2006-07-26 16:45:51 · 22 answers · asked by Mamba 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
They are marking things with their scent glands. When they rub their faces against you, they are claiming you as theirs!
2006-07-26 16:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Sappho 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a way of marking their terratory. They have glands in their face that secretes fluid that leaves their scent on whatevr they rub against. When cats rub their face against you, this is often misconstrewed as affection, but in all actuallity, they are marking you as their property and owner.
2006-07-27 01:42:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When cats rub up against something it is accepting it as being part of the clan. They are showing approval
2006-07-26 23:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by pittycolors 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all cats(even the big ones) have scent glands along their jawline.. when a cat rubs its face on something(and if you watch them carefully you ll see them do it on everything around them)they are "marking" their........well.. property so to speak. the fact that YOU are the recipient of most of this behavior explains where the idea of "cats owning" or "picking" their people started.a cats scent is as unique and individual as our fingerprints are. so there is absolutely NO mistake in their world or ours who and what belongs to THEM!
2006-07-27 01:12:48 · answer #4 · answered by silvercat2me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the real question is why dont humans rub their faces up against things!
2006-07-27 00:34:36 · answer #5 · answered by darpdarp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have scent glands that leave their scent on things when they rub. They are marking their territory.
2006-07-26 23:49:12 · answer #6 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have scent glands there. They are claiming whatever it is they are rubbing against, even if it is you!
2006-07-27 08:17:26 · answer #7 · answered by snowbunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are rubbing their scent on them to declare to all the other cats "This is mine".
2006-07-26 23:49:14 · answer #8 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats use glands on their foreheads and around their mouths and chins to mark us with their special scent. They deposit their scent on us to mark us as " their territory." We belong to the cats. LOL.
2006-07-27 07:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It approximates the sensation of being groomed by the mother cat.
2006-07-26 23:49:08 · answer #10 · answered by kinsmed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋