Is that a greeting?

Joshua has started to do something really strange...

Whenever I come home, or when he feels like saying hi, he will lie his head on the floor, either sideways or almost upside down, with the rest of his body still standing normally.
He's rubbing the side of his head on the floor with his butt sticking up.
Other times he will lie down and still rub the side of his head on the floor.

I'm not sure if my description is really clear... but does that sound like a normal cat greeting? Or does it have another meaning?

I've never seen a cat do that before.

I don't know what it means, but Trigger does that sometimes. It is so cute though, lol. We need vidoes for animal planet, lol

I think he`s saying "Hi! Glad you are finally home. Now get your butt over here and pet, pet , pet me!"
Linda

Originally Posted by stampit3d

I think he`s saying "Hi! Glad you are finally home. Now get your butt over here and pet, pet , pet me!"
Linda

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Well, it's a marking behavior ... a little unusual to mark the floor with his face, but, well, sometimes you just can't explain what a cat does!!

I find that sometimes my kitties are so overwhelmed to see me that they'll act VERY strangely to show their affection.

Sashka always waits in the window for me to get home, and when she sees the car she starts meowing and head-butting the window. It looks like she does it REALLY hard and I'm always trying to stop her, but the best thing is to just get in the house quickly so she jumps down and can come and greet me.

Sunday just get beside herself with loving sometimes and will rub her face along the floor - it's like, `Must ... mark ... something ... overwhelmed ... must ... show ... love...' and there's nothing around but the floor, so that'll have to do!!!

Originally Posted by marie-p

he will lie his head on the floor, either sideways or almost upside down, with the rest of his body still standing normally.
He's rubbing the side of his head on the floor with his butt sticking up.

Other times he will lie down and still rub the side of his head on the floor.
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My Salem will do that if you start scratching his haunches lol it is really funny I just laugh at hima nd he looks at ME like IM crazy lol

Originally Posted by coaster

Well, it's a marking behavior ... a little unusual to mark the floor with his face, but, well, sometimes you just can't explain what a cat does!!

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Tiger used to do about the same thing to the walls. She was known for walking straight into them and slowly turning to rub her whole side on the wall. We used to say that's why she had such a box shaped head! She was one cool kitty though, even if she was odd sometimes!

Originally Posted by coaster

well, sometimes you just can't explain what a cat does!!

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Now that's the truth!