet.
I was going to say similar to this. My cat actually manouvres her head when you pet her to exactly end up petting that region. Cats are as varied as humans. What one cat hates, another loves. So there really is not one set way to pet, care, show love to your cat. The only TRULY useful thing you can do for them is learn from the individual cat's prompts.
I agree with both of You mine past and present have loved having there eyelids traced with a finger tip Iv always thort it a honour above slow blinks to be trusted with there eyes (in a cat mind cleaning of each other's eyes as they can't lick them selves there it's a mutual trust thing) tho my last cat enjoy having her nose picked as well so definitely depends on the cat 🐈 😻
My now 100% INDOOR kitty had been an 18 month old feral outdoor cat I tamed by brushing her when feeding outside my back door. Fifteen years later, many times she will just sit at her food bowl waiting to be brushed before she eats. She also is fine with BOTH her head AND ears being either brushed or petted.
I have two tom cats. Litter mates. I have never treated them like "fur babies ", they're cats, not people. I also don't swoop down on them, pick them up, especially not belly up, and tickle their bellies. I have never raised my hand to them, but if they irritate me, I hiss at them the way they do to each other. I can safely leave a rear window open so they can come and go as they please. The result of all this is they think I'm a large hairless cat. They don't do the zoomies. They have no issues with lying belly up, it's how they spend most of their down time. They love belly rubs, one of them is very demanding when it comes to belly rubs. I think a lot of the "cat behaviours" you see in these clips is because people treat their cats like people. My and my boys are roommates, and they're the coolest roommates I've ever had.
All of these are really good advice except the last one...I have three cats, 2 are Maine Coons and they were given food bowls that were set on a table between the kitchen and living room, (the dogs got their food so they were fed on a raised table). This caused people to walk through and pet them when they were eating...to this day my cats LOVE LOVE LOVE to be petted while they eat (will actively ask for attention while they eat. (the two that were raised that way still are like that at 17...and the one that came later has developed that same trait..even though she NEVER was fed on the raised table and didn't have that experience. I dont know why she developed that same trait...as I do believe the narrator that the normal is for them to NOT want to be petted)
I have two cats.One doesn't care if she gets pats while she eats. The other actively calls us to her food bowl and will stand there meowing till we pat her, and then she eats. If we stop patting, especially if we leave, the process starts all over again.
@@jennifergambaro7366 Mine too, she will come and get me to pet her if she wants to eat and if I stop doing it she stops eating and turns and looks at me as if to say "don't you dare stop".
@@jennifergambaro7366 yeah..not asll cats are particular when eating...I guess it depends on how food motivated they are...mine are NOT>>>they have plenty of HEALTHY food to eat...all they WANT!!!HEALTHY!!!
Most of us who have cared for cats or been a cat's friend can point out exceptions, but this is an excellent list for first encounters and early relationship building. Yes, I currently have cats who easily tolerate or like occasional ear strokes, will mash their whiskers against my hand, seem to like having the area just above the nose stroked twice (follow the direction of the fur). One has a lazy tail wave that clearly expressed relaxed happiness, and one wants belly rubs from his family. But we started our relationship 12 years ago (they were not kittens) along the lines of this video. They like to meet vistors who start out with the video's first recommendations. Friends and acquaintances have cats who seem to enjoy being stroked during eating or even expect it. I greet and make new cat friends alongs the guidelines in this video.
I always like making cat friends ever since little. These tips were instinctive to me. I would kneel down and reach out my hand palm up and let them come to if they want and maybe give a little friendly 'myow' wich over the had some cats I've never met just come running up to me and start doing that 'rub walk' around my legs. I never tried to chase after them and always let it be their choice to make friends. I've haven't had a since I was about when my mom fostered a cat for a few months. We've always had dogs, so I guess I know dogs better, but I've probably interacted with them more than most non cat owners. I've fed neighborhood cats but never really had on my own just because of circumstances of girlfriend allergic or having a dog too hyper for a cat's comfort, but one day I will give a cat or 2 a home. 😅
Cats use extremely easy to understand body language; they'll make it abundantly clear whether they do or don't enjoy what you're doing. My female cat actually enjoys surprisingly rough play/petting and her brother will go into a mesmerised trance when I rub his forehead going _against_ the hairs' direction. Both of them love having their ears, nose/snout, and "cheeks" rubbed. Every cat is different and enjoys different things so the only general rule of thumb is to be patient and respectful as you get to know them and their quirks and preferences.
Cats are individuals. My cats, and I’m on my first pair, having cats since 1980 I pet them on the head, back , cheeks I give them forehead kisses. My two are the only ones wh have let me rub their belly without a problem. The other three previous cats wasn’t much interested in doing it. My cats have been petted on the head since they were kittens. They didn’t mind getting a kiss on the top of their heads since they were kittens. They never minded so I do it. Not often but my two don’t care. They love the affection. They wouldn’t however allow a stranger to. My cats have always trusted me when it comes to head petting since kittenhood. When I get the rare Huggies I pick up my bigger Manny2 and I hug him. Hard. He loves it! Money is more fragile. I don’t pick her up. But she has been picked up so it’s no surprise. Hard and fast rules about petting a cat’s head? Follow what your cat likes or doesn’t. It doesn’t mean all cats are like them. And with anything I’ve done with my cats when I had single ones and now my first pair, I started whatever it was when they were kittens. If they didn’t like a certain pet as a kitten it was stopped. My two love any kind of affection. Yes even the rare belly rub. I never really had interest in doing it with previous cats so the only belly rubs I did was when they were standing up and no objections.
My Cat for some reason Likes getting pet and massaged at the ear. And She Loooves to get pet at the whiskers. She (and even my other Cats) makes me do it, i cant really choose (No tail twitch, No Scratching from her.)... She even eats with her paws and very rarely eats normaly... Shes a weird one XD And don't think you'r save behind doors.. she will open them.... Or knock (scratch against it) so you let her in. She rules over all our cats (in other words, all resepect her). Back then the cats where fighting and Probably looking on, whos worthy of being at our house... And then all ran away when she came. Idk what happend outside that made them fear her. A month later, it was over and no scared behavior from the others and she became somthing like a Queen to them..... Are my cats human... Wait.. am i the cat!?.... (With her, we have 6 Cats)
most of our cats really like having their ears stroked, only one, Sebastian, he didnt like his ears touched, but all of our cats and our fosters we have had through the years enjoyed their ears petted. belly rub, each cat is different, some absolutely love it, some hate it, some like it in certain ways and certain times.
I found my cat when she was little more than a walking skeleton (and pregnant). I pulled her through. She let me pet her anywhere and seemed to enjoy everything. I don't think this was normal cat behavior, but I brought her back from death's doorstep and helped with her kittens.
sticking a finger out and letting a cat sniff it is a must imo , they then make a choice to rub their head against the hand if they want fuss. Ive got a timid cat , he was left for long times all alone in his first year of his life , so when i adopted him he was very nervous , and still is around new people , my mate instinctively put his finger out and my cat sniffed his finger, then allowed him to fuss him, whenever he visits my cat now lets him fuss him , but other people he wont go near , i always try to tell people to just hold your finger out , a cat will then decide for themselves. The tail flick is deceptive, ive got two cats and one flicks his tail even when in ecstasy of being stroked , he doesnt want you to stop , he just has a tail that is over active , i think you instinctively know when a cat has had enough , my cat sometimes tries to grab my hand and i know he has become over stimulated, his eyes go wide , but this mainly happens when he is lying on his back and you put your hand in between all paws , its almost like a given he will try to play , i just dont want his play to involve biting hands , so i walk away as soon as it starts. Your hands arent toys , ive never understood cat owners that use their hands as toys and allow their cats to bite.
Iv had cats off and on all my life and the cat i have now doesnt want to be petted unless its her idea and hates for me to hold her. I wish she was more lovable.
I always like making cat friends ever since little. These tips were instinctive to me. I would kneel down and reach out my hand palm up and let them come to if they want and sniff me before I would try to pet them gently and maybe give a little friendly 'myow' wich over the had some cats I've never met just come running up to me and start doing that 'rub walk' around my legs. I never tried to chase after them and always let it be their choice to make friends. I've haven't had a since I was about when my mom fostered a cat for a few months. We've always had dogs, so I guess I know dogs better, but I've probably interacted with them more than most non cat owners. I've fed neighborhood cats but never really had on my own just because of circumstances of girlfriend allergic or having a dog too hyper for a cat's comfort, but one day I will give a cat or 2 a home. 😅
These seem like good general points, but my current cat doesn't seem to like being stroked on top of her head, and would prefer to be stroked from near the nose, back across the whiskers towards her neck. But more than that, she loves having her chin and throat stroked, her chin she seems to enjoy a backwards and forwards motion.
So, in summary... 1) Give the cat the opportunity to say no to pets. 2) Cats are smaller than dogs; don't pet them like a dog, it's probably too hard for them. 3) Pet your cat with the hair grain direction rather than against. 4) Pay attention to the part of their head you're petting. Focus on top of the head and ears, avoid whiskers. 5) Watch their tail as you're petting; if it starts flicking around they're getting annoyed and it may be time to stop. 6) Things on your hands can make your cat sick, since they lick their fur and stuff can get transferred from your hands to their stomachs. 7) Don't pet them while they're eating.
On item #7: I've had cats that when fed would sit up and invite a bit of scratching to the back of the head. These cats usually wouldn't eat until they have gotten the bit of scratching from me. How does this fit in here? EDIT: I forgot to mention that my current kitty sometimes stops eating if I'm not stroking her. This only takes place when I first put that serving of canned food down, it doesn't take place when she is eating her dry food or when she comes back to finish her serving of canned food.
the pets during dinner thing does not always apply. my cat will come meow at me repeatedly to follow him to his food bowl and wait for me to pet him before he will start eating. if i stop after just a few strokes, he will turn around and look at me like "did I say you could stop?". lol. I pet him for a couple minutes and he's good but he loves the attention while he's in the house.
mistake #3 is not entirely correct in a hot climate if you have regular outdoor indor short hair cat or doing the heat wave if your cat trust you they often come to be scratched forward and backward to quickly shead excess undercoat that makes them too hot, cat rur will litarally fly in the air so better to do it outside my two cats always purr the loudest meowth on me to continue if i stop and roll from side to side while doing it to do it on the other side or just stand in place to be rubbed on both sides and i don't do it softly eaither but rather dig my fingers into cat fur so it might all depend on the fact if your cat is sheading or feeling hot so far doing it for 12 years didn't kill neither of my 2 kitties and they often demand it in the summer, but each cat is different
@@kokodin5895 When my kitty sees me heading to the bathroom, he sometimes runs ahead and jumps on the toilet seat. That's where I've always brushed him and that's how he lets me know he wants brushing. He wants it mostly on both cheeks, but I sneak in brushing the rest of him. You have to watch his body language because his kitty timer is unpredictable. If you brush more than he wants, the claws come out.
It’s not always best to try to pet them head on going over their face from the front unless that cat knows you very well. Start from the side or the back and definitely let them smell you just like you would a new dog. Same rules apply. You need to build a good relationship with your cat first. Trust and consideration go far.
Question my cat she wags her tail fast when she licking me on my face and when she sees me she wags her tail what does that mean? And sometime she will put my arm with her tail or her paws. Is that normal?
We have 2 kitties, both indoor only. Our older baby (7yrs old), has been with us since she was 1 1/2yrs. She suffers from PTSD from her previous home, and to this day, we still need to let her sniff our hands before touching her anywhere on her body. Once the ‘okay’ has been given, she is a big cuddle bug 😻 We rescued our younger baby (4yrs old), from the shelter when he was 5 months old. We have noticed how he actually reacts differently to my husband, our youngest daughter (22yrs) and myself. I am seen as ‘Mommy.’ He will lay still & allow me to brush him, and clean any eye gook. He also follows me around like a puppy-cat & sleeps on top of me. My husband is his ‘play buddy.’ He craves the roughhousing that he & my husband do together. He will literally run to my husband & either nip at his hand, or use his paw to pull my husband’s hand towards him for them to wrestle. It is freakin’ adorable. 🥰 Our daughter is the one who can pick him up to give him a full body stretch & then cuddle in her arms. 🥹 Every cat we have ever owned has had their own idiosyncrasies as far as petting, grooming & play. They are just as unique as humans in how they act, and in their desires of how they like to interact with others; be it humans, or other animals.
Never put your hand over kitty's eyes they're predators you don't cover up their vision. And yes it just makes sense.And if they bow down and back up you have a really screwed up your relationship with your cat 🐱The more respectful you are and the quieter on the couch you are the more love you will get
I massage my cat against the grain, in the wrong direction, and he loves it. But after I do that i I turn around and I pet him in the correct direction. And what moron pets his cat while he’s eating. That just seems to be common sense… People without common sense probably shouldn’t have pets.
With all the food and care i give to my cat, if i pet her incorrectly she has to just suffer it and let me pet her how i want 🗿 she never showed she's annoyed anyway
i dont agree with some of the things he said - i do some of the things he said was wrong- but my cat is happy and follows me everywhere-if i do something she doesnt like she will run. anyway good video
It always pisses me off whenever I see someone petting a cat so fucking hard you'd think their eyeballs are going to pop out. How hard is it to understand that they're tiny, would you do that to a baby? No
Don't stress. The dialog here is ridiculous. Just get to know what each cat prefers and go with it. Every cat is different and even a cat you know can change over the years. Most cats love getting gentle strokes and massages. It's not that hard.
Yeeaaaa...this is pretty much all made-up, anecdotal bullcrap. Please stop spreading misinformation, or perhaps leave it to an actual expert. At least do a modicum of research before you make a video.
Since that's a sentiment many people without experience with pets voice, it's best to add some sort of indicator when your comment is meant as sarcasm. I use /s in my posts.
I always just pay attention to their body language. Every cat is a little different in regards to how they like to be petted. If they close their eyes and give you that cat smile then you're doing it correctly.
This advice is okay, though I will say it certainly varies from cat to cat, and especially from how much trust you and your cat have. For example, my cat trusts me *very* much, and actually really enjoys pets around her whiskers (as around those areas they also have many pheromone glands on different parts of their head/faces and can use it as a very clear way to 'mark' you as theirs.) My cat also loves to sleep right against my shoulder, up to having her cheek against mine, it's very, very sweet.
I was going to say similar to this. My cat actually manouvres her head when you pet her to exactly end up petting that region. Cats are as varied as humans. What one cat hates, another loves. So there really is not one set way to pet, care, show love to your cat. The only TRULY useful thing you can do for them is learn from the individual cat's prompts.
I agree with both of You mine past and present have loved having there eyelids traced with a finger tip Iv always thort it a honour above slow blinks to be trusted with there eyes (in a cat mind cleaning of each other's eyes as they can't lick them selves there it's a mutual trust thing) tho my last cat enjoy having her nose picked as well so definitely depends on the cat 🐈 😻
My now 100% INDOOR kitty had been an 18 month old feral outdoor cat I tamed by brushing her when feeding outside my back door. Fifteen years later, many times she will just sit at her food bowl waiting to be brushed before she eats. She also is fine with BOTH her head AND ears being either brushed or petted.
I've grown up around literally hundreds of cats in my family. I can say that different breads of cats like different types of stimuli.
I have two tom cats. Litter mates. I have never treated them like "fur babies ", they're cats, not people. I also don't swoop down on them, pick them up, especially not belly up, and tickle their bellies. I have never raised my hand to them, but if they irritate me, I hiss at them the way they do to each other. I can safely leave a rear window open so they can come and go as they please.
The result of all this is they think I'm a large hairless cat. They don't do the zoomies. They have no issues with lying belly up, it's how they spend most of their down time. They love belly rubs, one of them is very demanding when it comes to belly rubs. I think a lot of the "cat behaviours" you see in these clips is because people treat their cats like people. My and my boys are roommates, and they're the coolest roommates I've ever had.
All of these are really good advice except the last one...I have three cats, 2 are Maine Coons and they were given food bowls that were set on a table between the kitchen and living room, (the dogs got their food so they were fed on a raised table). This caused people to walk through and pet them when they were eating...to this day my cats LOVE LOVE LOVE to be petted while they eat (will actively ask for attention while they eat. (the two that were raised that way still are like that at 17...and the one that came later has developed that same trait..even though she NEVER was fed on the raised table and didn't have that experience. I dont know why she developed that same trait...as I do believe the narrator that the normal is for them to NOT want to be petted)
My cat won’t eat unless I pet him while he eats
I have two cats.One doesn't care if she gets pats while she eats. The other actively calls us to her food bowl and will stand there meowing till we pat her, and then she eats. If we stop patting, especially if we leave, the process starts all over again.
@@jennifergambaro7366 Mine too, she will come and get me to pet her if she wants to eat and if I stop doing it she stops eating and turns and looks at me as if to say "don't you dare stop".
@@jennifergambaro7366 yeah..not asll cats are particular when eating...I guess it depends on how food motivated they are...mine are NOT>>>they have plenty of HEALTHY food to eat...all they WANT!!!HEALTHY!!!
@@jennifergambaro7366same
Most of us who have cared for cats or been a cat's friend can point out exceptions, but this is an excellent list for first encounters and early relationship building. Yes, I currently have cats who easily tolerate or like occasional ear strokes, will mash their whiskers against my hand, seem to like having the area just above the nose stroked twice (follow the direction of the fur). One has a lazy tail wave that clearly expressed relaxed happiness, and one wants belly rubs from his family. But we started our relationship 12 years ago (they were not kittens) along the lines of this video. They like to meet vistors who start out with the video's first recommendations. Friends and acquaintances have cats who seem to enjoy being stroked during eating or even expect it. I greet and make new cat friends alongs the guidelines in this video.
I always like making cat friends ever since little. These tips were instinctive to me. I would kneel down and reach out my hand palm up and let them come to if they want and maybe give a little friendly 'myow' wich over the had some cats I've never met just come running up to me and start doing that 'rub walk' around my legs.
I never tried to chase after them and always let it be their choice to make friends.
I've haven't had a since I was about when my mom fostered a cat for a few months. We've always had dogs, so I guess I know dogs better, but I've probably interacted with them more than most non cat owners.
I've fed neighborhood cats but never really had on my own just because of circumstances of girlfriend allergic or having a dog too hyper for a cat's comfort, but one day I will give a cat or 2 a home. 😅
Cats use extremely easy to understand body language; they'll make it abundantly clear whether they do or don't enjoy what you're doing. My female cat actually enjoys surprisingly rough play/petting and her brother will go into a mesmerised trance when I rub his forehead going _against_ the hairs' direction. Both of them love having their ears, nose/snout, and "cheeks" rubbed. Every cat is different and enjoys different things so the only general rule of thumb is to be patient and respectful as you get to know them and their quirks and preferences.
Cats are individuals. My cats, and I’m on my first pair, having cats since 1980 I pet them on the head, back , cheeks I give them forehead kisses. My two are the only ones wh have let me rub their belly without a problem. The other three previous cats wasn’t much interested in doing it. My cats have been petted on the head since they were kittens. They didn’t mind getting a kiss on the top of their heads since they were kittens. They never minded so I do it. Not often but my two don’t care. They love the affection. They wouldn’t however allow a stranger to. My cats have always trusted me when it comes to head petting since kittenhood.
When I get the rare Huggies I pick up my bigger Manny2 and I hug him. Hard. He loves it! Money is more fragile. I don’t pick her up. But she has been picked up so it’s no surprise.
Hard and fast rules about petting a cat’s head? Follow what your cat likes or doesn’t. It doesn’t mean all cats are like them. And with anything I’ve done with my cats when I had single ones and now my first pair, I started whatever it was when they were kittens. If they didn’t like a certain pet as a kitten it was stopped.
My two love any kind of affection. Yes even the rare belly rub. I never really had interest in doing it with previous cats so the only belly rubs I did was when they were standing up and no objections.
One of my cats actually LOVES gentle ear caresses. She strokes her ears herself, too, if I pet her elsewhere and if she's really into it.
Thank you for this excellent information! ❤❤❤
My 3 will come to me when they want pets and be brushed. I try not to approach too fast and offer the slow blinks when I do 😸
Such useful information. Please continue to teach us more about our feline babies. Thank you. ❤
infind this video one of the bests to explain cat behaviour
My Cat for some reason Likes getting pet and massaged at the ear.
And She Loooves to get pet at the whiskers. She (and even my other Cats) makes me do it, i cant really choose (No tail twitch, No Scratching from her.)... She even eats with her paws and very rarely eats normaly... Shes a weird one XD
And don't think you'r save behind doors.. she will open them.... Or knock (scratch against it) so you let her in.
She rules over all our cats (in other words, all resepect her). Back then the cats where fighting and Probably looking on, whos worthy of being at our house... And then all ran away when she came. Idk what happend outside that made them fear her. A month later, it was over and no scared behavior from the others and she became somthing like a Queen to them..... Are my cats human... Wait.. am i the cat!?....
(With her, we have 6 Cats)
most of our cats really like having their ears stroked, only one, Sebastian, he didnt like his ears touched, but all of our cats and our fosters we have had through the years enjoyed their ears petted. belly rub, each cat is different, some absolutely love it, some hate it, some like it in certain ways and certain times.
My current cat loves her ears scratched really rough. She also likes her back scratched against the grain.
My cats love their ears being massaged. Also, gentle eye and nose strokes.
I found my cat when she was little more than a walking skeleton (and pregnant). I pulled her through. She let me pet her anywhere and seemed to enjoy everything. I don't think this was normal cat behavior, but I brought her back from death's doorstep and helped with her kittens.
sticking a finger out and letting a cat sniff it is a must imo , they then make a choice to rub their head against the hand if they want fuss.
Ive got a timid cat , he was left for long times all alone in his first year of his life , so when i adopted him he was very nervous , and still is around new people , my mate instinctively put his finger out and my cat sniffed his finger, then allowed him to fuss him, whenever he visits my cat now lets him fuss him , but other people he wont go near , i always try to tell people to just hold your finger out , a cat will then decide for themselves.
The tail flick is deceptive, ive got two cats and one flicks his tail even when in ecstasy of being stroked , he doesnt want you to stop , he just has a tail that is over active , i think you instinctively know when a cat has had enough , my cat sometimes tries to grab my hand and i know he has become over stimulated, his eyes go wide , but this mainly happens when he is lying on his back and you put your hand in between all paws , its almost like a given he will try to play , i just dont want his play to involve biting hands , so i walk away as soon as it starts.
Your hands arent toys , ive never understood cat owners that use their hands as toys and allow their cats to bite.
If a cat ever doesn't like how you're touching her, she will definitely let you know!
Eh, my cat gets an "angry tail" if I stop petting him when he still wants more pets. It's so cute 😂
Sometimes Shadow won't eat unless I give her a pet first!
Iv had cats off and on all my life and the cat i have now doesnt want to be petted unless its her idea and hates for me to hold her. I wish she was more lovable.
I always like making cat friends ever since little. These tips were instinctive to me. I would kneel down and reach out my hand palm up and let them come to if they want and sniff me before I would try to pet them gently and maybe give a little friendly 'myow' wich over the had some cats I've never met just come running up to me and start doing that 'rub walk' around my legs.
I never tried to chase after them and always let it be their choice to make friends.
I've haven't had a since I was about when my mom fostered a cat for a few months. We've always had dogs, so I guess I know dogs better, but I've probably interacted with them more than most non cat owners.
I've fed neighborhood cats but never really had on my own just because of circumstances of girlfriend allergic or having a dog too hyper for a cat's comfort, but one day I will give a cat or 2 a home. 😅
I watch all these videos and my 3 are the opposite. My 11 feral out door cats all the opposite. I love internet self experts.
Thanks, but most of those tips are common sense, to me at least.
This is Great information Thank you.
These seem like good general points, but my current cat doesn't seem to like being stroked on top of her head, and would prefer to be stroked from near the nose, back across the whiskers towards her neck. But more than that, she loves having her chin and throat stroked, her chin she seems to enjoy a backwards and forwards motion.
So, in summary...
1) Give the cat the opportunity to say no to pets.
2) Cats are smaller than dogs; don't pet them like a dog, it's probably too hard for them.
3) Pet your cat with the hair grain direction rather than against.
4) Pay attention to the part of their head you're petting. Focus on top of the head and ears, avoid whiskers.
5) Watch their tail as you're petting; if it starts flicking around they're getting annoyed and it may be time to stop.
6) Things on your hands can make your cat sick, since they lick their fur and stuff can get transferred from your hands to their stomachs.
7) Don't pet them while they're eating.
On item #7: I've had cats that when fed would sit up and invite a bit of scratching to the back of the head. These cats usually wouldn't eat until they have gotten the bit of scratching from me. How does this fit in here?
EDIT:
I forgot to mention that my current kitty sometimes stops eating if I'm not stroking her. This only takes place when I first put that serving of canned food down, it doesn't take place when she is eating her dry food or when she comes back to finish her serving of canned food.
My cats known me her whole life. And I still let her smell me before petting her head
I had one cat that was very nervous about eating and would only eat while I pet and spoke to him.
some cat's tails move all the time, it being a sign of well-being instead of annoyance. Know your cat and their bodylanguage, that's the best advice.
the pets during dinner thing does not always apply. my cat will come meow at me repeatedly to follow him to his food bowl and wait for me to pet him before he will start eating. if i stop after just a few strokes, he will turn around and look at me like "did I say you could stop?". lol. I pet him for a couple minutes and he's good but he loves the attention while he's in the house.
mistake #3 is not entirely correct
in a hot climate if you have regular outdoor indor short hair cat or doing the heat wave if your cat trust you they often come to be scratched forward and backward to quickly shead excess undercoat that makes them too hot, cat rur will litarally fly in the air so better to do it outside
my two cats always purr the loudest meowth on me to continue if i stop and roll from side to side while doing it to do it on the other side or just stand in place to be rubbed on both sides
and i don't do it softly eaither but rather dig my fingers into cat fur so it might all depend on the fact if your cat is sheading or feeling hot
so far doing it for 12 years didn't kill neither of my 2 kitties and they often demand it in the summer, but each cat is different
@@kokodin5895 When my kitty sees me heading to the bathroom, he sometimes runs ahead and jumps on the toilet seat. That's where I've always brushed him and that's how he lets me know he wants brushing. He wants it mostly on both cheeks, but I sneak in brushing the rest of him. You have to watch his body language because his kitty timer is unpredictable. If you brush more than he wants, the claws come out.
The key word is YOUR cat. As long as you're familiar with the cat (or its obviously willing) its OK.
It’s not always best to try to pet them head on going over their face from the front unless that cat knows you very well. Start from the side or the back and definitely let them smell you just like you would a new dog. Same rules apply. You need to build a good relationship with your cat first. Trust and consideration go far.
Question my cat she wags her tail fast when she licking me on my face and when she sees me she wags her tail what does that mean? And sometime she will put my arm with her tail or her paws. Is that normal?
beware of the twitching tail. Sometimes they do warn you, listen up hooman.
Are you kidding me!!! 🦍 gonna watch this now 📺 👦 🍿
We have 2 kitties, both indoor only. Our older baby (7yrs old), has been with us since she was 1 1/2yrs. She suffers from PTSD from her previous home, and to this day, we still need to let her sniff our hands before touching her anywhere on her body. Once the ‘okay’ has been given, she is a big cuddle bug 😻
We rescued our younger baby (4yrs old), from the shelter when he was 5 months old. We have noticed how he actually reacts differently to my husband, our youngest daughter (22yrs) and myself.
I am seen as ‘Mommy.’ He will lay still & allow me to brush him, and clean any eye gook. He also follows me around like a puppy-cat & sleeps on top of me.
My husband is his ‘play buddy.’ He craves the roughhousing that he & my husband do together. He will literally run to my husband & either nip at his hand, or use his paw to pull my husband’s hand towards him for them to wrestle. It is freakin’ adorable. 🥰
Our daughter is the one who can pick him up to give him a full body stretch & then cuddle in her arms. 🥹
Every cat we have ever owned has had their own idiosyncrasies as far as petting, grooming & play. They are just as unique as humans in how they act, and in their desires of how they like to interact with others; be it humans, or other animals.
My cat wags her tail when happy so
Never put your hand over kitty's eyes they're predators you don't cover up their vision. And yes it just makes sense.And if they bow down and back up you have a really screwed up your relationship with your cat 🐱The more respectful you are and the quieter on the couch you are the more love you will get
Some remarks on this website are so self centered..i.e. "who cares." N more....i say, "how will you care if someone ruffs you up?"😢
The cat owns you, so that human slaves have to ask for permission
I massage my cat against the grain, in the wrong direction, and he loves it. But after I do that i I turn around and I pet him in the correct direction. And what moron pets his cat while he’s eating. That just seems to be common sense… People without common sense probably shouldn’t have pets.
With all the food and care i give to my cat, if i pet her incorrectly she has to just suffer it and let me pet her how i want 🗿 she never showed she's annoyed anyway
When i tried to pet my cat's head she would move a little away from me. So i do not do it any more.
i dont agree with some of the things he said - i do some of the things he said was wrong- but my cat is happy and follows me everywhere-if i do something she doesnt like she will run. anyway good video
So pet them the same as a dog in the way the fur gos
Ears are fine, that's just your kitty
If I pet my cats the wrong way I am getting stitichs
Oh poor kitty might have to spend some of his time, licking his paws and grooming itself poor cat
It always pisses me off whenever I see someone petting a cat so fucking hard you'd think their eyeballs are going to pop out. How hard is it to understand that they're tiny, would you do that to a baby? No
I’m a new cat owner. All the rules are stressing me out.
Don't stress. The dialog here is ridiculous. Just get to know what each cat prefers and go with it. Every cat is different and even a cat you know can change over the years. Most cats love getting gentle strokes and massages. It's not that hard.
If she doesn’t like it, she leaves!
All cats are different, read the animal.
"how would you like it if someone randomly messed up your hair?"🤬
Not seeing anything about head butting ….
this is too dramatic for the basic info provided...
All i can say about this video is good grief.
Wrong.
Yeeaaaa...this is pretty much all made-up, anecdotal bullcrap. Please stop spreading misinformation, or perhaps leave it to an actual expert. At least do a modicum of research before you make a video.
another trash text to speech ai vid
who cares there just cats!
All human and animals have feelings…
@@sassie7284 sarcasm
@@biker1373 weird kind of
Since that's a sentiment many people without experience with pets voice, it's best to add some sort of indicator when your comment is meant as sarcasm. I use /s in my posts.
@@Gretabpooh had cats it passed after 20 years of kidney failure , another was 12 when it was hit by a dump truck .
Cats are just too fussy.
Act like these animals are made of glass