How to Read Cat Body Language

Cats communicate volumes through body language. Learning to read it transforms your relationship.

Tail Signals

• Tail held high: confident, happy
• Tail puffed up: frightened or very agitated
• Tail lashing side to side: irritated, overstimulated
• Tail wrapped around you: affection

Ear Signals

• Forward: interested, happy
• Sideways (airplane ears): anxious
• Flat back: frightened or aggressive

Eye Signals

• Slow blink: contentment and trust (blink back to communicate the same)
• Dilated pupils: excited, frightened, or in dim light
• Hard stare: challenge or threat

The Slow Blink

Research has confirmed that slow blinking at cats increases approach behaviour. It is genuinely a sign of trust and affection in cat communication.