I have two cats but when one of them is lying on my bed getting strokes she purrs and slavas, does this mean she is just really comfortable?
2006-06-19 23:57:21 · 17 answers · asked by CrayzeeKat 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes she is (we drool when we're happy).
Older cats tend to drool a lot more aswell.
Ain't cats great!!!
2006-06-20 00:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by MISS B.ITCH 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a nursing issue. So is purring. The purring is the throat vibrating mother's milk down the esophagus. The drooling is... well you know about Pavlov's dog studies? The cat is feeling very mothered and hunger issues show their charcteristics. I do not want to talk about Pavlov, because the experiments were actually very mean if you care to study how he actually did that.
The “kneading" that your cat may do is a kitten behavior to massage mother's milk from the mother's mammilary glands.
So, the drooling, the purring and the kneading are all feeding behaviors. Does your cat purr when you put down its dish and it chews food? Even lions purr as they rip humans apart. However I still believe in love and I know that is all tied in there somewhere. I love cats.
Even polar bears. I even love polar bears now, even though they eat each other if given half a chance.
2006-06-20 07:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by al_dickey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is sooo happy! No one knows for sure why some cats display this behavior, but is appears that they get so wrapped up in the euphoria of being gently stroked that they forget to swallow. Other signs of happiness a cat may show when they are being petted is loud purring, eyes half closed, and “kneading” the surface they are standing on. Some will even seemingly fall over on their sides, close their eyes, knead the air, drool and purr all at the same time. I have one client who told me that when her cat gets like this, he would “quick as lightening” reach out and grab her if she tries to stop petting him, so she has to very carefully disengage from her cat when he gets really happy from her petting.
2006-06-20 07:07:46 · answer #3 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stroking a cat makes the cat remember its happy early days when mama cat would stroke the cat clean with her tongue. Mama cats usually would do this right before feeding as she wants her babies clean before they feed. So the drooling is just a natural response from their kittenhood.
2006-06-22 19:59:01 · answer #4 · answered by sumtallgy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does the same thing! Cats slaver abit when they're happy but if its really bad you might want to get a vet to have a look at her teeth. Thats my cats problem!
2006-06-21 14:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is slavas? I dont think thats an english word.
Do you mean she drools? Some cats just do that.
2006-06-20 07:25:48 · answer #6 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean she drools? IF thats what you mean then ours do it, one of them drips like a tap when he's being made a fuss of. Barring mouth problems, most cats drool like this when they're happy. Don't really know the reason for it, probably goes back to when they were babies!
2006-06-20 07:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
O Cattica! this is the most retarded query ever! Seriously! the cat is just happy! Are you the one thats feeling well?
2006-06-20 08:57:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat dribbles for England. LOL - she could be a footballer...
Seriously - sometimes my T shirt is soaked in patches after she's been sitting on me. But I don't mind as she's gorgeous. ;o)
2006-06-23 19:40:03 · answer #9 · answered by badgerbadger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my cat does this too, it means that she is very happy to be near me.
2006-06-20 07:03:55 · answer #10 · answered by auberincat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋