{"id":688615,"date":"2025-02-11T23:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/?p=688615"},"modified":"2025-02-11T23:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:31:57","slug":"can-cats-feel-love-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/can-cats-feel-love-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Cats Feel Love? Vet Reviewed Facts & Considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Very few cat owners around the planet would dare utter the possibility that their cat can’t feel love. After all, what are all of the head bunts and purrs all about if your cats can\u2019t feel that you love them and that they don\u2019t love you back?<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering from a scientific standpoint if cats can feel love, we’re going to go over everything that we know about cats and affection\u2014but we\u2019re pretty confident that if you\u2019ve encountered an awesome cat, you already know that cats can indeed feel love. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cats Can Feel Love<\/h2>\n

Unfortunately, very little is known scientifically about the way that cats operate on the inside. It’s interesting that despite the closeness between us and our kitty companions, there’s still so much that’s unknown.<\/p>\n

However, we as observers can see that our cats do feel love to some capacity, even if it’s not the same way that we typically experience it. Here is what we know for sure and how we can use this information to determine if cats can feel love:<\/p>\n

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