Cat Body Language: understand how it works

How Cats Communicate: Cat Body Language

Every tutor knows there is a cat body languageand that simple things like a movement behind the cat’s ears, the eyes blinking slowly, a touch against your leg when you get home, all of this can give us a lot of information about the kittens’ intentions and emotions!

Even though our kittens don’t speak our language, they communicate – and very well! For cats, the main forms of communication are smell, vision and hearing, all of them together and mixed.

Watch here some tips from veterinarian, Carolina Rocha, master in animal behavior from USP to understand the body language of cats, as well as the signals made by your pet during a situation.

Cat Body Language: animal with Friendly Intent

A cat with friendly intentions, that is exploring the environment, wanting to interact, will probably have its tail raised, ears attentive, raised and a relaxed mustache (because the mouth will be relaxed too).

Attentive or Afraid Cat

That cat that has its tail to one side, swaying very slowly from side to side on its side, may be “on”, paying attention to what could happen.

Furthermore, he may be scared, and may even be preparing to defend himself if necessary. It all depends on the general context and what the other cat or person interacting with that cat is going to do.

Cat Body Language: “Halloween Cat”

The “Halloween cat”, the one with his tail puffed out, his back arched and the hair on his back all standing up, he is probably scared, and makes himself big to appear even bigger.

This body language is used to ask for space and distance because the cat is scared of what is happening.

Everyone thinks the “Halloween cat” is an aggressive cat, but it will only attack if it needs to defend itself. If the person or another cat leaves, it won’t do anything because he is afraid.
Ah, the cat that has its tail between its back paws, its tail almost tucked between its paws, is probably scared, quite stressed and nervous.

When the kitten puts all its ears back, it looks like it doesn’t even have ears, it’s stuck to its head lol, its pupils are all dilated (the black part of its eye is very big), it’s definitely very scared and trying to protect itself. .

If someone or another cat tries to approach this scared cat, it will probably have to attack to protect itself. So if you see a cat like this, give it space to adapt!

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Relaxed Cat

A sign of relaxation, contentment and well-being, in fact, a sign of love from cats, is that very relaxed look with slow blinking of the eyes, the eye opening very slowly, sometimes with small tremors of the mouth, that trembling meow.

And that kitten that has its belly up, showing its entire belly, and owners often think it’s asking for affection.

This cat may be giving a sign of well-being, relaxation, confidence or may be asking for space or distance. In other words, he doesn’t want affection at that moment. Find a way to turn off the Felicia switch because if you go and pet that furry tummy you’ll see all of your cat’s weapons scratching your skin when he starts playing an exaggerated game of war.
And then? Will you be able to understand what your cat is trying to tell you, human? With this knowledge you will be able to offer a better quality of life for your kitten, reduce their stress, and even avoid some scratches on your arm!

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