Why do domestic cats so often rub their sides against people's legs?

MsKreant

Why do cats rub up against your legs? Cats rub up against you leg to make you smell like a cat. The more you smell like them the more they like being around you. Also, she is letting other cats know that you are her own special friend. http://www.avodermnatural.com/Cat_Foods/why_do_cats_do_that.htm Jul 31 11, 12:16 AM

Barbiegurl676

Cats have scent glands along the tail, on each side of their head, on their lips, base of their tail, chin, near their sex organs, and between their front paws. They use these glands to scent mark their territory. When the cat rubs you, he is marking you with his scent, claiming you as "his." Too, he is picking up your scent. Cats rub up against furniture or doorways for the same reason - to mark the item as "his". (Urine spraying is also a territorial marking, by the way.) http://cats.datalk.org/why-does-a-cat-do-that.html Aug 02 11, 1:54 PM