Cats watching you eat- feel pleased

"Jodie" <jodie75.DeleteThis@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3Qqqd.1384$kI6.160000@news20.bellglobal.com...> jdc1 <"
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> news:41AA05A6.6080204@san.rr.com...> > Ever see a cat that feels almost in
bliss watching you eat?> > They squint their eyes in satisfaction.> >> > Why
do they do that?> >>
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> They are making themselves cute in hopes you will slide something their
way.
> My current cat won't eat any people food, but I had cats when I was
growing
> up who would seem to develop eyelashes, and squint and blink at us under
the
> table.
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and speaking of cute. my last and current kitty kompanion (both females)
does this, what i call, their "come hither look". she doesn't want my food
but she wants to remind me that she's waiting for me to fill up her bowl.
she lays on her back and curls her spine in an almost "C" shape, has front
paws together over her chest in a begging style and she looks away.
Harriet
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Harriet wrote:
> "Jodie" <jodie75.RemoveThis@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3Qqqd.1384$kI6.160000@news20.bellglobal.com...> jdc1 <"
> jdc1"@san.rr.com> wrote in message
>
>>news:41AA05A6.6080204@san.rr.com...> > Ever see a cat that feels almost in
>
> bliss watching you eat?> > They squint their eyes in satisfaction.> >> > Why
> do they do that?> >>
> ---------------------------------------
>
>>They are making themselves cute in hopes you will slide something their
>
> way.
>
>>My current cat won't eat any people food, but I had cats when I was
>
> growing
>
>>up who would seem to develop eyelashes, and squint and blink at us under
>
> the
>
>>table.
>
> ---------------------------------------
> and speaking of cute. my last and current kitty kompanion (both females)
> does this, what i call, their "come hither look". she doesn't want my food
> but she wants to remind me that she's waiting for me to fill up her bowl.
> she lays on her back and curls her spine in an almost "C" shape, has front
> paws together over her chest in a begging style and she looks away.
> Harriet
>
>
>
>

Naw...I figured it out. You're the alpha cat and they are acknowledging
that. It is a subtle act of clan ettiqutte that they wait for the alpha
dominant of the pack (You) to have their fill.
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jdc1 wrote:

> Naw...I figured it out. You're the alpha cat and they are acknowledging
> that. It is a subtle act of clan ettiqutte that they wait for the alpha
> dominant of the pack (You) to have their fill.
>

Actually I don't think that cats have anywhere near the same "pack
mentality" that dogs do.

pat
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rpl wrote:
> jdc1 wrote:
>
>> Naw...I figured it out. You're the alpha cat and they are
>> acknowledging that. It is a subtle act of clan ettiqutte that they
>> wait for the alpha dominant of the pack (You) to have their fill.
>>
>
> Actually I don't think that cats have anywhere near the same "pack
> mentality" that dogs do.
>
> pat

Nevertheless...I think that cats acknowledge you as the prime alpha
and are content to sit at times wait, squinty eyed and pleased.

That is...if they are not famished.
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One of my two cats wants my food. And last week when I got up from the table
to get the phone, she got herself a porterhouse steak. I had to laugh, she
looked at me as if to say, " Man this is great! I hope you bought more of
these."

Stone

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>> news:41AA05A6.6080204@san.rr.com...> > Ever see a cat that feels almost
>> in
> bliss watching you eat?> > They squint their eyes in satisfaction.> >> >
> Why
> do they do that?> >>
> ---------------------------------------
>> They are making themselves cute in hopes you will slide something their
> way.
>> My current cat won't eat any people food, but I had cats when I was
> growing
>> up who would seem to develop eyelashes, and squint and blink at us under
> the
>> table.
> ---------------------------------------
> and speaking of cute. my last and current kitty kompanion (both females)
> does this, what i call, their "come hither look". she doesn't want my
> food
> but she wants to remind me that she's waiting for me to fill up her bowl.
> she lays on her back and curls her spine in an almost "C" shape, has front
> paws together over her chest in a begging style and she looks away.
> Harriet
>
>
>
>
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