Do you ever take a shower hop on the couch to watch a movie and after a little bit you feel something scratching at your head? Maybe you have another common scenario where you're sleeping at night and extrange sensation wake you up. You reach up and you feel like a little wet patch in your head only to realize that your cat's washing your head. That doesn't only happen to me very much me more, but it happened when I was growing up and there was cats around a house. Nowadays, the only time I have to worry about that is usually after I've gotten out of shower and I'm sitting on the couch and my orange kitty happen to be behind me. So why do cats even lick your head in the first place? Don't they have enough of their own fur to take care of ? Like a lot of things, dealing with kitties don't have absolute certainty, but we have some pretty good ideas to start out with. Why Do Cats lick? When you Google that question, you will find a lot of unclear long answers, mostly based on assuming, assumptions or common sense. There's so many things that it could be, but it mainly depends on; The person Their cat What's going on in their life What the licking is pertaining to. One of the main wrong answers is …show more content…
In reality, a cat's tongue scrapes away dead tissue, stimulates circulation and it's this action that actually promotes faster healing. So now with no real danger, how will this affect you? It's all part of the human animal bond to go ahead and let your cat still lick and kiss you. The best thing you can do is enjoy the time that you have with them and make sure that if you do see problems go see your veterinarian. Oral hygiene is one of the best places to start to prevent the growth of bacteria in a cat's mouth. Only five to ten percent of Americans do this consistently, so it's good to brush their teeth on a regular basis to keep you