Cats always like to lie on the ground "with all fours in the air". Why is this? Do I want to play with you? Actually no, cats like to lie on the ground "on all fours" not to play with you, but to give you a signal!
Signal 1. Treat you as the boss
In the world of cats, exposing one's belly to the other shows weakness and submission, which shows that the cat is willing to treat the other as the boss. So if your cat always likes to lie on the ground "on all fours" in front of you, it means that it has recognized you and regards you as its boss, and it will usually listen to you!
Signal 2. Express trust in you
Cats’ stomachs are very fragile. The thin belly wraps the internal organs. If they are hit, the internal organs can be easily damaged. Therefore, they usually protect their stomachs and will not expose them casually unless in front of trusted people. If your cat is always lying on the ground "on all fours" and openly showing its belly to you, it means that it trusts you and knows that you will not hurt it and will protect it!
Signal 3. It feels hot
It's summer now, the temperature is very high, and cats will feel hot and uncomfortable. At this time, it likes to lie on the ground with all four legs in the air, exposing its belly as much as possible to increase contact with the air. This can allow heat to escape and make itself feel cooler and more comfortable. Therefore, when a cat lies on the ground with its legs in the air, it may be sending you a "very hot" signal. Pet owners should remember to cool it down in time.
Fans, air conditioners, and ice cubes can all be arranged.Signal 4. I’m acting coquettishly on you.
Although the cat looks very cold, in fact, if it spends a long time with you, it will gradually fall in love with you and even treat you as its mother. If a cat regards you as its mother, it will always want to follow you and be close to you. It will also lie down on all fours next to you and roll around. This is actually coquettish with you and hopes that you will Isn’t this cat so cute that you can hug it and give it some pampering?
Signal 5. Get your attention
If you ignore your cat for a long time and it feels lonely or bored, it will walk around in front of you. If you still ignore it, the cat will hug your thighs and lie down in front of you. In fact, the cat does this just to attract your attention, and to let you look at it and play with it.
Signal 6. If you eat too much, lie down and take it slow.
Cats are very greedy animals, and they often overeat accidentally. When it feels uncomfortable, it will lie on its back on the ground to relieve the discomfort. So if your cat always lies down with its belly exposed after eating, it is not playing with you, but it is too full and needs to lie down to slow down.
Cats are body language animals. In addition to lying down on all fours, what do other postures mean?
1. Open your mouth wide in a certain direction
When a cat smells a smell that it has never smelled before, it will open its mouth wide in the direction of the source of the smell, trying to judge the smell.
2. Make burying movements towards food
When a cat buries feces after eating, it means that the cat is full and wants to bury the remaining food and wait for next time. But if the cat buries feces before it starts eating, there may be a quality problem with the food or the cat doesn’t like it.