It's a sign of affection and is perfectly normal.

circa Mon, 12 Apr 2004 01:34:38 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
The Three Beagles (mbond@mchsi.com) said,

It's typically an attention-getting device. Camille follows me around
in the morning, howling up a storm and standing on her hind legs
waving her paws at me until I pet her while she licks my feet. :-)

Laura

Yeah, he's a cat. ;-)  Some cats are lickers, some are biters, some are
both, some are neither...

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble")  Paul Simon

Some cats do this. It's kind of a love bite. I have one that is a little
like this. The longer I've had her, the less she does it. It seems that as
she gets more secure, the habit lessons. I think they think they *need* to
get your attention.

Karen

Love bites.  Welcome to the world of cats -- L.

after dinner, but there's no accounting for cat taste.

My last cat ("Killums"), did that.  Whenever he did I picked him up
and gave him some scritches.  I probably trained him to continue it.

Sounds like love bites.

Maynard doesn't it so much anymore, but during a good rub down, he
will turn and bite my arm, while purring at full volume. Now, when he
does it, I know he is feeling very good. It seems to be a friendly
thing, and he never breaks the skin. He isn't being agressive, just
overly friendly.

Kira does it sometimes too, though usually with her, she is wanting
attention, and bites at me as I am passing by. She also swats at me,
and swears. On a fe occasions, her claws have cuaght on my clothes
enough that she got pulled off her perch, and I found myself saving
her from a fall.

Meghan & the Zoo Crew  
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http://www.zoocrewphoto.com

One thing's for sure... you should put an end to that behavior
immediately. A cat-bite can be a nasty affair. Could even kill you.
Our cat will bite my wife when he doesn't get what he
wants. Like when she's cooking and he wants a taste ... if she doesn't
give in and give it to him, he will sometimes rush up to her and bite
her on the calve or ankle. I mean, he can draw blood. That's
because he knows with her, he has nothing to lose. All she'll do is
scold him.
He doesn't bite dad anymore though!  I put a stop to that right away.
Here's how it worked for me....
One nite he jumped out and bit me hard for some reason... I can't
remember why. Then he ran away (as he still does to my wife), but in
my case, I simply ran after him. He hid under the couch. I moved the
couch. He then ran into the bed room to hide. I followed and closed
the door. Then when I got him cornered where he had no place left to
run, I threw a little cup of water in his face that I had been
carrying.
The point is, with me.. he knows he cannot do those kind of things
and run away and get away with it. Dad will chase him down and make
him pay no matter where he tries to run. And it works. I never been
bitten since (still). And he respects me. He's always looking to me for
approval and attention! Not to the wife. To ME. It's because I never hurt him
physically. He
just knows who the alpha-male is. And I can still feed him from the kitchen ...
or I can choose not to..   whenever I want... and I don't run the risk
of being bitten.
It works.

IBen G.