Toothing - What does it mean?

by Kelly
(Arizona)

What does it mean when a cat pushes one of it's fangs against you? My cats only do this when they are happy so I am curious. Thanks.


Answer by Kate
It sounds like she is passing her scent onto you. Cats have scent glands around their mouth and rub them up against things to put the scent onto it. It may look like they are pressing their teeth aginst you but it is really onlt the scent glands.

Click here to post comments

Return to Cat Questions Archive One.

I'd love to hear what you think of this page or my site. Let me know if you like what you have read or if it has helped you with a problem.

It's easy to do just leave a comment in the box below and click the like / share or +1 to let others know about my site. Thank You It really is most appreciated.

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.