Sometimes, it’s hard to understand what your kitten really wants. No matter how much clues your kitten give you, you just don’t get it. As kittens tend to communicate more with their bodies than with their mouth, and unless you have much experience as a cat owner before, it’s very difficult to interpret what they want or say.

Here are some pointers to interpreting your kitten’s body language:

1. A kitten shows trust in you when she allows you to touch and play with her paws.

2. When a kitten feels safe and comfortable in her surroundings, she will flop on her back with relaxed muscles.

3. A kitten is requesting for affection when she persistently paws your lap. On the other hand if a kitten insists on jumping in your lap, she is trying to display her control over you.

4. When your kitten has total affection for you, whenever she sees you, she will walk up to you, drops her head, and makes a forehead to forehead contact known as a head butt.

5. Whenever a kitten feels uneasy about any given situation, she will tuck her ears flat against her head with dilated pupils. She may fight or flee in this case.

6. An anxious kitten will constantly flicks her tongue around her lips.

7. When a kitten starts to twitch her tail, flick her ears back and forth, and act restless, she is showing the classic “don’t pet me anymore” body posturing.

So these are some pointers in helping you to understand your kitten further. By learning more about how your kitten communicates, you are on the way to building up a wonderful and lasting relationship with your kitten.

Cat Lover