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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004Why the nip on the nose?
Every time I'm having a love-fest with Basho (our smallest cat, a Tonkinese), he *insists* on nipping at my nose. He's the only one of our seven cats who does this. What does it mean? I don't mind it, usually. Sometimes he manages to snatch a fang inside the nose, and that kinda hurts, but other than that it's just playful. :) Crazy cat.  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Every time I'm having a love-fest with Basho (our smallest cat, a > Tonkinese), he *insists* on nipping at my nose. He's the only one of our > seven cats who does this. What does it mean? I don't mind it, usually. > Sometimes he manages to snatch a fang inside the nose, and that kinda > hurts, but other than that it's just playful. :) > Crazy cat. I think it's just a kind of kitty kiss. My Stirling (full name Sir Stirling Schnozzbiter the Silly) has done it since he was a kitten and probably always will. He looks up at your face like he's about to give you a big kiss, then very gently closes his teeth on the end of your nose instead. It must take special skill to do the bite without hurting, and Stirling always does. If Basho sometimes hurts you it must be your fault for moving :) Helen Wheels > Every time I'm having a love-fest with Basho (our smallest cat, a > Tonkinese), he *insists* on nipping at my nose. He's the only one of > our seven cats who does this. What does it mean? I don't mind it, > usually. Sometimes he manages to snatch a fang inside the nose, and > that kinda hurts, but other than that it's just playful. :) > Crazy cat. Same reason Persia nips my knee when I'm sitting on the toilet :) It's LOVE. Jill > Same reason Persia nips my knee when I'm sitting on the toilet :) It's > LOVE. Hmmm... should I nip him back then? :) SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >Same reason Persia nips my knee when I'm sitting on the toilet :) It's >LOVE. > >Jill Same here with my Sabra -- except he nips my thighs. Ouch! Ginger-lyn >>Same reason Persia nips my knee when I'm sitting on the toilet :) It's >>LOVE. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Ginger-lyn Which naturally begs another question. Why are so many of them the self-appointed bathroom escort? Nobody may go to the bathroom alone in my house. ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> artfully composed this message within <news:bjnmc0hs01t98auefsn1n8o969mlr7lm2r@4ax.com> on 12 Jun 2004: > Which naturally begs another question. Why are so many of them > the self-appointed bathroom escort? Nobody may go to the > bathroom alone in my house. ;) Same with my house! It helps out though, because the older two taught this behavior to Bonnie and it turned out to be the only way to catch her to get her to her vet appt this morning. Her yearly; she's very healthy, thank God. She was a good girl and held still and didn't try to fight the vet and tech, even when they trimmed her claws for me. :) Surprisingly, she seems to have forgiven me already, though she isn't following me all the way in the bathroom yet. lol SignatureCheryl >Which naturally begs another question. Why are so many of them the >self-appointed bathroom escort? Nobody may go to the bathroom alone [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Well, in my household, I believe it is because Sabra thinks the "throne" is the "Cat-Petting Throne". ;-) Ginger-lyn > Every time I'm having a love-fest with Basho (our smallest cat, a > Tonkinese), he *insists* on nipping at my nose. He's the only one of our > seven cats who does this. What does it mean? I don't mind it, usually. > Sometimes he manages to snatch a fang inside the nose, and that kinda > hurts, but other than that it's just playful. :) It's a way of showing affection. I know that's hard to remember when you have a needle-sharp canine tooth in your tender nostril, but really, that's what it is. Roxy used to do it, usually in the midst of cuddling and rubbing noses. It hurt, but it also made me laugh because it was so cute. For some reason she stopped doing it - I didn't question it. :) Joyce >Every time I'm having a love-fest with Basho (our smallest cat, a >Tonkinese), he *insists* on nipping at my nose. He's the only one of our >seven cats who does this. What does it mean? I don't mind it, usually. >Sometimes he manages to snatch a fang inside the nose, and that kinda >hurts, but other than that it's just playful. :) >Crazy cat. Waffle used to do that when she was a kitten - it was part of her procedure to wake me up of a morning. A good game of "See how far I can get a fang up a human nostril" to the accompanying roar of the purr motor at full speed. I often wondered, as she did this when she was a kitten, if somehow in the feline brain, she thought my nose was a nipple.... and she was trying to nurse... But who are we to figure out the thought patterns of the species higher than us on the evolutionary scale ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Every time I'm having a love-fest with Basho (our smallest cat, a >Tonkinese), he *insists* on nipping at my nose. He's the only one of our >seven cats who does this. What does it mean? I don't mind it, usually. >Sometimes he manages to snatch a fang inside the nose, and that kinda >hurts, but other than that it's just playful. :) >Crazy cat. Why? Probably because it is there. Victor Martinez <me@nospam.com> skrev i diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:rovyc.20382$KL2.3751@fe2.texas.rr.com... | Every time I'm having a love-fest with Basho (our smallest cat, a | Tonkinese), he *insists* on nipping at my nose. He's the only one of our | seven cats who does this. What does it mean? I don't mind it, usually. | Sometimes he manages to snatch a fang inside the nose, and that kinda | hurts, but other than that it's just playful. :) | Crazy cat. sounds like a lovebite. I know many cats to do this. Thea does it most frequently of my two, that is she doesn't really nip just opens her mouth and touches her teeth to my face. "Katten" in Cyprus also always did this, especially if she thought I wasn't in the best of moods and needing comforting. -- lewe ------------------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se | cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi |
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