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Pushing nose against my nose

post #1 of 13
5/30/11 at 11:56pm
Thread Starter 
Hi everyone,
I have a female cat who acts in a special way.
She usually looks up at me quite often. When she does that, and I get close to her, she pushes her nose against mine.
I was just wondering why she does this, if there's some particular reason?
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post #2 of 13
5/31/11 at 4:07am
She is greeting you, accepting you as a sibling or mother. She's also marking you as "hers," and getting your scent on herself so she is yours. It's a friendly greeting.

Now, our cat Sterling used to always push his nose inside our notril. Cold nose! Ick! But we love him, anyway.
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post #3 of 13
5/31/11 at 5:17am
My Jack always pushes his nose up my nostril!
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post #4 of 13
5/31/11 at 5:25am
I wish my cat would give me head nuzzles or cold nose kisses, lol. I think he's respecting my space, even though I offer it to him!
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post #5 of 13
5/31/11 at 6:50am
Thread Starter 
hehe okai, thanks guys
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post #6 of 13
5/31/11 at 12:37pm
And then there is Ritz, who sometimes sits on my lap, rear end facing my face.....I understand that is a sign of trust.
Um, thanks for sharing.
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post #7 of 13
5/31/11 at 12:46pm
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And then there is Ritz, who sometimes sits on my lap, rear end facing my face.....I understand that is a sign of trust.
Um, thanks for sharing.
Monet does the same! But.. who's trusting who? I'd be trusting Monet not to fart in my face. lol
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post #8 of 13
5/31/11 at 3:51pm
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And then there is Ritz, who sometimes sits on my lap, rear end facing my face.....I understand that is a sign of trust.
Um, thanks for sharing.
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Monet does the same! But.. who's trusting who? I'd be trusting Monet not to fart in my face. lol
LOL, I laughed so hard!
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post #9 of 13
5/31/11 at 3:55pm
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And then there is Ritz, who sometimes sits on my lap, rear end facing my face.....I understand that is a sign of trust.
Um, thanks for sharing.
As it happens, I don't really want to sniff your behind, but I do appreciate the offer... That's what I say to Peanut!
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post #10 of 13
5/31/11 at 7:04pm
Hannah gives me nose nudges, too! I think it's the sweetest thing!
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post #11 of 13
6/9/11 at 1:14pm
My cat licks my nose & sometimes inside my nostrils(yech) - but this is usually when she wants to get loving & peting.
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post #12 of 13
6/10/11 at 12:31am
I have two who give nose kisses - Milo and Biscotte. They all greet in their own way, but it always involves rubbing of some sort to leave a scent on you. Ellie rubs her side against my legs, Bonaparte rubs his face all over my T shirt!
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post #13 of 13
6/10/11 at 5:41am
Allen gives me head bumps and Ralph gives me full on face/nose rubs (which I adore); all of the cats regularly offer their booties for sniffing.

The other day, Ralph jumped up on my desk and pressed his cheek hard against my cheek with his nose right alongside mine, held that pose for a handful of seconds and then walked off.

I can never get enough of my Ralphie!

AC
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