You can also gently scratch your cat behind its ears or under its chin, which are places cats often enjoy being petted.

Feather toys, robotic mice, balls with bells inside them, cat wands, and feather toys are some examples of good interactive cat toys.

You can locate a bed on top of a cat scratching post so that it can be high up and have a good view of the whole room. Cats like to be up high so they can observe the area around them and feel more secure. Your cat will also appreciate the scratching post to stretch its claws out on.

A cat cave is a kind of fabric cave designed for cats that your cat can climb into to hide and sleep.

Cats sleep with their owners when they are totally comfortable and know that they love them. Give your cat a soft scratch behind its ears, or pet it from head to tail when it snuggles up with you.

You should limit catnip to about once a week so that you don’t wear out its effect on your cat. You can give your cat treats as about 10% of its diet, as long as it doesn’t have a weight problem.

Cats use this kneading behavior in the wild to stimulate milk production in their mothers. It is a very high form of affection for cats.

Cats are natural predators, and in the wild they show affection by sharing prey they have caught with others. This is one of the strongest expressions of love a cat can demonstrate to its owner.

Slow blinks are like the equivalent of a loving kiss in the cat world.

Cats have tougher skin than humans, so they don’t understand that sometimes what is a soft bite to them might hurt you a little bit.

You can encourage behaviors by rewarding your cat with treats when it does something you like.