A Michael Broad Blog
A lot has been written and said about slow blink communication between cat and caregiver but it’s still ‘work in progress’, I’d suggest. The usual topic is that cats make the slow blink towards their human caregiver when they are content and relaxed. This is essentially one way traffic from cat to person, but …
The domestic cat’s slow blink when directed at a person it is a signal of friendly intentions. Some cat owners say that it is a sign that your cat loves you. I think that is an exaggeration. It’s more functional than that. It’s about telling the recipient that the cat is friendly and does …
The meaning of the domestic cat’s slow blink is a signal, through body language, that the cat trusts and is relaxed in the presence of the person to whom the blink is directed. That’s my opinion and I am falling short of the anecdotal suggestion that the slow blink is a message that the …
Do cats blink? It is said that cats do not blink to spread tear fluid over their eyes as humans do to remove dust etc. but they do blink on two occasions which are (1) when responding contentedly to our interactions with them which is called a slow blink and (2) when the tufts …
Cat experts believe that the slow blink from a cat is a sign of trust and love towards their human companion. How do you encourage your cat to give you a slow blink? I will refer to 3 sources in answering the question. Firstly I will refer to cat behaviourist and author Anitra Frazier. …
You’ll see it a lot on the internet; cat lovers discussing how their cat does the classic ‘slow blink’ at them and happy to say that it is a sign that their cat loves them. In general people consider the cat slow blink to be a sign of affection from their cat. It is, …
The domestic cat’s slow blink is well known. There are many webpages about it. The general gist of these pages is that the cat’s slow blink is a sign of love towards their human companion. It is a sign that their cat is content. The domestic cat’s blink has even been described as a …
