Does anyone else"s cat do this?
I'm always seeing Stosh cleaning Brandy, usually immediately before or after
a wrasslin match. He'll try with the other ladies, but Roxie will run and
Odessa will smack him and cuss him out. (Cusses like a sailor, that one. I
have no idea where she learned that f#$%*g language!) Brandy, though, will
just lie there and purr, stretching herself out so that Stosh can get more
surface area. Every now and again, she'll give him a grooming, but mostly
it's Stosh who seems to take it upon himself to give someone a bath. I'm
quite baffled. He's an alpha-male type and I wonder if it's a dominance
thing... or maybe all that macho act is just for show and he really wants to
let Brandy be the boss?
Blessed be,
Baha
--
Three thousand years ago,
cats were deified in ancient Egypt.
To this day, they have not forgotten.
Kreisleriana - 11 May 2005 16:56 GMT
>Does anyone else"s cat do this?
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>Blessed be,
>Baha
When my Stinky and Mimi were learning to live with each other, Mimi
despised Stinky, but she was always the one who groomed him, and I
always got the sense that it was part of keeping him in his place. If
he tried to reciprocate, she would bap him into submission. She
always did it in this very funny, grim way, too, like "Hold Still,
Urchin!" She reminded me of a little nun checking the students' ears.
:P
Theresa
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Jo Firey - 11 May 2005 23:00 GMT
> Does anyone else"s cat do this?
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> to
> let Brandy be the boss?
Sometimes a cat will groom other cats, in the hope one of them will return
the favor.
That appears to be what is going on between Molly and Jake.
Jo
Marina - 12 May 2005 04:31 GMT
> Does anyone else"s cat do this?
Frank and Nikki clean each other, though mostly it is Frank who does the
cleaning. Sometimes Nikki will even go up to him and position herself in
front of him, obviously asking to be washed. And Frank does as he's
told. ;o) It does seem like a dominance thing, and I think that's why
Nikki has taken to cleaning Mere's face lately. Mere is not allowed to
clean anyone, except me (but we've already established that I'm lowest
in the pecking order around here - lower than mousies and houseplants).
Just now, she was laying on my arm, grooming herself, when suddenly she
craned up her neck and gave my chin a few licks for good measure.

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Enfilade - 13 May 2005 02:35 GMT
Kumani and Tyche, as sisters, lick each other.
Tyche is, in fact, a lick-slut who seeks licks from all three other
cats.
Nocturne will lick the kittens but she also bites them as she licks
them to prove dominance. Tyche submits, and pleases her. Kumani
resists, necessitating a slap in the head and/or a growl.
Smokey wants to lick everyone but only Tyche will let him do it
regularly (Kumani will also accept a few licks) and he really wants to
lick Nox, but the attempts are usually painful.
--Fil