{"id":84284,"date":"2022-04-22T11:59:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:59:50","slug":"why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my cat smile with teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/#Why_does_my_cat_smile_with_teeth\" title=\"Why does my cat smile with teeth?\">Why does my cat smile with teeth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/#Why_does_my_cat_look_like_hes_smiling\" title=\"Why does my cat look like hes smiling?\">Why does my cat look like hes smiling?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/#What_does_it_mean_when_cats_show_their_teeth\" title=\"What does it mean when cats show their teeth?\">What does it mean when cats show their teeth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/#Why_is_my_cat_smiling_with_teeth\" title=\"Why is my cat smiling with teeth?\">Why is my cat smiling with teeth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/#Do_cats_smile_with_their_teeth\" title=\"Do cats smile with their teeth?\">Do cats smile with their teeth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-cat-smile-with-teeth\/#Why_does_my_cat_show_me_her_teeth\" title=\"Why does my cat show me her teeth?\">Why does my cat show me her teeth?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_cat_smile_with_teeth\"><\/span>Why does my cat smile with teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why Do Cats Smile? There are two main reasons for a cat to show his or her teeth: <b>aggression and the flehmen response. Cats will show their teeth in aggression much like other animals. As we discussed earlier, this a cat&#8217;s way of saying stop or I will bite you.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_cat_look_like_hes_smiling\"><\/span>Why does my cat look like hes smiling?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This behaviour is characterised by curled lips, a tilted head and squinting eyes  all of which can look like smiling. <b>Cats may also bare their teeth in a kind of grin when feeling aggressive<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_when_cats_show_their_teeth\"><\/span>What does it mean when cats show their teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since cats are mammals too, we share many things in common with them. Smiling, however, is not one of them. When a cat shows its teeth in a way that might look like it&#8217;s grinning, it is probably <b>grimacing, trying to pick up odors, or is angry and ready to use those teeth to bite into someone<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_cat_smiling_with_teeth\"><\/span>Why is my cat smiling with teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When a cat bares its teeth at you, it can look like a wide grin. In many respects, the opposite is true. <b>The cat is feeling threatened and defensive, so it is a warning gesture to back away<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_cats_smile_with_their_teeth\"><\/span>Do cats smile with their teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Cats may also bare their teeth in a kind of grin when feeling aggressive. Positive signs of a contented cat include purring, slow-blinking, paw-kneading, head-rubbing, meowing and tail-flicking  but never smiling!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_cat_show_me_her_teeth\"><\/span>Why does my cat show me her teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since cats are mammals too, we share many things in common with them. Smiling, however, is not one of them. When a cat shows its teeth in a way that might look like it&#8217;s grinning, it is probably <b>grimacing, trying to pick up odors, or is angry and ready to use those teeth to bite into someone<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why does my cat smile with teeth?Why does my cat look like hes smiling?What does it mean when cats show their teeth?Why is my cat smiling with teeth?Do cats smile with their teeth?Why does my cat show me her teeth? Why does my cat smile with teeth? Why Do Cats Smile? 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