Is it due to nerves?
2007-01-19 00:17:12 · 10 answers · asked by sugarbear 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
The fur around your cat are very sensitive to touch, not only on the back but everywhere else. The reason why you see the back twitches is because that's where the the skin gets pulled by the muscles contracting underneath. This contraction is similar to the kind of tensing up that we humans do especially when someone touches softly the back of your neck or when someone blows into your ears. It is an involuntary reflex.
2007-01-19 00:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by deshaboy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My cat does that too and she or he has under no circumstances had fleas. You might be simply tickling her whilst you puppy her. The twitching does not appear to damage my cat she simply needs to be petted like several consistent cat.
2016-09-07 23:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do it because it feels good.
They do that for the same reason that they raise up their butts if you pet them near the base of their tails.
2007-01-19 02:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by gracieandlizzie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, cats are hypersensitive creatures and the hair/skin on their backs is especially so. Also, I believe it has something do with mating, so be careful!
2007-01-19 00:21:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It feels good. I guess it's the equivalent of someone touching you in a sensitive spot and you quiver.
2007-01-19 00:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by SweetPea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most animals have ticklish spots just like humans.
2007-01-19 00:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by Kimmie T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prob cos it tickles my cat meows when i do it to him i touch himlightly on the back
2007-01-22 12:57:01 · answer #7 · answered by Miss Karen Roe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trembles with feeling. Not twich.
2007-01-19 00:27:12 · answer #8 · answered by Kool-kat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may tickle, sometimes when someone touches you a certain way do you flinch?
2007-01-19 00:21:08 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hahaha.. my cat does this too! it's quite cute..
2007-01-19 01:28:14 · answer #10 · answered by Jigz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋