We’ve all seen it—cats rubbing their cheeks or chins along furniture legs or your own face or other part of your body. What’s it about?
It’s called bunting, and it has several possible reasons, all related to the fact that cats have scent glands around their faces—their ears and neck as well as their cheeks and chins. In other words, when a cat engages in bunting, it leaves an odor.
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