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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005"she has a very clean ..."
Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." Apparently, Eric had been lying down and Oscar walked right up onto his chest and stood there with her, um, tail about about 2 inches from his nose. I told him it could have been worse ... her butt could have been dirty! I really don't understand why she feels the need to point her butt at us, but there it is.  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* >Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I really don't understand why she feels the need to point her butt at us, but >there it is. FWIW, it's a compliment. It's a very important element of kitten care that the mom checks and cleans the kittens' rear ends. As you've probably read here, the really teeny ones need mom to help them poop. When a kitty sticks her butt in your face, it's tantamount to her calling you "Mommy." ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > FWIW, it's a compliment. It's a very important element of kitten care > that the mom checks and cleans the kittens' rear ends. As you've probably > read here, the really teeny ones need mom to help them poop. When a kitty > sticks her butt in your face, it's tantamount to her calling you "Mommy." > ;) Well, I suppose that's some consolation. Some! Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I really don't understand why she feels the need to point her butt at us, but > there it is. As long as the butt is not loaded, you should be safe. >> Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very >> clean butt." [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >As long as the butt is not loaded, you should be safe. Well... you should be safe, most of the time. I have had cats get in that position and then break wind. The stench is pretty overwhelming at that range. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria . > Well... you should be safe, most of the time. I have had cats get in > that position and then break wind. The stench is pretty overwhelming > at that range. Thanks that made me remember a "Fugazi special". She would get onto your lap, purring away and after a few minutes she would be turned round so the butt was pointing at you. Then with impeccable timing just as you leant forward to stroke her ears, she would raise the butt and deliberately let fly with the most spectacular fart you can imagine, one that she had obviously been storing and carefully maturing for ages..... After several hours when your eyes finally stopped watering, you could see her sitting the other side of the room with an expression of immense pride..... And would you believe I still miss her? Lesley Slave to the Fabulous Furballs >> Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >As long as the butt is not loaded, you should be safe. Ah yes. There's that. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Monique wrote: ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >I really don't understand why she feels the need to point her butt at us, but >there it is. It can also be a way to confirm the identity of the cat. I lack a sense of smell, but to most people I suspect all cat butts smell the same. To each other though, I believe the scent from the anal glands makes them all smell different. Only one of my cats will put his butt in my face, but I always grab him, pantomime sniffing his butt, and say, "Is that my Sumo? Let me smell that butt to make sure it's my little boy." Regards and Purrs, O J > Monique wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Regards and Purrs, > O J How about a picture of that? >Monique wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Regards and Purrs, >O J heeheehee Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com [[Only one of my cats will put his butt in my face, but I always grab him, pantomime sniffing his butt, and say, "Is that my Sumo? Let me smell that butt to make sure it's my little boy."]] Hee hee! :o) I had a different sort of pantomime when Harmony (RB) did this. If she presented me with her posterior, I used to exhale air through my nose, vigorously. She'd feel air moving (and hear it), and be satisfied with that. The fact that I was breathing OUT, not in, never seemed to register with her. ;o) Donna Amazing the animal behaviour that we don't understand. We are so handicapped by our dull senses. SignatureChristopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com Monique wrote: ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >I really don't understand why she feels the need to point her butt at us, but >there it is. It can also be a way to confirm the identity of the cat. I lack a sense of smell, but to most people I suspect all cat butts smell the same. To each other though, I believe the scent from the anal glands makes them all smell different. Only one of my cats will put his butt in my face, but I always grab him, pantomime sniffing his butt, and say, "Is that my Sumo? Let me smell that butt to make sure it's my little boy." Regards and Purrs, O J > Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > but > there it is. I was always having to tell Rosie when she would stick her butt in my face, "You are a grown up cat, I am not your mother. Your butt is your responsibility" Jo > Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I really don't understand why she feels the need to point her butt at us, but > there it is. She wants you to smell it - seriously. She's being submissive. My Peewee thinks he lawys has to smell Mimi's butt after they eat. Drives her nuts! -L. > She wants you to smell it - seriously. She's being submissive. My > Peewee thinks he lawys has to smell Mimi's butt after they eat. Drives > her nuts! My cats like to lie on the bed with their back ends towards me. I draw the line at sniffing them, though. SignatureCheryl >> Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean > butt." [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -L. TuTu always offers her butt just before she gets her nightly "water drops". I tell her they don't go in that end, they go in the mouth. MLB >Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I really don't understand why she feels the need to point her butt at us, but >there it is. lol! This reminds me of Sabra. Sabra is one of the cleanest, neatest cats I've ever had. I mean, not a single fur out of place, perfect tip at the tail -- you get the picture. And solid black to boot. One time, Sabra was apparently enjoying showing off his clean butt to DH and myself. I surmised that, if he spoke Engllish, he would be saying: "Look at my butt! Look how clean it is!" and smiling. Cats are *weird*! Ginger-lyn >>Got home last night and DH informed me that "Oscar has a very clean butt." >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Ginger-lyn More likely saying "let's be good friends 'cause I really like you". MLB |
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