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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005Tummy Rubs--A Poll
My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first cat I have ever had that likes this. It was not something she revealed to me right away when I adopted her in 2001 at age 2. She had been with us for about three months when one night during our nightly petfest when I was scritching her head and back she rolled over on her side and lifted her leg up like it was on a hinge. Because I had cats that did not like their bellies touched, I was surprised. But I rubbed her pink little belly and she went all googly eyed and purred up a storm. I think the great people at Snowflake Animal Shelter got her used to this. She was said to have been a feral who had been at the shelter for four months when I adopted her. Does your cat like tummy rubs? > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first > cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Yes! TuTu is the Tummy Rub Queen.MLB > > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first > > cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Yes! TuTu is the Tummy Rub Queen.MLB Tutu! I'm not sure I've seen you write about her, MLB. How did she come to get this name? I picture her as very dainty. She's not named after Desmond, is she? >> > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the > first [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > she come to get this name? I picture her as very dainty. She's not > named after Desmond, is she? Dainty? 15 1/2 pounds of pure love. My lovely Siamese, Princess, went to the Bridge at age 16+. I missed her so much I decided to adopt a shelter cat to fill the void. The 6 to 8 month old kitten was found on a highway wandering and starving. Some kind person got her to a rescue group and they named her Ginger. She is a mixed tabby and white. The name didn't fit and I kept calling her Princess. So I decided to name her Princess too. She did not respond to either name. So I started calling her "Two" -- still no response. One day I was talking to her and referred to her as TuTu she came running -- really named herself. No connection to Desmond whatever. The name just evolved...and she is happy with it. She will or is (?) eight years old now. MLB "mlbriggs" <mlbriggs@nospam.com> wrote > > Dainty? 15 1/2 pounds of pure love. Awww! > My lovely Siamese, Princess, went > to the Bridge at age 16+. I missed her so much I decided to adopt a > shelter cat to fill the void. Very smart. I did this two months after my beautiful, ill-tempered and intellectually challanged Gnarly died. How I got Cheeky, tabby cat of my heart. >The 6 to 8 month old kitten was found on a > highway wandering and starving. Some kind person got her to a rescue [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to Desmond whatever. The name just evolved...and she is happy with it. > She will or is (?) eight years old now. MLB Precious. She has little white boots, doesn't she? > "mlbriggs" <mlbriggs@nospam.com> wrote > >> Dainty? 15 1/2 pounds of pure love. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Precious. She has little white boots, doesn't she? Four white feet. On her paws , one is a glove and the other is a mitten. The soles of her back feet are black. She has a small white triangle on her forehead. MLB > > Precious. She has little white boots, doesn't she? > > Four white feet. On her paws , one is a glove and the other is a > mitten. The soles of her back feet are black. She has a small white > triangle on her forehead. MLB I love booty cats! > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Marble is just a tart and he loves his belly rubbed. He loves having his back legs up over his head whilst he gets the back of his thoughs rubbed. Told you he was just a tart ;-) Francis loves his belly rubbed too - but he goes into "longcat" mode and stretches out on the floor, on his side, so he can get his belly rubbed. Waffles is a highly refined ladycat who is extremely particular about who she will allow to rub her belly and when. She is not a tart - unlike the boys ;-) Cheers, helen s > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Cute, Helen! This is exactly what I thought when Cheeks first threw that leg back! What a little tart! :) > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first > cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Pan does. =o) He rolls onto his back, lifts up his little forelegs as if he's begging, and purrs VERY hard. He also gives me the upside downy head look as if to say "don't stop!" Francesca will tolerate it, but no farther down than around mid-tummy. And she looks at me as if she thinks I'm taking a tremendous liberty. =o) Nina likes to be nuzzled, cuddled and kissed, but she's not crazy about tummy rubs. Melissa "Melissa Houle" <melissa.houle@worldnet.att.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Tummy Rubs--A Poll: >Pan does. =o) He rolls onto his back, lifts up his little forelegs as if >he's begging, and purrs VERY hard. He also gives me the upside downy head [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Nina likes to be nuzzled, cuddled and kissed, but she's not crazy about >tummy rubs. Felix does the same thing Pan does.  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the > first [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > he's begging, and purrs VERY hard. He also gives me the upside downy head > look as if to say "don't stop!" I have to say, Pan is a fine name for a boycat! Have you ever read a book called Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins? Pan plays a major role in that book. >Francesca will tolerate it, but no farther > down than around mid-tummy. And she looks at me as if she thinks I'm taking > a tremendous liberty. =o) This is how my Gnarly was about any petting at all. She really preferred not to be touched except for rare occasions when she would approach me for petting. She wanted to be near me, and maybe even ON me, but no touching with hands. > Nina likes to be nuzzled, cuddled and kissed, but she's not crazy about > tummy rubs. Buddha just reflexes like a chubby crab and playbites the hand like it tickles. Very cute. > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first > cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Very few of the cats who have owned me have permitted tummy rubs. Nanki-Poo will tolerate it very briefly. Rudy (RB) used to love tummy rubs - for a minute or two. Then, without warning, he protested with all claws and teeth. Joy > Very few of the cats who have owned me have permitted tummy rubs. Nanki-Poo > will tolerate it very briefly. Rudy (RB) used to love tummy rubs - for a > minute or two. Then, without warning, he protested with all claws and > teeth. This is just how it was with my Gnarly. But she had the softest fur in the world on her tummy, so it was hard to resist. > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is > the first cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Vino generally likes it. He stretches out and invites me to give him a tummy rub. Sometimes it makes him playful though and then he bunny kicks me lightly and halfheartedly gnaws on my hand. Then he jumps up and runs away, looking behind him to make sure I'm chasing him. He loves to be chased around the house and tummy rubs usually instigate a good chase game. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is > > the first cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > a tummy rub. Sometimes it makes him playful though and then he bunny > kicks me lightly and halfheartedly gnaws on my hand. Don't you love this? I am constantly annoying Cheeks by stopping the play and cuddling her and giving her a kiss after she bunnykicks me. How can something so cute be so deadly to their prey?! >Then he jumps up > and runs away, looking behind him to make sure I'm chasing him. He > loves to be chased around the house and tummy rubs usually instigate a > good chase game. > -- > Britta Vino sounds darling. Vino generally likes it. He stretches out and invites me to give him a tummy rub. Sometimes it makes him playful though and then he bunny kicks me lightly and halfheartedly gnaws on my hand. Then he jumps up and runs away, looking behind him to make sure I'm chasing him. He loves to be chased around the house and tummy rubs usually instigate a good chase game. -- Britta ============================================== Spicey only allows limited petting. Joanne, one on my helpers, will grab her and pet her up. Spicey will shake it off run away then come back for more. Like Vino she loves being chased, even by my wheelchair. > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first > cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Willow *looooovvvves* having her belly rubbed. She flops over on her side when we come into the house ready for some quality tummy tickles. Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I sometimes rub my face on it. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I sometimes > rub my face on it. ;) I do this too. I pick Cheeky up and put her on my raised arm and nuzzle her belly. I think she smells like cinnamon. :) >> Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I >> sometimes rub my face on it. ;) > > I do this too. I pick Cheeky up and put her on my raised > arm and nuzzle her belly. I think she smells like cinnamon. :) Yeah, I love to bury my face in Vino's tummy. Sometimes he curls around my head as if to draw me deeper into his belly. Or maybe he's trying to smother me??? Hmmmmm.... I think Vino smells like fresh laundry. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I >>> sometimes rub my face on it. ;) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >trying to smother me??? Hmmmmm.... >I think Vino smells like fresh laundry. Stinky, strangely enough, has no smell on his body. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >>> Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I > >>> sometimes rub my face on it. ;) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Stinky, strangely enough, has no smell on his body. ;) lol! Does he have a stinky personality? Or from whence did he get his name? >>>> Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I >>>> sometimes rub my face on it. ;) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Yeah, I love to bury my face in Vino's tummy. Sometimes he curls >> around my head as if to draw me deeper into his belly. Or maybe he's >> trying to smother me??? Hmmmmm.... >> I think Vino smells like fresh laundry. > > Stinky, strangely enough, has no smell on his body. ;) ROFL!!! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>>>> Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I >>>>> sometimes rub my face on it. ;) [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >ROFL!!! Stinky actually prefers the word "scentful." ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >> Stinky loves 'em, too. You can do anything to his tummy. I > >> sometimes rub my face on it. ;) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I think Vino smells like fresh laundry. > -- Once Cheeky blew me away with her laundry fresh smell, then I realized that I had just washed her sheepskin kitty shelf liner with Gain! :-) > > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the > first [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Willow *looooovvvves* having her belly rubbed. She flops over on her side > when we come into the house ready for some quality tummy tickles. What a cutie! Tell me, what made you name her Willow? It's very pretty. > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the > first [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Two yeses, two nos. Sammy will "kill you to death" if you try to run her tummy (but then again, she tries to "kill you to death" whenever you get near her - she's still in that kitten play fighting stage, sigh). Demi is *way* too afraid to ever expose her belly to anyone - she barely exposes any part of herself to anyone. Jessie likes it. Bandit will chew your arm off at the elbow if you are anyone but me, for me she rolls over and purrs (people think I'm crazy because I even give her bugga bellies - you know, when you turn a cat over on her back, stick your face in her belly, shake your head back and forth and murmur "bugga, bugga, bugga" into her belly - people are surprised I still *have* a face after trying that stunt!). Hugs, CatNipped > > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the > > first [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > tummy (but then again, she tries to "kill you to death" whenever you get > near her - she's still in that kitten play fighting stage, sigh). Oh but Lori, isn't it adorable? It just kills me when these fuzzy little things go all play vicious on me! Demi is > *way* too afraid to ever expose her belly to anyone - she barely exposes any > part of herself to anyone. Just like my Gnarly. The one time I turned her on her back to look at her tummy her ears went back and her body went rigid and she just missed drawing blood. She struck like a snake if you touched her in the wrong way. Jessie likes it. Bandit will chew your arm off > at the elbow if you are anyone but me, for me she rolls over and purrs > (people think I'm crazy because I even give her bugga bellies - you know, > when you turn a cat over on her back, stick your face in her belly, shake > your head back and forth and murmur "bugga, bugga, bugga" into her belly - > people are surprised I still *have* a face after trying that stunt!). Ha ha! Bugga bellies, what a cute way to put it. I do this but kiss the tummy and wind up with a face full of fur. :) > Oh but Lori, isn't it adorable? It just kills me when these fuzzy little > things go all play vicious on me! It would be if she weren't 16 pounds of muscle! I have to be careful to not get her too excited or she'll "kill me to death" for real! > Just like my Gnarly. The one time I turned her on her back to look > at her tummy her ears went back and her body went rigid and she > just missed drawing blood. She struck like a snake if you touched > her in the wrong way. No, Demi just goes into "I'm coming Elizabeth!" mode. Here's a picture of her when DH was just holding her (oh no, he might *eat* me!!!): http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Demi1/RansomNote.jpg. > Ha ha! Bugga bellies, what a cute way to put it. I do this but kiss the > tummy and wind up with a face full of fur. :) I do it to show visitors how brave I am! ;> This is the cat who chased a grown man up onto the back of my sofa (don't feel sorry for him, I warned him to stay away from Bandit and he walked next to her and made like he was going to poke her with his foot - she started doing her imitation of a cougar scream and took after him - DH and I walked back into the room to find him standing on the back rest of the sofa hugging the wall and screaming like a little girl!). Right after that I flipped her over and did bugga belly and his eyes just got round and he looked at me like I was crazy! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > Oh but Lori, isn't it adorable? It just kills me when these fuzzy little > > things go all play vicious on me! > > It would be if she weren't 16 pounds of muscle! I have to be careful to not > get her too excited or she'll "kill me to death" for real! Ooo noooo! Mine is 7.5 pounds soaking wet, all willowy skinniness! > Demi just goes into "I'm coming Elizabeth!" mode. Here's a picture of > her when DH was just holding her (oh no, he might *eat* me!!!): > http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Demi1/RansomNote.jpg. LOL! > > Ha ha! Bugga bellies, what a cute way to put it. I do this but kiss the > > tummy and wind up with a face full of fur. :) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > bugga belly and his eyes just got round and he looked at me like I was > crazy! ;> OMG this is really funny. Serves him right. >> Oh but Lori, isn't it adorable? It just kills me when these fuzzy >> little things go all play vicious on me! [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > CatNipped I would love to have seen that. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is > the first cat I have ever had that likes this. > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Persia will "ask" for them in that manner as well, but I can only do it for a few seconds (unless we are dozing off to sleep together). Jill > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Ding, when he is not dashing about, adores them. Emphatially tummy, not chest. Rhonda likes chest, not tummy rubs, Mr. Clark is generally unenthusiastic, but can decide to enjoy them when sleepy and stretched out. I've not had many cats that like, or allow, tummy rubs. Sweet, cuddly, passive Bonnie (RB) had 2 rules: Don't touch my feet, and Don't touch my belly. Abby (RB) & I would hand wrestle when I gave her belly rubs, & she would bunny kick me. Ouch! Of my current crew, Daisy purrs & headbutts if I rub her belly while she's standing up. (There's a place in my room where she stands at face level.) She doesn't lie down & ask for it. Miss Moxie the Tough would shred me if I touched her belly. Our relationship is strictly on her terms, which change daily. As one of the collection of cat haiku that I can't find, says (something like): Touch me now I shred your hand. New rule tomorrow. > I've not had many cats that like, or allow, tummy rubs. Sweet, cuddly, > passive Bonnie (RB) had 2 rules: Don't touch my feet, and Don't touch [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I shred your hand. > New rule tomorrow. LOL! Rusty loves tummy rubs. Sometimes he rolls over and asks for tummy rubs. Sometimes he just stands there while I rub his tummy. Winnie > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the > first [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > Rusty loves tummy rubs. Sometimes he rolls over and asks for tummy > rubs. Sometimes he just stands there while I rub his tummy. Oh, cute, Winnie! Is Rusty an orange tabby? >> Rusty loves tummy rubs. Sometimes he rolls over and asks for tummy >> rubs. Sometimes he just stands there while I rub his tummy. > > Oh, cute, Winnie! Is Rusty an orange tabby? Yes Rusty is a 10 year old medium hair orange tabby . > >> Rusty loves tummy rubs. Sometimes he rolls over and asks for tummy > >> rubs. Sometimes he just stands there while I rub his tummy. > > > > Oh, cute, Winnie! Is Rusty an orange tabby? > > Yes Rusty is a 10 year old medium hair orange tabby . Got any photos?? 8) > Does your cat like tummy rubs? My little Toffee likes to have her belly rubbed with a foot. She will plop down in front of me while I'm walking, present her belly, and I rub it with my foot. She will tolerate hands, but she likes feet better. Mia likes being cradled like a baby and having her belly stroked, not really rubbed. The other cats don't like it. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > > My little Toffee likes to have her belly rubbed with a foot. She will plop > down in front of me while I'm walking, present her belly, and I rub it with > my foot. She will tolerate hands, but she likes feet better. This is funny! None of my cats has ever liked being petted with our feet. > Mia likes being cradled like a baby and having her belly stroked, not really > rubbed. Oh, man. I have never, ever had a cat that would put up with my holding them like a baby on their backs, and I really love to do this. Even the angelic Cheeks complains and wriggles away when I try this. Buddha, at about 17 lbs, feels like a big baby when I hold her on my shoulder the way we burp babies, but she will not lie on her back for anything. The other cats don't like it. If I had tried it with Gnarly she would have bit me to the bone. She was a wild cat. I adored her. There were times when we understood each other well because we had similar temperaments. :) Believe it or not I have mellowed with age. Thank God. >>> Does your cat like tummy rubs? >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > This is funny! None of my cats has ever liked being petted with our > feet. I had a cat as a teenager, Nicky (RB), who would under no circumstances allow feet petting. He'd wrap himself around your foot and bunny kick fiercely while biting. I think he was deeply offended that you couldn't even bend down to pet him with your hands. Vino, not a problem. That cat will let you do anything to him, he's got no dignity ;-) >> Mia likes being cradled like a baby and having her belly stroked, >> not really rubbed. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > on my shoulder the way we burp babies, but she will not lie on her > back for anything. Vino loves it when I hold him on his back like a baby. I like to walk around the house with him like that and call him my little sucky baby. Sometimes I'm convinced he's half Ragdoll. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > I had a cat as a teenager, Nicky (RB), who would under no > circumstances allow feet petting. He'd wrap himself around your foot > and bunny kick fiercely while biting. I think he was deeply offended > that you couldn't even bend down to pet him with your hands. > Vino, not a problem. That cat will let you do anything to him, he's > got no dignity ;-) AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw > Vino loves it when I hold him on his back like a baby. I like to walk > around the house with him like that and call him my little sucky baby. > Sometimes I'm convinced he's half Ragdoll. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw again. I am besotted with Vino too! Susan M Otis and Chester >> I had a cat as a teenager, Nicky (RB), who would under no >> circumstances allow feet petting. He'd wrap himself around your foot [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester Well, when are you and Fred going to take your vacation to Thailand so you can meet Vino in person? -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote : > Well, when are you and Fred going to take your vacation to Thailand so > you can meet Vino in person? > -- Oh wow, you live in Thailand??! >> I had a cat as a teenager, Nicky (RB), who would under no >> circumstances allow feet petting. He'd wrap himself around your foot [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw again. I am besotted with Vino too! Especially his butt. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>> I had a cat as a teenager, Nicky (RB), who would under no >>> circumstances allow feet petting. He'd wrap himself around your [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Especially his butt. ;) LOL! I'll be sure to tell him that his butt's got an admirer ;-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote : > > Oh, man. I have never, ever had a cat that would put up with my > > holding them like a baby on their backs, and I really love to do [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Sometimes I'm convinced he's half Ragdoll. > -- Vino sounds like a Ragdoll's Ragdoll! > > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > 17 lbs, feels like a big baby when I hold her on my shoulder the way we > burp babies, but she will not lie on her back for anything. Willow likes this as well. I pick her up and carry her around, give her kisses, rub her belly, stroke her cheeks, talk to her...maybe tolerates is a better word. > Willow likes this as well. I pick her up and carry her around, give her > kisses, rub her belly, stroke her cheeks, talk to her...maybe tolerates is a > better word. Lucky you. I have never had a cat that tolerates it, even. Cheeks is like iron when she squirms, she is so strong though only 7.5 lbs. > Oh, man. I have never, ever had a cat that would put up with my holding > them > like a baby on their backs, and I really love to do this. Even the angelic > Cheeks complains and wriggles away when I try this. Buddha, at about > 17 lbs, feels like a big baby when I hold her on my shoulder the way we > burp babies, but she will not lie on her back for anything. Actually, I don't do the cradling, I still can't see holding a cat like that. It's DH who does it. She's more his cat, she's daddy's girl :) She will lay upside-across him on the couch, it's so cute! > If I had tried it with Gnarly she would have bit me to the bone. > She was a wild cat. I adored her. There were times when we > understood each other well because we had similar temperaments. :) > Believe it or not I have mellowed with age. Thank God. Sounds like my Dash (RB). She *hated* to be picked up, and would let you know very quickly. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > Actually, I don't do the cradling, I still can't see holding a cat like > that. It's DH who does it. She's more his cat, she's daddy's girl :) She > will lay upside-across him on the couch, it's so cute! What is it about men and girlie cats? Cheeky and Buddha will out up with ANYTHING from my husband and brothers and look like they are in heaven! > > If I had tried it with Gnarly she would have bit me to the bone. > > She was a wild cat. I adored her. There were times when we [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Sounds like my Dash (RB). She *hated* to be picked up, and would let you > know very quickly. Did Dash have one of those high-pitched growls that went on and on and raised the hairs on the back of your neck?? :) > Did Dash have one of those high-pitched growls that went on and > on and raised the hairs on the back of your neck?? :) Not so much. She had this meow that wasn't really a meow. It sounded like "maarmp". She's the one that peed on DH's coat when we were late coming home. That was so her. DH said one morning, she was standing on my chest and pushing my forehead with her paw and going "maarmp". Somehow, I slept through that. She also dumped a glass of water on me one morning. Didn't sleep through that one! Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > > Did Dash have one of those high-pitched growls that went on and > > on and raised the hairs on the back of your neck?? :) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > with her paw and going "maarmp". Somehow, I slept through that. She also > dumped a glass of water on me one morning. Didn't sleep through that one! She sounds like a handful! > -Kelly > kelly at farringtons dot net > "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >Does your cat like tummy rubs? Mine range from just discouraging it to taking it as an invitation to "play" very rough (ie: biting, scratching, and bunny kicking). Regards and Purrs, O J > ---------------------<snip>---------------------- > >Does your cat like tummy rubs? > > Mine range from just discouraging it to taking it as an invitation to > "play" very rough (ie: biting, scratching, and bunny kicking). Yep, that's about how all the cats I have known until Cheeky were. Surprisingly there ARE a lot of cats that do like it judging from this very informal poll! > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first > cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? I never saw my original post, so here is a repost. I apologize if others were able to see my original. Willow loves belly rubs. We just came back from a session where I was teaching the little man to pet softly. He promptly picked up her tail and bit it. Session ended. > > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. [...] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > teaching the little man to pet softly. He promptly picked up her tail and > bit it. Session ended. Oh noooo! What did Willow do? > > > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. [...] > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Oh noooo! What did Willow do? An irritated and surprised, "mreow?" and glared. I was pretty happy she didn't reach out and bat him one. > > > Willow loves belly rubs. We just came back from a session where I was > > > teaching the little man to pet softly. He promptly picked up her tail [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > An irritated and surprised, "mreow?" and glared. I was pretty happy she > didn't reach out and bat him one. She's a good girl. > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is > the first cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Bagheera loves tummy rubs, he purrs up a storm as soon as you start. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. "Adrian" <anca@bigfoot.com> wrote > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > Bagheera loves tummy rubs, he purrs up a storm as soon as you start. Lovely name, Bagheera. Snoopy does not care for tummy rubs? > "Adrian" <anca@bigfoot.com> wrote > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? >> >> Bagheera loves tummy rubs, he purrs up a storm as soon as you start. >> -- > Lovely name, Bagheera. Snoopy does not care for tummy rubs? Snoopy likes to cuddle next to me on the bed with her head on my shoulder while I put my arm round her and massage her thigh. She likes tummy rubs sometimes, other times she'll grab my hand and give bunny kicks. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >> Snoopy likes to cuddle next to me on the bed with her head on my > shoulder while I put my arm round her and massage her thigh. She likes > tummy rubs sometimes, other times she'll grab my hand and give bunny > kicks. Snoopy sounds like the same sort of lovebug my Cheeky is. She stretches out beside me and does what I call "the boneless cat," just totally relaxes into a flat cat and waits to be petted from her head to her toes. This is the first cat I have had that seeks out affection. What a treat! > My little grey tabby Cheeks loves to have her belly rubbed. She is the first > cat I have ever had that likes this. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Mithu adores tummy rubs, and has soft silky medium length tummy fur. Pippin tolerates tummy rubs for short periods, and has soft dense short tummy fur. Fizzgig adores showing off his ample tuxedo tummy but will tear your whole arm off if you attempt to caress the acreage. -Caroline S. >> Does your cat like tummy rubs? >> > Fizzgig adores showing off his ample tuxedo tummy but will tear your whole > arm off if you attempt to caress the acreage. This is exactly like Oscar. I've found I'm allowed to rub her tummy if I do it while she's standing and I'm above her -- I reach my hands down and rub. But if she's showing her belly, it's just a ploy! It's not playful, either; she hisses and gets really upset as she's grabbing your arm and clawing it. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Fizzgig adores showing off his ample tuxedo tummy but will tear your > whole arm off if you attempt to caress the acreage. haha! This is my buddha! She lies on her back displaying her bikini for all to see, but if you touch her belly, her reflex is to crab up and clamp down on your hand and bite, too! But not too hard. > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Nocturne: Hate. HATE. *H*A*T*E*deathandpain!!HATE!!tOrMeNt UnTo HuMaN sInNeR---h-a-t-e---HATEHATEHATE!!! (All her surgeries have left Nox with an extreme hatred of anything in the region of her tummy). Smokey: Mmmm...I'm pokin', oh yeah. Hey now. Don't pin me, cause I'm a feral and a wild aminaminal an' I'm fierce and sh!t. Yeah. Rar! *wrestles, works jaw* I'm biting you now, okay? (Smokey's tummy rubs invariably turn into wrestling matches.) Kumani and Tyche: We can get them to stay still long enough to rub their tummies?! --Fil > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (All her surgeries have left Nox with an extreme hatred of anything in > the region of her tummy). Well no wonder! > Smokey: Mmmm...I'm pokin', oh yeah. Hey now. Don't pin me, cause > I'm a feral and a wild aminaminal an' I'm fierce and sh!t. Yeah. > Rar! *wrestles, works jaw* I'm biting you now, okay? > > (Smokey's tummy rubs invariably turn into wrestling matches.) Same with my Buddha! > Kumani and Tyche: We can get them to stay still long enough to rub > their tummies?! Are they babies? > > Kumani and Tyche: We can get them to stay still long enough to rub > > their tummies?! > > Are they babies? They /were/...now they're almost two years old and STILL acting like they have since, um, eight weeks of age or so. If they're not running around the house like little maniacs, they're curled up with each other sleeping. Since DP still cares for them, and since they firmly believe DP to be their natural mother, they've never really outgrown kittenhood. (HE raised them from 3 weeks of age.) --Fil > > > Kumani and Tyche: We can get them to stay still long enough to rub > > > their tummies?! [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > their natural mother, they've never really outgrown kittenhood. (HE > raised them from 3 weeks of age.) Oh how sweet! I seem to have missed this thread for some reason... :) > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Luna *adores* tummy rubs, but she will bite you if she gets too excited. Basho and Issa *love* tummy rubs. Maya really likes tummy rubs. Fez and Rufous like tummy rubs. Xoxo is learning to like tummy rubs and for the most part refrains from bunny-kicking and biting. :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > I seem to have missed this thread for some reason... :) > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Xoxo is learning to like tummy rubs and for the most part refrains from > bunny-kicking and biting. :) Ha! Can you please spell Xoxo's name phonetically? I'm wondering how to pronounce it. > Ha! Can you please spell Xoxo's name phonetically? > I'm wondering how to pronounce it. We pronounce it Zozo. It's one of the many sounds the X can take in Mexico. Xoxo's name comes from Xoxocotlan, Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. We liked the name of the town so much, we named him after it. :) X's in mexican spanish are very confusing to people, for example: Xola - pronounced like sh Mexico - pronounced like h (j in spanish) examen - pronounced like cz Xoxocotlan - pronounced like z Victor > > Ha! Can you please spell Xoxo's name phonetically? > > I'm wondering how to pronounce it. > > We pronounce it Zozo. Ahhh! I see! It's one of the many sounds the X can take in > Mexico. Xoxo's name comes from Xoxocotlan, Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. That was going to be my next question. :) > We liked the name of the town so much, we named him after it. :) > X's in mexican spanish are very confusing to people, for example: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Victor Let me try the last phonetically: Zo-zok-ot-lan?? Emphasis on the "ot?" Or not? > Zo-zok-ot-lan?? Emphasis on the "ot?" Or not? More like Zo-Zo-ko-TLAN. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Zo-zok-ot-lan?? Emphasis on the "ot?" Or not? > >More like Zo-Zo-ko-TLAN. When I was a sophomore in high school, we started learning about Hispanic cultures and history, along with the language, in my Spanish classes. I always loved those Indian names. Tenochtitlan. Chichen Itza. Popocatapetl. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > > Zo-zok-ot-lan?? Emphasis on the "ot?" Or not? > > More like Zo-Zo-ko-TLAN. Ahh, I see. Thanks! Captain and Stanley love tummy rubs, and are fine with being petted just about anywhere. They let me handle their feet, tail, ears, tummy, you name it. Of course, I helped that process along with them, and with my previous cats who DIDN'T necessarily like their toes, tail, belly, etc touched at first. To get cats who objected to that sort of contact accustomed to it, when I was in the middle of a major dote session, and said cat was in total bliss, THEN I'd sneak in a brief tummy tickle. Or toe touch, tail touch, etc. Then I'd go right back to petting and fussing over the cat the "normal" way. The result would be a momentary glare in my general direction when I made contact with the off-limits site, after which the cat would return to purring and generally blissing out. :o) If you do that enough times, the cat gets used to being handled. Eventually. But it helped matters a lot when it came to building trust. I became grateful that the cats would let me do anything with them, when the time came for me to administer pills, insulin shots (Misty), and syringe-feedings and sub-Q fluids (Harmony) to the cats. Interestingly enough, I saw a brief segment on a dog-training show on Animal Planet about a technique called "gentling", where it showed how people can train their puppies to be amenable to handling. The process involves taking the dog and deliberately spending a few minutes per day handling its feet, carefully flexing its legs by hand, turning it over on its back for a few moments, etc. Then I realized that I'd done something similar to my cats, without realizing that it was a training technique. Anyway, if you have a cat that objects to certain types of handling, this might be a way to acclimate them to it. Donna and the attention sponges who love belly rubs, Captain and Stanley > Captain and Stanley love tummy rubs, and are fine with being petted > just about anywhere. They let me handle their feet, tail, ears, tummy, [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > involves taking the dog and deliberately spending a few minutes per > day handling its feet, carefully flexing its legs by hand, turning it > over on its back for a few moments, etc. Then I realized that I'd done > something similar to my cats, without realizing that it was a training > technique. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Donna and the attention sponges who love belly rubs, Captain and > Stanley We always handled Vino a lot when he was a kitten. We got him when he was only 6.5 weeks old, so he was young enough for us to have really made an impression. His mom cat wouldn't feed her kittens, so he was hand raised by hoomins. I think all these things combined have contributed to making him so...malleable ;-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Of course, I helped that process along with them, and with my previous > cats who DIDN'T necessarily like their toes, tail, belly, etc touched [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Donna and the attention sponges who love belly rubs, Captain and Stanley I didn't snip because I think what you have to say here is very important. If I ever raise an animal from a baby I will do just what you describe. It might work with older animals too. It honestly never occured to me to try to train Gnarly this way, but then the first thing she did to me the day we met was bite me-- to the bone. I think she had been abused as a stray. I loved her anyway, all 20 years she lived! But now that i know how nice it is to have a cuddly cat, if I ever get to have another cat I will try to encourage it. > Does your cat like tummy rubs? Jeeves doesn't care for them although I can bury my nose in his bellyfur without any objections. Gossamer never liked them until DH came along and she prefers to get her belly rubs from him. Her preferred method is to wait until we're in bed then snuggle next to Mommy so Daddy has to reach across Mommy to belly rub the spoiled little princess :) SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net > > Does your cat like tummy rubs? > > Jeeves doesn't care for them although I can bury my nose in his bellyfur > without any objections. Aww! I am picturing Jeeves as a tuxedo cat. Is he? :) Oh, wait, just found your photo link, and sure enough he is! Brilliant name for a tuxedo boy!! > Gossamer never liked them until DH came along and she prefers to get her > belly rubs from him. Her preferred method is to wait until we're in bed > then snuggle next to Mommy so Daddy has to reach across Mommy to belly > rub the spoiled little princess :) I see that Gossamer is a tabby cat, my special favorite. So is my cat Cheeky. Around here, both girly cats love to be petted by both of us, but they only get rapturous over Daddy. I think they just like that boy smell. Like Gossamer, they positively *flirt* with him. Buddha falls asleep on him in a little headstand kind of pose, the top of her head on his leg and her chin tucked in. I can't say much, as I like him too. 8) > Does your cat like tummy rubs? My RB Mikey would try his best to kill you if you touched his tummy. Hubert doesn't care for them, but reacts by rolling over, rather than by becoming murderous. Tallulah doesn't like them now, but couldn't get enough of them when she was pregnant and nursing; they must have felt good on her poor uncomfortable tummy. ------ Krista >>Does your cat like tummy rubs? Skeeter and Kyle, our senior citizens, don't approve of them. Jake (+/- 2 years old) takes them as the starting bell for a wrestling match and starts bunny-kicking and munching on my arm (gently). T.K. (6 months old) absolutely loves tummy rubs; just a few minutes ago, I noticed that he was lying on the floor on his back, looking hopeful, so I squatted down and rubbed his chubby little belly for a few minutes, while he writhed from side to side to make sure that every centimeter of tummy got rubbed. Meanwhile, I was explaining to him that he really needs to learn how to wash his undercarriage, or it will soon be as grey as his "jacket", and then he won't be a tuxedo cat! Nina in Texas, servant to: Snickelfritz (RB), Pixel (RB 12/03), Rusty (RB 9/04), Seth (RB 12/04), Skeeter, Kyle, Jake, and T.K. [Tuxedo Kitty] SignatureProfessional proofreading doesn’t cost – it pays! ninaproofs@earthlink.net www.ninaproofs.com > >>Does your cat like tummy rubs? > > Skeeter and Kyle, our senior citizens, don't approve of them. Ha! The way you put this I can just see their scowly, grumpy little faces! Jake (+/- > 2 years old) takes them as the starting bell for a wrestling match and > starts bunny-kicking and munching on my arm (gently). T.K. (6 months [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > learn how to wash his undercarriage, or it will soon be as grey as his > "jacket", and then he won't be a tuxedo cat! They all sound perfectly adorable. > Nina in Texas, servant to: Snickelfritz (RB), Pixel (RB 12/03), Rusty > (RB 9/04), Seth (RB 12/04), Skeeter, Kyle, Jake, and T.K. [Tuxedo Kitty] >>>>Does your cat like tummy rubs? >> >>Skeeter and Kyle, our senior citizens, don't approve of them. > > Ha! The way you put this I can just see their scowly, grumpy > little faces! S&K are 17 and 14, respectively, and they make it clear by their expressions that the two youngsters are too rambunctious, too loud, too MUCH entirely. But sometimes they forget and play with them, just a little bit... > Jake (+/- >>2 years old) takes them as the starting bell for a wrestling match and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > They all sound perfectly adorable. They absolutely are; and I need to get some more pictures of T.K. before he becomes solid grey... He keeps his paws nice and clean, but the underside is as grubby as any little boy could hope for! Nina in Texas, servant to: Snickelfritz (RB), Pixel (RB 12/03), Rusty (RB 9/04), Seth (RB 12/04), Skeeter, Kyle, Jake, and T.K. [Tuxedo Kitty] SignatureProfessional proofreading doesn’t cost – it pays! ninaproofs@earthlink.net www.ninaproofs.com |
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