Understanding Cat Behavior: What Your Cat Is Telling You

Slow blinking means trust and affection — try blinking slowly back. A vertically raised tail with a curve at the tip is a friendly greeting. Kneading (making biscuits) is a sign of contentment leftover from kittenhood.

Purring usually means happiness but can also indicate pain or stress. Hissing is a defensive warning, not aggression. Ears rotated sideways or flattened indicate fear or overstimulation.

Exposing the belly is a sign of trust but not always an invitation to touch. Chattering at birds through windows is frustration mixed with hunting instinct..