# How do you know your cat loves you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 12, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-your-cat-loves-you/730772 "2015-09-12T03:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-your-cat-loves-you/730772/21 "2015-09-14T23:25:04Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Okay, here’s one - if anyone has anything similar, I would appreciate hearing about it. > > I have one cat that shows me he loves me by kneading my chin. He jumps on me when I am lying in bed reading, kneads my body, eventually plops down facing me, then reaches out with both paws and kneads either side of my chin. Yes, using his claws. Ouch but hilarious. He is purring like a motorboat the whole time, eyes closed, ears back with concentration. > > About the only thing I can think of is that he is doing to me what he loves having done to him. He loves having his chin scratched, hard, and his face rubbed, too. He pushes his face into my hand. I think he thinks he is returning the favor. 😉 > > What say you, Doper cat lovers? Seen any cat do this? Have a better explanation than my hypothesis? Not either side of my chin, but the same guy who hangs outside my room and howls will kneed my neck under my chin if giving the chance. He doesn’t seem to get that I really don’t like that. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-your-cat-loves-you/730772/22 "2015-09-15T05:48:43Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Okay, here’s one - if anyone has anything similar, I would appreciate hearing about it. > > I have one cat that shows me he loves me by kneading my chin… > > What say you, Doper cat lovers? Seen any cat do this? Have a better explanation than my hypothesis? My 5 yr old, 14 pound Maine Coon will bury her head in my armpit and knead. I’ve got her to respond to the word ‘CLAWS!’, and she has stopped actually nursing on my shirt. Yes, I found little pinched-up-into-teat-shape, and wet spot - she was actually sucking on it. She was approx 6-8 months old when I met her, so I don’t know how she was weaned. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-your-cat-loves-you/730772/23 "2015-09-15T12:49:31Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Not either side of my chin, but the same guy who hangs outside my room and howls will kneed my neck under my chin if giving the chance. He doesn’t seem to get that I really don’t like that. Like a deeply-concentrating massage therapist, but with claws? Does your cat really like their face/jaw to be scratched hard? Oy. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-your-cat-loves-you/730772/24 "2015-09-15T12:55:24Z")
I know our cats love us because they haven’t killed us yet. They wouldn’t even have to wait until we’re asleep – one cat we almost adopted had a habit of trying to shred your forearm if another cat came too close. We returned the cat and wore bandages for a week. The article hits the relevant points. The “slow blink” is what Pepper Mill calls “cute eyes” One other way you know the cat loves you (or at least has incorporated you into its way of life) is when they insist that it’s past bedtime, and you need to come to bed NOW. Cats are creatures of habit, and it annoys them when you throw off their schedule. At least one cat in every batch insists on sleeping with Pepper Mill. If she’s not there when they’re ready, they complain. Even if I’m in bed, I’m apparently an inadequate substitute. They meow angrily at me and leave until she comes to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-your-cat-loves-you/730772/25 "2015-09-16T02:53:42Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > He also enjoys sitting on my lap and having a ‘conversation’ with me. He’ll make miscellaneous kitty noises, then look at me for me to respond. When I do, he’ll ‘answer’ with more miscellaneous kitty noises. When he’s done communicating, he’ll curl up and have a lap nap. I used to have a Siamese that did the same thing. Nemo would sit and stare at me until I paid attention to him, then the Siamese rowrs would start. He would have done the conversation thing all day if I had let him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-your-cat-loves-you/730772.md?page=1)