We "adopted" a male cat named Charlie a few years ago (he is now 3yrs old)...he has never hissed at anyone or been aggressive in anyway...was told that the women who had him previously also had a few other cats and Charlie was to "needy" of a cat (whatever that means) and she gave him to a shelter.
I love him to death and he is a great cat...cuddles most of the time and always wants to be petted when he gets the chance.....he sits ontop of the couch in front of the window and sees my car pull in driveway and my mother says he jumps of the top of the couch and sprints to the kitchen door to greet me.....I feel so loved!
One thing that I am curious about though is why he nips my hand ever so gently when I pet him or he'll rub all around my face and then all the sudden he will nip my chin or nose just one time only and then go back to rubbing....affection or irritation?
I'm in bed watchin TV...he walks over rubs my face a little then licks my eye area 1x only then lays down. STRANGE ??
2006-11-06 17:00:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
when I told my friend about the 1 lick on my eye then lays down she told me ..." Hey he must think of you as his girlfriend and is giving you a kiss goodnight".... LOL.... I thought that was funny when she said that but the more I think about her comment the more I believe it actually may be a kiss goodnight
2006-11-06 17:29:45 · update #1
It's not strange. My male cat did that too. He would do it if he wanted petting and I wouldn't pet him, or if I petted him in a way he didn't like, usually down a certain spot in the middle of his back. They way your cat is doing is obviously affection. Cats only know how to communicate that way. They do that with other cats too. Some cats do that only with people they love. It's the way they say "I love you." Sometimes it's also, "Hey, pet me."....lol. I hope this answers your question.
2006-11-06 17:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by Laura 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when your cat nips you it is done very gently to let you know he loves you it is a cats only way of telling you how it is feeling the rubbing and licking means the same thing be happy that he is like this .so many cats do not get any love from people which is sad cats can make you feel loved and wanted i have four cats and they all do the same things even more when you are feeling sad
2006-11-06 22:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-28 21:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is wonderfully normal. Continue to love him as before.
When my cats do that gentle nip thing, I remove my hand and say "no bite". Then I go back to patting then again without further incident.
2006-11-06 17:11:52 · answer #4 · answered by huckleberry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat gently bites me she wants me to pet her or if she wants my ice cream. It's definately affection.
2006-11-06 17:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by ~-~-~-~-~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only little love bites, showing you affection. Its his way of saying thank you mommy I love you
2006-11-06 18:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by nicky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grandma called them "love bites" I haven't met many male cats that don't do that if they like/trust you...
2006-11-06 17:16:59 · answer #7 · answered by paradigm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no my male cat does the same thing it seems like they never know what they want. goota love them though haha
2006-11-06 17:02:58 · answer #8 · answered by MelC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affection....as long as he isn't taking chunks outta your skin. he might actually have a little crush on you.
2006-11-06 17:18:13 · answer #9 · answered by Jessica T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how cute!!!!.... He is showing you affection
2006-11-06 17:03:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋