r/TuxedoCats • u/deanwinchestear • 1d ago
The slow blinks mean “I love you” in cat language
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u/Obvious-Childhood910 1d ago
Or 'It was good living with you but the time for the world to end has come. I will come home victorious'
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u/TheNightTerror1987 1d ago
You can do it back to your cats, and it's a good way to reassure a scared new cat too! When I first adopted Ella she would occasionally creep towards the living room looking like she was foraging for supplies during a zombie apocalypse and one might be lurking anywhere. She'd freeze when she saw me, but if I gave her a slow blink she'd do an insanely loud trill and come a little more confidently into the living room. Though she would still flee in terror if she so much as saw a sleeping cat, let alone saw an awake cat looking at her.
(She's now the alpha queen who rules the house and my other two cats are both careful not to get within whacking distance of her.)
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u/SunnyShoretide ⭐TOP POSTER⭐ 1d ago
Snickers often licks her nose when I ask her questions! Kind of like a response. I asked her “I need to explain something, are you listening?” And she licked her nose and did her little “mmhm!” purr!!
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u/BluueTheFox 1d ago
For a quick second I thought you had my cat! I was like 👆🏻
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u/hothotsoup02 1d ago
Mine always does that whenever she's too tired to meow back when I say goodnight to her as I go upstairs 🥹
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u/PiffinYonnies 1d ago
My cat Wink is almost identical to this legend. He is prone to a slow blink. Super chill guy. There are many like them, but this one is yours.
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u/BringBackSmilodon 1d ago
I slow blink my babies all day haha. I even get on the floor with them so they don't have to look up at me.
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u/Plate-Extreme 1d ago
The “ Where’s the Damn Treats “ look !!