I was always amazed by curiosity of cats and their endless interest in people who don’t like them or are afraid of them. Have you ever noticed how your cat really wants to check out the person who’s running away from it? My friends cat is always following his girlfriend around the house. Now it’s not that she doesn’t like cats she’s just afraid of his cat. I’d be scared of her too if I don’t know her from when she was a few weeks old. That is one mean kitty. Probably the meanest of all tabby cats I’ve seen. This photo that I found in my pictures of cats kind of reminds me of it. She’s always sniffing around, exploring.

Why all the interest I thought, when she can play with the rest of us?
Sense of smell plays a very important role in cat’s health. It’s fourteen times stronger than a human’s, and cat uses it to sniff out food, partners, enemies, and to seek out his own previously marked territory. Since visitors smell different than you or anything it the house pet cats are trying to get to know them and make them belong to it’s house by giving them their scent.

As we know In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats. That’s why it will rub against any visitors, or you if you have been out where there were other cats or animals.

Now most of us are pretty happy to play with a cat which gives her enough time to lick our fingers and rub it’s head against our legs or hand while we are petting it. Once the cat rubs her own scent on us and get to know us, she can ignore us for the rest of our visit.

But, people with cat allergies, or people who don’t like cats for any reason will try to avoid the cat. So of course the cat will keep on trying to get close to them.

“There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten. He makes perilous voyages into cellar and attic, he scales the roofs of neighboring houses, he thrusts his little inquiring nose into half-shut doors…he gets himself into every kind of trouble, and he’s always sorry when it is too late.” ~ Jules Champfleury

I found this in pictures of cats, and it reminded me of endless discussions about whether cats are capable of love. Well I cant claim all cats are, but of course neither are all humans. All I know is that cats give their love back to people who love them. One of my grandmothers funny cats knew the sound of my car and she would rush back home to greet me no matter where she is. She would climb up my clothes, wrap her little arms around my neck, lick my face while rubbing her head against mine.

A friend of mine calls this “iams cat food syndrome” and keeps on telling me how pet cats only show you affection if you give them food. As someone who adores cats and someone who has been loved by a cat I know that’s not true. Cat’s affection does not depend on treats and iams cat food like my friend said. Clinical evidences show that mere presence and/or touch of a preferred person have been shown to reduce the heart rate of these animals – which is a sign of bonding.

Cats who live with humans since they were born often consider themselves almost human or their humans almost cats. They are known to bring dead animals as proof of their love and care. They follow their “owners” around the house and wait for them when they are gone. My funny cat used to sit on a table next to the window for hours waiting for me to come home. If that is not love I don’t know what it is.

Of course there’s a lot more. From cat kisses, squinting, cute cat sounds, rubbing their had against you, kneading and purring to the ultimate sign of trust – lying on their back. This is probably the greatest sign of love and trust from a cat. With it’s stomach exposed your cat is in it’s most vulnerable position.

“A cat, though independent, has a way of letting you know that without you life just wouldn’t be worthwhile.” ~ Sharon Lundblad