Overview

• Liverpool Echo first published the guide on August 7 and Surrey Live followed on August 8 with cat owner anecdotes from Reddit underscoring the guide’s widespread circulation.
• Ross Hallifax of Healthy Pets explains that tail positions serve as a mood barometer, with upright tails signalling confidence and puffed-up or tucked tails indicating fear or anxiety.
• Meows can denote greetings, hunger or attention-seeking while purring generally reflects contentment or serves as a self-soothing response when cats are anxious.
• Cats mark territory and show trust by rubbing against owners, depositing their scent to distinguish familiar people from strangers.
• Owners can interpret ear and eye cues as well as sleeping postures to gauge emotions from curiosity and affection to stress and security.