Cats typically display head bunting toward other cats dog companions and humans.
Kitten keeps rubbing face on floor.
This tells other cats that they ve been there claimed their spot and have already marked you so other cats need to back off.
Lip rubbing is often reserved for marking objects.
Cats rub their faces on things for many reasons depending on the context or object being rubbed.
Rubbing is a natural feline marking behavior.
Cats rub on walls furniture shoes and even other things lying around on the floor.
They are covering you and the things around them with pheromones which come from glands on their face and head.
When your cat rubs its head and cheeks on the floor it can be leaving its scent markers on the house and over your feet.
The catsultant can help us out with this cat body language.
Head butting is an over the top version of face rubbing.
Cat to cat head bunting and allorubbing are reserved for cats who already have a familiar and friendly relationship.
When your cat engages in head bunting or head rubbing he is placing his scent there as a social and affectionate gesture.