What Do Cat Slow Blinks Mean?

A lot of memes show the squinty-eye cat face as cats being mean or judgy, but it’s quite the opposite. Those squinty eyes — aka cat slow blinks — mean they feel safe, happy, and comfy. You can even say it’s their way of saying “I love you!”

Give a cat a slow blink and see what happens. Learn more in the video below.

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About Best Friends Animal Society

Best Friends is working to end the killing of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters in part by getting more pets out of shelters and into loving homes.

We’ve come a long way since the first known city reached no-kill in 1994, and now we’re closer than ever to making the entire country no-kill. Today, roughly 2,500 shelters are no-kill throughout the U.S. — and 700 more are just 100 pets or fewer away from reaching that milestone.

Best Friends is committed to working with passionate people like you to save homeless pets through adoption, volunteering, fostering, and advocacy. In addition to our lifesaving centers around the U.S, we also founded and run the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals.

Working together, we can save homeless pets in our communities and secure a better future for our best friends. Together, we will bring the whole country to no-kill.