Cats feel immediately soothed by being
licked by other cats, so why wouldn't they appreciate it if you're doing it to them instead?
Not exact matches
When owners suspect that boredom is the cause of their
cat's excessive
licking, they sometimes alleviate the problem
by adding another pet, turning on radios and TVs, making window ledge perches to observe the out - of - doors, and
other forms of environmental enrichment.
Cats and dogs can also become infected
by licking and / or eating grass and dirt and
other soiled items that contain infective eggs or
by eating prey animals that have already been infected.
It is only some
cats that show affection
by licking, many
others show it with the head bump, or rub and some are not demonstrative at all.
While friendly
cats and litter mates often groom each
other, felines may also groom their humans
by licking their skin or hair.