There are a number of ways in which cats show affection and trust, and not all of them are as immediately obvious as curling up into your lap and purring.<\/p>\n
Blinking:\u00a0 If they feel threatened or uncomfortable, a cat will do its level best to keep its eyes open.\u00a0 Blinking, or half-closed eyes are a sign of trust.<\/p>\n
Grooming:\u00a0 If a cat allows you to groom it, and even more if it grooms you, this is a sign of acceptance and trust.\u00a0 Cats use mutual grooming for stress relief and relationship building.<\/p>\n
Head Rubbing:\u00a0 This is a combination affection and mark of ownership.\u00a0 Cats have scent glands on their faces, and when they rub their head against you, they are marking you as their own.<\/p>\n
Stomach Display:\u00a0 This is one of the deepest signs of trust a cat can give.\u00a0 However, presenting the stomach does not necessarily mean asking for belly skritches.\u00a0 Depending on the cat, trying to do anything to the belly, even if presented, will provoke a defensive response, no matter how much they like you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are a number of ways in which cats show affection and trust, and not all of them are as immediately obvious as curling up into your lap and purring. Blinking:\u00a0 If they feel threatened or uncomfortable, a cat will do its level best to keep its eyes open.\u00a0 Blinking, or half-closed eyes are a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[340,166],"tags":[304,309],"class_list":["post-1906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editing","category-pets","tag-cats","tag-the-cat-owners-manual"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1906"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2986,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions\/2986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}