1. Boredom: The cat suddenly rolls on the ground. It may be that the owner didn’t notice it or didn’t play with the cat for a long time, and then it Feeling bored and wanting to seek the owner’s attention, it will roll on the ground, open its round belly, and attract the owner to play with it. At this time, the owner needs to set aside a little time to play with the cat for a while.
2. Cooling down: If the cat stays in a high temperature place for a long time in hot weather, it will also cool down by rolling. As we all know, cats are warm-blooded animals and do not like heat or cold. So in the hot summer, the owner will often see it rolling on the ground. If this is the case, the owner does not need to worry too much, just place the cat in a ventilated and cool place in the room.
3. Estrus: If it happens to be in estrus, both male cats and female cats will have different behaviors than usual, and roll on the ground is one of them. Because cats want to emit their own scent in this way, so as to attract nearby cats of the opposite sex to mate. If the owner does not want the cat to reproduce, he can take the cat to be neutered after the cat is in estrus.
4. Territorial awareness: Cat owners know that cats have a very strong territorial awareness, so they will pass on the ground. Mark your territory by rolling, rubbing the ground, and walking scents into your environment, especially if you have new animals at home. If this is the case, the owner doesn’t have to worry, just wait for the two of them to get acquainted with each other.
5. Parasites: If the owner observes that the cat is not only rolling on the ground and rubbing its back, the cat will scratch and even bite the skin, That’s what the cat ectoparasites are doing. Because parasites can make the cat’s skin itchy and unbearable, the cat will relieve the discomfort by rubbing and scratching on the ground. At this time, the owner needs to deworm the cat in vitro or take the cat to the pet hospital to check whether there are other skin diseases before treatment.
