2007-08-31 21:57:10 · 13 answers · asked by Solo Preguntar 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cats roll on there stomach as a response to submission in the wild, it see's you as the leader and as such is showing you it does not intend to attack you, by rubbing it's stomach, (where all it's vital organs are exposed) it knows survival is at risk should you attack, so it's defending itself by usually kicking you off with it's back paws.
If it rolls on it's back the best response from you is to gently pinch the skin under it's chin and give it a gentle shake, then rub your finger on the side of it's mouth (scent gland) and leave it's tummy alone.
2007-09-01 00:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by nooney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is like the man who goes to the doctor and complains that whenever he raises hos right arm he gets a sharp pain in it. He ask the doctor what he should do. The doctor says stop raising your right arm.
Stop rubbing the cats stomach.
2007-09-01 00:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may sound crazy but hiss or growl at him. This is what the mother would if he bit her. You can just say NO loudly also. When you play with him and he starts to bite just stop playing with them, turn your head or leave the room. They will begin to associate this with biting and stop it. It worked for me. I adopted a cat that was 5 years old. When I would pet her and stop she would bite me. I did the stop and ignore tactic and in over a year she has not bit me once. She knows I will stop and ignore her. Sometimes you have to think like a cat. It helps lol.
2016-05-18 05:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respect her wishes. If she bites when you do that, just don't rub her stomach. You can only rub her stomach when she invites you too, by lying on her back and stretching like she wants to be rubbed.
2007-08-31 22:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not rubbing his stomach would be one way to get him to stop. If he is biting you when you do it, then it is obviously something he doesn't like. Not many cats do. Their abdominal area is their most vulnerable part and it is a primal response for them to not allow this part to be overly exposed or touched.
2007-08-31 22:05:51 · answer #5 · answered by Julie R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all cats became irritated whenever their stomach is being rubbed,so the problem is in yours',just stop rubbing his stomach so he will stop biting you.
2007-08-31 23:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhh you can stop him from biting you by not rubbing his stomach. That is a sensitive/ticklish/vulnerable area. If your cat is secure than he may be ticklish and biting is their reaction to that as jerking is ours. If he is not comfortable, then that his self defense. Leave the tummy alone and pet him behind the ears!
2007-08-31 22:03:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't rub his stomach. Most cats like face-massages. Try that instead.
2007-09-01 01:24:37 · answer #8 · answered by Peanuts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a natural response for cats. It's like your hand is a small animal they've caught and they're playing with it or something. I don't think you can change that behavior. Just pet the top of your cat.
2007-08-31 22:03:47 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my cat does the axactly the same thing so...you should leave him/her for a while until they calm down and then try again...or maybe if its a girl cat it mite have its nipples there so they could be hurting if you rub them??
2007-08-31 22:10:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋