How do your cats greet you when you get home?

My little monsters are funny. I always come home excited to see them. But when I walk in the door, no matter what I do, they scatter and hide. They are scared to death. Why in the world is that? I've never so much as raised a hand to these guys. EVER.

What's funny though is if I'm bringing in groceries about 30 seconds after the scatter they scramble to jump on the counter and see if I got them anything.

Wilbur sits in the window too. he sees me coming up the walk, and gets excited.....then runs when I walk in

How do your cats greet you?

They all run downstairs and start play fighting with each other.. best of all , after college if i am tired , the kittens know and snuggle me on the sofa till i lay down with the four of them and the dog lol great aye!
Jess x

Every day when I get home one or both are waiting for me looking out the bottom part of the French doors. Sometimes Stan is napping on the bed, but he wakes up as soon as the door opens. They both go immediately to their respective scratching posts and have a good scratch ...then they both run underfoot straight into the kitchen tails straight in the air (can you tell they get their lunch as soon as I get home?)

Total indifference---unless there are no treats in their bowl. Then it becomes "Meowmy, where have you been?!"

Mine are like yours Fastnoc and I as well don't get it. I have noticed though that when I walk in slowly rather than rush in like I normally do that they usually wait for me right in the living room and start meowing like crazy and rubbing up on my legs. I also think it may be because I'm getting home late and they are hungry, lol!

Kitty only greets me if I`ve been out all day and he`s run out of food

Maisie gets all excited but I know that`s to do with food also

Like our behaviorist said, Dogs are loyal, cats just love the nice things you provide them with

Snowball always heard me coming in and was waiting at the door to greet me.

See I expected that too. didn't happen

The last time I had cats my little girl would be waiting for me. in fact she would jump into my arms to get held when i came in unless I was carrying something

I come in through the garage (into the basement), and by the time I come upstairs, Harry and Misty have already heard me come in (heard the car, heard the garage door open and close, heard the inside door open and close), and are waiting for me at the front door to let them out! I don't know where they sleep during the day, because they are never there anymore by the time I get inside.

Usually Zane is waiting for me to come in. Sometimes he will only materialize a moment or so later. Very rarely will he not come to greet me. (On weekends when I'm in and out all the time is another matter, but when I come home from work. . . !)

It's really interesting seeing how other people interact with their cats. This is a fun thread

Lilly and Forrest are always right by the door to greet us. Lilly will run and get in front of us and flop over on her side to be petted. Forrest rubs against my leg so I will pick him up and put him over my shoulder so I can scratch his back. I'll hold him and pet him for at least a few minutes while he purrs loudly.

Whenever I come home Loki is always right there, and he'll follow me, rub on my legs, and meow at me until I pick him up. Then he'll purr and will sit in my lap for a while. He does this when I get up in the morning too. Felix has similar behavior, though he usually comes a couple minutes after Loki. But he does cuddle with me more while I'm at home.

Their greetings don't have anything to do with food or something like that. I think it's because while they were living at my work there were a bunch of people around always picking them up and petting them... especially Loki; he was the favorite up there.

I am really lucky that mine all greet me with some love when I come home. I usually come in the door and they follow me either to the kitchen or the living room. I always say when they are rubbing their heads on my legs that they are giving me hugs. So as soon as they see me they are giving me hugs and then I sit down and give them some love back

Sophie (yappy toy pom) barks insanely. cries, pants, jumps one me until I pick her up. Rosie sheltie/shepard cross. just barks and dances. Lucky purrs and walks between my legs. Gus meows until I say hello. Picture this all going on, at the same time, as you have your arms full of groceries. Now add Dh and three kids. it is a zoo. At least I know they love me

There's a stairwell that goes directly to our front door and Hennessy is either sitting at the top of the stairs or, if he heard the key in the lock soon enough, pressed against the door crying his heart out. Then he follows me around for about ten minutes with headbutts and rubs and demanding pets. Then it's either laying at my feet or back in the window where he was in the first place.

My guys all greet me in a different way when I come home..Linus is always sitting in the window watching for me when I turn into the driveway..As soon as I open the door, Sassy is meowing and wrapping around my legs..Pixie usually waits until I hang up my purse and jacket then jumps up on the bench I have in the hallway to rub against my arm as I hang them up. Linus then arrives and has to be picked up for a quick snuggle..