If you're lucky enough to have a feline in your life, you may have experienced a cat headbutt, also known as cat bunting. But, why do cats headbutt? It's a way for them to deposit their pheromones. This behavior can help self soothe, create bonding, and more.

What does it mean when your cat keeps head butting you?

Cats headbutt humans for the same reasons they headbutt other animals and even the furniture. It's their way of expressing a familial relationship and using scent as a marker. Marking you with her own scent makes your cat feel even safer around you than she did before.

Do cats headbutt to show affection?

A headbutt given to you by your cat is most commonly perceived as a sign of affection. ... The main reason a cat will headbutt you is to rub their scent onto you and create a colony scent that only cats would be able to detect.