she originally started biting/nibling if you scratched her back, seemed okay but strange, now she actually will turn and bite, I have kids who like petting the cat but are afraid of her. occasionally she has dandriff, but my other cat does not, she is healthy.
2007-09-23 05:29:05 · 5 answers · asked by timmbob00 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have a cat who does not like to be petted on the back. It might just be a personal preference of your cat. Mine will do the same thing. Try to just pet him on the head.
2007-09-23 05:32:54 · answer #1 · answered by super_snare_1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The back can get EXTREMELY sensitive in some cats, mostly due to food allergies but not always.
Some show it by rippling their back fur a lot, and others by the disassociative biting at one of their front legs when you touch the back. It does hurt them and it's very uncomfortable to be pet there.
We have one who has a food allergy and we just don't pet his back. We can pet everywhere else, the head/neck/shoulders/legs/tail/belly and lower sides, but not his back. We just accomodate our attention to his physical needs.
2007-09-23 16:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had lots of cats that did this...when you scratch or pet their back especially near their tail, they bite, nibble, or lick, even just lick at the air.
If her back is painful she most likely will have an abnormal gait as well...watch her walk.
If she walks and jumps and plays normally, it could just be that her back is ticklish and it's irritating to her when you pet or scratch there.
2007-09-23 12:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by kikitiki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes cats have personalities that happen to clash with the likes of their furr and how it's treated. A cat amy also have senseitive skin and little fur. Try either consulting a doctor or such. It may be that she has fleas to.
2007-09-23 12:37:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this might sound funny, but it might be static electricity that's actually hurting your cat when its being petted (and something so slight to humans that it can't be felt -- but your cat feels it).
I can't find the original article I read about that, but wikipedia has something on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_communication
2007-09-23 12:48:40 · answer #5 · answered by mssurfer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋