Why does the cat keep rubbing me, and the kitten keeps rubbing me, what does it mean?

The cat rubbing you is leaving a scent on you, indicating that you are it.

Cats often rub their heads or faces against various things, but just to tickle them, they leave the smell information there, which is equivalent to making their own marks to indicate that they are the occupants of the area. In fact, many animals will do similar behaviors, for example, we often see dogs urinating on the corners of the road, also to leave their own mark, indicating that this is its territory.

The reason why cats rub their heads is that most of the cat's scent glands are distributed on the head, mainly on both sides of the face, around the ears and around the mouth, which explains why cats always like to rub various things with their heads or faces, because this can better leave their own smell on objects, so as to mark their territory, declare their dominance in this area, and also warn other cats not to easily cross the border into its territory, otherwise it is against it. If it's serious, you'll have to fight to solve the problem.

In addition to the cats often rubbing all kinds of things to mark the territory, we also often see them rubbing on their own shovel officers, and the shovel officers will always be very happy by their behavior, thinking that the cat rubbing on them is a sign of intimacy, indicating that the cat is very dependent and trusts him, and the shovel officials think so, but not only. The cat rubbed against the shovel officer, in addition to the meaning of "declaring possession".

Similarly, the cat will leave a smell on the shovel officer, which is different from the one mentioned above, here the cat is more meaning to identify their own shovel officer, and the shovel officer is their own "kind", and there is no harm to themselves, you can approach it with confidence, you can understand that the cat has left a mark on your body that represents safety. However, we often have to take a bath, and bathing will dilute the smell left by the cat on us, so the cat will have to repeat this behavior again, so we can often see the cat rubbing against the shoveler.

Maybe he just wants to show you that he likes you, and nothing else.

If a stray cat keeps rubbing you, it means that it can see that you are a good person, still trust you, and like you to pet it. If the conditions permit, you can raise it, after all, this kind of stray cats of relatives are rare, and stray cats are generally afraid of people.

If the cat is a stray cat, then it may want you to give it something to eat, or want you to take it home, because most stray cats are hungry and insecure, and if you guess that you have no ill will towards it or even have compassion for it, it will approach you for help and comfort.

If the cat is not a stray cat, it may want you to play with it, or it likes the smell of your body, although cats are more timid by nature, but there are also some more timid cats, more curious about strangers, so they follow.

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