Ok well not exactly trip me up i know hes being affectiont by rubbing against my leg but why do it when im walking? It worrys me that i'll accidentaly kick him one day as he tends to creep up from the back and i often don't see him coming, how can i stop him doing this?
2006-09-04 10:24:29 · 30 answers · asked by baz75 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
hes just playing with u and feels close to you. obviously u have a good bond. i wouldnt worry bout it,cats are far more on the ball bout when they will get stood on than u know. he follows u cos he loves u. id be delighted if my cat would do that.
2006-09-04 10:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by missfunkigroover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats bond with their owner to a certain degree and will constantly rub themselves against the animals and people they live with, as they are inside its territory and therefore worthy of scent-marking. Cats have scent glands along teir jawline, which is usually the area they use to rub against your legs. They will do this if you are at rest or walking. They always do this because if something moves within their territory they will scent-mark it to compensate for the move. This applies also to your legs when you walk! The only way to really prevent it from happening is to keep the cat away from areas of the house where it could cause an accident - the kitchen, near stairs, etc.
2006-09-04 10:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the exact same issue with my cat - he will either rub on the front of my feet as I am walking, or walk slowly right before my toes (that is an usual occurrence when I am taking his food bowl with canned food from the kitchen to his eating place - tripping at that point would be unpleasant and messy :) ). Or lying down just behind my heels when I am standing up (like dishwashing) - stepping back at that point would really be stepping on him, but with the sink before me, I have really nowhere else to step...
What I do, if I am hurrying from one point in the flat to another is give him a little push (not kick, just a slight and very gentle push) with my foot, and then get ahead of him.
Unless I know he's lying down somewhere, though, I tend to look at my feet before walking (forward or back).
He also likes to be stepped over, for some reason (some recent reading led me to the thought that it's connected to territorial behaviour) - which took me by surprise, as my dog hated being stepped over for all of his life... Cats are strange, and, as they are very small (even mine, and he is quite large - for a cat) on has to be very careful about stepping on them. And it doesn't even cross their mind that you can consciously harm them just for being affectionate...
2006-09-04 19:16:51 · answer #3 · answered by AlphaOne_ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea how to stop him from doing that, but my cat will attack me while I'm walking, she'll run up and smack the back of my legs, it's funny when I turn around and she's in the air jumping at me.
"LOT" that's not true, my cat never rubs up against my legs or is as affectionate as most cats.. My cat is a goofball weirdo..lol
2006-09-04 10:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by ExoticKiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats tend to do this quite often, especialy if ur walking around, theey think your either going to feed them or ur going out, they also do it just to put their sent on so it tells other cats that you belong to them. i haven't found a way to stop mine from doing that. but my best advice is when you are walking round the house always be aware of where you cat is before you get up and avoid eye contact. This some times works for me. Hope i can be some help.
2006-09-05 02:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even Cats Need A Laugh
2006-09-04 10:28:03 · answer #6 · answered by thecharleslloyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are lucky that that is all your cat does!! One of our cats used to curl-up to sleep on the end of the bed at night and the attack my feet at 4a.m. demanding to be let out.
When I get up in the morning, another of our cats rouses herself and sits on the bed watching me intently waiting for me to put a shirt on. If I take too long about it you can see the impatiance in her face. At the first opportunity once I've put my shirt on she jumps-up onto my shoulders, rubbing herself against the back of my head and my glasses. She will then stay there refusing to come off untill I have walked downstairs and opened the front door for her. She will also 'ambush' other members of the family by jumping onto their shoulders from the fence as they approach the front door.
2006-09-04 10:51:20 · answer #7 · answered by Martin G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my cats quite often greets me at the car and winds himself around my legs and I have got into the habit of looking downwards as we walk in but I have still managed to stand on his paws by accident and while he has yelled and ran he soon came back but at least he is more careful about winding around my legs for a while so dont panic if you do he will know it is by accident and a few more will make him more warier about creeping up on you from behind.
2006-09-06 11:12:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not entirely sure you can. My cat does this too and I have trodden on her a couple of times. She squealed and glared but was otherwise fine. I think she just prefers the moving target and the extra force of rub they get. Try stroking him a bit firmer than you normally would - might help. Otherwise, just accept that this is what cats do.
2006-09-05 23:06:52 · answer #9 · answered by Jennie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are bast@rds, who dislike human beings and are merely biding their time before getting even. Its a little known fact that cats came second to us in the "Dominant Race on Earth" competition of year 5578BC.
Since then the bitter little beggars have been trying to undermine us by pretending to accept a role as domestic pet. Anyone who has had his favourite chair shredded by one of these furry gits will know I speak the truth. Get rid now my friend before the mog has stolen your family, friends and gym membership - its the only way.
2006-09-04 10:29:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋