Every cat owner knows when their feline companions are hungry. But what about other emotions like sadness, anger, or happiness? Is there a way to tell if your cat is giddy with joy?
Cat experts have some good news for us on this front. “Yes, cats can be happy, definitely,” Mikel Delgado, a cat behavior consultant based in Sacramento with a doctoral degree in psychology with an emphasis on animal behavior and cognition, tells Inverse. This assertion goes beyond the mere approximation of happiness based on meeting basic needs. Even for animals like cats, there’s a difference between wellbeing and happiness.
