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I have two cats, Beaker and Bunsen.  Bunsen is pretty feisty and mostly runs away when I try to pet her.  Beaker is more affectionate.  She likes to sit in my lap and get her ears scratched and her belly rubbed.  Beaker also does something that Bunsen does far less frequently.  She often looks at me and blinks both eyes slowly, sometimes more than once.

I investigated the cat blink and found that in the cat world, this signals recognition of a friendly cat.  Between cats, the blink is used upon greeting.  When one cat encounters another and doesn’t feel threatened, it blinks to signal that everything is ok and no one will get hurt.  So, apparently, cats do this to people to signal a similar and somewhat affectionate thought.

Try blinking at your cat to tell her you feel comfortable and happy and she may return the favor.