Smriti Pratishruti, MBA, B. TechFounder & CEO at PawzNDogz

Do you enjoy giving your cats kisses after they had enrichment time for the day?!

10 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief explanatory video, the narrator describes how cats perceive human kisses. Since cats have no concept of kissing, a close face-to-face approach can be interpreted as an unwelcome invasion of personal space, prompting the cat to push the human away with gentle claws. The narrator notes that a cat may also feel “dirty” from the human’s scent left on its fur and respond by grooming the area where the kiss occurred. Over time, however, the cat can learn to associate this unusual human behavior with affection, gradually tolerating or even enjoying kisses.

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What your cat really thinks when you kiss them. When you kiss your cat, it may spend the whole day thinking about what you just did to it. In the cat world, there are no kisses, so when you bring your big face close to kiss her, your cat may see it as an unwarranted invasion of her personal space and may gently push you away with her little claws. If you insist on kissing her and leave your scent on her, she may feel a little dirty and start cleaning herself right where you kissed her. However, over time, your cat may come to understand that this somewhat strange human behavior is a sign of affection.