Why does my male cat lick me and my boyfriend, everytime my boyfriend comes over, my cat JJ climes up my boyfriend's cest and starts licking his chin and his arms, and every mourning when I'm sleeping , he comes in my room at 6:00 and licks my face untill I get up. Why does my cat dop this. Is he cleaning me or just showing love or is it the salt on my skin.
2007-01-09 04:20:14 · 21 answers · asked by kitty 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
And everytime he does this he purrs. He has food and water, I tryed to push him away , but he keeps comeing back.
2007-01-09 04:22:18 · update #1
Cats show love to their kittens by bathing them. It may just be that he is using this to show you love. I wouldn't worry about it too much. But I wouldn't let him lick you either. . .especialy since they bath themselves. . .ICK!
2007-01-09 04:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by Garfield 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My cat loves licking me. It's SEVERAL times a day. Every time we're in the same room, he comes over. Then if he lays down by me, more random times. If I've been gone for awhile, he licks me almost violently and purrs. I was told it's his way of showing affection.
2007-01-09 05:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by wilye21680 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My cat licks me too. I know it's because they love us but I also agree with your thoughts about salt on our skin. I've had my cat 15 years and she's been doing it since she was a kitten.
Be thankful that you have a nice animal who is affectionate towards you and your boyfriend.
2007-01-09 04:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by Frank O 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
awww your cat is super sweet and loves you! To show your love back make they would love for you to lick them but that isnt something humans do to animals. So I give my cat a few kisses on her head to show that I love her back.
2007-01-09 05:33:55 · answer #4 · answered by auburnc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's all the above!!! They lick to wake you up and move you. They lick you to groom you and show companionship. They love salty skin-so you are a giant salt lick. :)
2007-01-09 04:56:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats lick what they want to. Perhaps it's the salt, maybe how it feels on his tongue. Ours likes to lick my fiance's bald head while he sleeps-drives him nuts! She also likes to lick electric cords, but she knows better than to mess with the "live" ones. We let her have a rolled-up extension cord in her bed, and she loves it. She also likes to lick bows-like at Christmastime and binders. Who knows!!
2007-01-09 08:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by Happy Wife 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cat feels really comfortable around you and your bf. Cats lick people when they want to kiss them. Just be flattered, he is just showing affection.
2007-01-09 04:25:20 · answer #7 · answered by Andy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
cats are pack animals just like dogs. Your cat is showing you that he loves/cares for you and thanking you for caring for his needs
2007-01-09 05:20:58 · answer #8 · answered by Jenny Q 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My cat licks me all the time to get my attention, maybe it wants adrink of milk, or a bit of a fuss making of him....its when he bites you get worried,
2007-01-09 04:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I have a cat who loves to give me "Tiger kisses" as I call it. Its a sign of love and devotion. They only do it to people they like. Believe me, my Tiger doesnt like my Mom or one of my sisters, but she loves my Dad and me to pieces. Its showing love Hun. Nothing bad or out of the norm. :)
2007-01-09 05:17:51 · answer #10 · answered by Crazy 4 Cats! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats often lick each other as a form of grooming, and to control temperature by keeping their fur smooth, which in winter traps heat and in the summer the saliva helps to cool them, it also helps to loosen fur so they can shed easier. Cats and kittens can be observed licking each other, and it is a form of affection as well as grooming. when your cat licks you and is purring, it is just showing affection and treating you as a member of its family. It is usually nothing to be concerned about, its just showing you that it likes you.
2007-01-09 04:31:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋