Successful cat adoption requires offering a home where your cat can feel safe and cared for. It also requires a level of trust and kindness. As your relationship develops, you may observe sign that let you know she feels she belongs. Ubiquitous purring is a really good sign of a content cat. Your cat may knead her claws on your lap to distribute scent from glands in her feet. This kneading marks you as part of her territory and imitates the motion kittens do with their mothers to stimulate milk. Head butting is a behavior from the wild where cats recognize other members of their pride and your cat may want to include you. Your cat may follow you around because she wants to spend time with you, even to the point of annoyance when lying on your computer keyboard or propping up in front of the TV screen. Contact your Ashburn, VA vet to learn more.