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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2003mutual grooming
I found varying descriptions of the significance of mutual grooming in both books and online. Some say the "top cat" does the grooming, as a way of enofrcing dominance by putting some of his scent on the other cat. Others say the submissive cat grooms the top cat as a way of showing his subservient position. Still others say mutual grooming is just an expression of affection. Jack is the top cat, but virtue of being older, stronger, and having a more forceful personality. Rizzo is now the same size as Jack, and will ultimately be larger, but is very definitely differential to Jack. Rizzo usually starts the mutual grooming, but Jack quickly reciprocates, and they end up slobbering all over one another, and follow that by wrestling, chasing, and the leaving of a general swath of mild destruction. > "...but is very definitely differential to Jack." That should've been, of course, "deferential". While both Jack and Rizzo are very smart, neither has quite gotten around to expropriating my old college books in order to teach themselves higher math... >> "...but is very definitely differential to Jack." > >That should've been, of course, "deferential". While both Jack and Rizzo >are very smart, neither has quite gotten around to expropriating my old >college books in order to teach themselves higher math... You mean they aren't integrated into your household?! > >> "...but is very definitely differential to Jack." > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You mean they aren't integrated into your household?! Oh, oh, oh, stop it! You're hurting me! LOL! Priscilla > > >> "...but is very definitely differential to Jack." > > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Oh, oh, oh, stop it! You're hurting me! LOL! Oh, jeez, I just got it! ;-D Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon >> >> "...but is very definitely differential to Jack." >> > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Oh, oh, oh, stop it! You're hurting me! LOL! OK - can't resist (those of you who haven't taken calculus can stop reading now): A mathematician went insane and believed that he was the differentiation operator. His friends had him placed in a mental hospital until he got better. All day he would go around frightening the other patients by staring at them and saying "I differentiate you!" One day he met a new patient; and true to form he stared at him and said "I differentiate you!", but for once, his victim's expression didn't change. Surprised, the mathematician marshalled his energies, stared fiercely at the new patient and said loudly "I differentiate you!", but still the other man had no reaction. Finally, in frustration, the mathematician screamed out "I DIFFERENTIATE YOU!" The new patient calmly looked up and said, "You can differentiate me all you like: I'm e to the x." (drum roll) >>"...but is very definitely differential to Jack." > > That should've been, of course, "deferential". While both Jack and Rizzo > are very smart, neither has quite gotten around to expropriating my old > college books in order to teach themselves higher math... give them time, give them time... ;) > I found varying descriptions of the significance of mutual grooming in both > books and online. Some say the "top cat" does the grooming, as a way of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > end up slobbering all over one another, and follow that by wrestling, > chasing, and the leaving of a general swath of mild destruction. There was a sort of similar scenario between Demelza & (late cat) Debbie, for a few years. Despite being several years younger, smaller & several pounds lighter, Demelza very quickly became top cat over Debbie when I adopted her (Demelza). (In link below, notice Debbie allowing Demelza to swipe treats out from under her nose - bottom left pic; no, she never batted Demelza or tried to retrieve the treats.) After a few years of Demelza *always* initiating the mutual grooming/play-wrestling sessions, Debbie eventually began to initiate them about 50% of the time. http://members.lycos.co.uk/jtpeewee/cathyscats.html Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > I found varying descriptions of the significance of mutual grooming in both > books and online. Some say the "top cat" does the grooming, as a way of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > end up slobbering all over one another, and follow that by wrestling, > chasing, and the leaving of a general swath of mild destruction. This is so cute. My friend's little girl sisters do this. I had never seen it before. I think it has to be at least partly an expression of affection. Cheeks was here a year before she finally groomed me. I had to grow on her! > > I found varying descriptions of the significance of mutual grooming > in both [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > affection. Cheeks was here a year before she finally groomed me. I had > to grow on her! My Caley girl will pin me down and give me a vigorous face washing, all the while purring at the top of her lungs. She will not relent, despite my hysterical laughter and loud protestations! Those just egg her on. :-) Priscilla (loves her Caley girl) >From: "Governor George Liquor" georgeliquor@winos.org >Some say the "top cat" does the grooming, as a way of >enofrcing dominance by putting some of his scent on the other cat. Others >say the submissive cat grooms the top cat as a way of showing his >subservient position. Still others say mutual grooming is just an >expression of affection. Mickey and Meesha groom each other pretty much equally. I called it "dueling tongues" :) Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm
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