That’s because Punkin is a cat and as a cat, expects you to do that, without gratitude. That is why I am a dog man. Dogs appreciate even the slightest finger twitch that signals your acceptance of them.
LOL. Funny....but my cats appreciate everything I do for them....they show me in many CALM And CLEAN and PATIENT ways. Unlike the neurotic, smelly, drooling way the dog would. ;)