Are Cats Capable of Bonding With Their Humans?

When you think of a cat, you think independent, non-social, and cold, right? But cat lovers will tell you how untrue that description of a cat's personality truly is. They're just misunderstood creatures, or so I have been told.

Personally, I have mixed feelings about cats as I have owned many in my lifetime. I love all animals including cats but find that cats are quite a bit more difficult to bond with because of their independent lifestyle and quirky personality. But, they also are a great pet for those that work a lot or hardly ever home because cats don't require as much of your attention. Cats are pretty self-sufficient in how they live and are perfectly content with sleeping most of the day. They don't require a lot of exercise and they generally just need their food and water to live.

It's not to say that cats are completely incapable of not bonding, because I will tell you they do bond to you and even though they don't necessarily show it, they are happy to see you when you come home at night by rubbing up against you or jumping in your lap and purring loudly. Purring is a cat's response to being content and happy. My cat loves to have her ears scratched and pulled and she will purr so loud sometimes, she sounds like a little motor in hyper-drive.

Cats will generally pick one particular person in the family to bond with exclusively. Although they may love everyone, they do seem to focus on one family member for some reason. Experts are not quite sure why either. Some have thought that it might be the individual's mannerisms or voice and others have speculated that it had to do with a person's scent and the vibrations that their body gives off in the atmosphere. Whatever the reason, I think that the person to whom your cat is drawn to must be a very special person if they feel such a kinship with them given how particular a cat can be.

I have heard some research on the aspect that a cat's measure of how they bond has something to do with a person's psychic energy. Psychic's will tell you that everyone exhibits some degree of psychic sensitivity and cats are able to sense that energy and therefore are drawn more to that particular person. I believe that animals, including cats, are extremely sensitive to the moods, likes and dislikes of humans. Cats can sense your appreciation for them as opposed to someone that feels indifferent or loathsome towards them. I've talked to some people that say that they adore cats but that cats just don't care for them. In those cases, I believe that cats have the ability to sense fear and insecurity in someone and generally will react negatively in the same way as they would someone that does not care for them.

There seems to be a lot of conjecture about how and why cats bond with people but absolutely no proof what's-so-ever. People who love and adore their cats know that their feline friends love and adore their humans and demonstrate that affection on a daily basis. It's those of us who have never had an opportunity to relate to the feline persuasion that has no clue what they're all about.