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My cat spits when he is happy

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Question
This is about one of our cats, a siamese named Simba. We got him as a kitten when he
was old enough from the shelter. I still remember his first night here. Before bed, I
put him in my recliner and wrapped a blanket around him for security and told him as he looked up at me to stay there. He DID all night long. The next AM first thing I did was pick him up and put him in the cat box to go potty. Which he did. He has always slept most of the night in my chair since. Every night when I get up to go to the bathroom, I walk past and look in my chair and he is always laying there looking up at me. I lean over and pat him for a few minutes and he still tries to grab my head and lick my hair. He also has a trait of constantly walking around me feet and meowing. If I ignore him or push him away, he spits. You can hear and see him. facial expression and all. but he is purring before and after.I know he is attached to me. I guess I am his person. We have 5 other cats, but he is the only one that acts this way. All of our cats are strictly indoor cats. I was just curious what you think his perception is of me?

Answer
Hey !

I'm sure that your cat loves you very much, but as for the spitting behavior he may be mad that you wont give him any attention whenever you ignore him or push him away. Siamese Cats are very very very very very very very very very devoting to their owners, the only cat that becomes very attached to their owners, and its also the only cat that I know of in one case self mutilated itself whenever the owner left the house. Siamese cats really depend on their owners, and you have to show him more attention because they love to be the center of attention, so you may have to pet him more often and lay down with him and watch television or something. He doesn't spit when he's happy but he spits because he wants you to show him more affection. I hope I've helped.