Cats Showing Their Humans How Much They Love Them: The Sweetest And Most Wholesome Moments

For this week's challenge, on such a cold winter's day, we decided that we needed a bit of extra warmth in our hearts. Now, of course, you can go and get that warmth by wrapping yourself up in a blanket, by putting on another layer, or by making yourself a hot cup of cocoa, but there is one thing that will do the trick better than anything else, and that's getting affection from your cat. Cats show affection in many different ways - some less obvious than others. But when they do, when you recognize that your cat is telling you that it loves you, there is nothing in the world that will warm your heart more.

That's why we asked you guys to tell us the sweetest things that your cats do to show you they love you, and my goodness, you sure did not disappoint. Some of the things we read in your answers warmed our hearts so much. Who needs blankets when you have moments like these?

Posted by Marielru

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"My cat Sophie..."

"My cat Sophie sleeps with me every night. She always starts up by my head and purrs to me until I fall asleep, then snuggles next to my stomach. If I wake up in the middle of the night she comes up and purrs me to sleep again."

Via John Lee
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"I had covid..."

"I had covid two weeks ago and one of my cats was by side 95% of the time. My other cat would just come and check up on me making sure I was still alive. Picture is of my kitten who stayed by my side"

Via Eva DeJesus
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"The way Winslow snuggles and looks adoringly at his dad..."

Via Janice Poole
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"Peewee is a major cuddle bug."

Via Bryan Garrett
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"This little girl never sat on me. Then all of a sudden she started to. Found out I was pregnant a couple weeks later. Currently over 17 weeks now and she always sits on me when I sit down"

Via Abby Anderson
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"My little Stevie Nyx sleeps above me on my pillows. One night I was in a lot of pain and she rested her head on mine until my pain was gone. I dont have a pic of that but I have one of her."

Via Julianna Griffin
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"Cuddling with me under the covers. She's always there when I'm sad. Hunter loves her mum, even if it is mostly for warmth and treats. Spoily kitty"

Via Meg Victoria
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"My Bonnie wraps her paw around my finger and pulls it closer to her. She's very cuddly and we almost never go a day without snuggles"

Via Maddie C Walls
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"My Zeke head bops me all the time, he always wants pets, and he loves to sleep on me. He's healed my heart from losing a previous fur baby."

Via Terra Strain
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"After my emergency surgery she stayed like this most of the day when I got home."

Via Roger Tarre
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"She's slept by my side each night for the last 6 weeks, while her other human was in the hospital. It's been terribly stressful and I'm convinced she knows I need the comfort"

Via Robyn Madden
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"Cuddling me..."

"Cuddling me (that's my arm and shoulder!), pretty much at every opportunity. When I come home from work, or a long day out, he is the happiest boy to see me. It's all cuddles. And at bedtime too. He's one of the most dependent, affectionate, needy cats I've ever had."

Via Margaret Johnson
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"While I was recovering..."

"While I was recovering from having my neck fused. Freya would gently lay across my neck and purr. Almost like she was protecting my neck. At night if I moaned in pain she would come over and gently biscuit the back of my neck as if she was massaging me. That was 3 years ago, and to this day she still protects my neck."

Via Nikkie DeFranco
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"A couple of years ago..."

"A couple of years ago I twisted my ankle digging a car out of the snow, then making it worse by digging out a semi. Fell through the snow while digging them out. It was deep.
When I came in I sat down and put my ankle up. My cat watched and could see I was in pain so he jumped on the chair and laid across my ankle. It hurt at first but after awhile of him purring on my ankle the pain vanished.
My boy healed my ankle because he loves me."

Via Sara Baerlocher
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"He became a housecat for us..."

"He became a housecat for us. He was previously an indoor/outdoor cat where we rented. The owner passed away suddenly and his daughter rented to us. When she decided she wanted the house back, we were heartbroken that the cat would stay with his home, but we wanted him to be happy. Apparently, staying was not his idea of happy. The landlord called us to come and get him because he was not a good fit for her. He seems perfectly content at our new house as an indoor-only cat. He took to a litter box well. He loves sitting in the windows to watch the birds and squirrels. He gives us tons of purrs and snuggles. So glad we're part of his happiness."

Via Dawn Peters