Cats spend as much as 50% of their waking hours licking themselves. But why do cats lick themselves? Licking is instinctual in cats. Cats groom themselves through licking. A mother cat’s first job is ...
An curved arrow pointing right. For cats, grooming by licking each other is an integral part of social bonding. As much as some cat owners might want to take part of that ritual, they won't be ...
allogrooming (grooming each other), and sleeping in the same room. Cat rescue centers can use the presence of these behaviors to judge how well a cat has been socialized. When a cat kneads ...