Is face rubbing okay?

Lilith is a ten year old siamese that is always "talking" - I wish I understood what she wants, she was unfortunately declawed before I joined her family. She does have annual check-ups and shots by Dr. Merck who's a cat specialist.

In any case, Lilith seems to frequently rub the sides of her face against every corner and thing she can - her ears appear to be clean, to me.

Is the face rubbing normal behavior or does it indicate a problem?

thanks,
Mike

She's just spreading her scent around- it's harmless.

Tab does this all the time. At first I thought she might have toothache but the vet said she was just spreading her scent. She loves to rub her face on my fingers and on door frames.

Siamese cats talk thats their nature.Face rubbing is also normal besides rubbing their scent its a sign of affection and love. My Siameases rub me in the face and head butt all the time.

I've also heard that face-rubbing is also thier way to identify objects as well as spread scent. The cats at the vets office I have Miki at do it a lot.

That's completely normal behaviour - particularly for a Siamese. As for not understanding what she's saying to you, give it some time -- soon enough she'll have you trained to know what she's saying to you.