There's a nifty bit of information right here on our site called the Know You Cat Survey.
You can peruse a plethora of statistics gathered from a cats-and-behavior question and answer session of more than 4,000 cat lovers.
Take a look, then take the survey on your own. You never know what you know about your cat until you answer!
I found out that when it comes to having company over, my two critters follow what is surveyed as the two opposite behaviors. My boy-cat greets everyone and my girl-cat finds a place to hide!
What do I do? Well, I usually get both of them to run into the bedroom with a bribe of treats, then quietly close the door, to stifle both behaviors. The truth is, you never quite know how your kitties are going to react to company, so I'm protecting them and my guests from the unknown!
Janet Muniz