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Cat Forum / General Topics / September 2005Am i correct on this
I read somewhere that if a cats starts to clean themselves after you hold them they are trying to get your scent off of them. I have my youngest when ever you touch him he goes into a cleaning fit. If this is true time to give him so good old fashion lovin' rub down I think for the most part yes. Some of ours will let me pet them, rub them, even hold them. It's all mood. With Momma, the day I hold her hasn't come yet, ehh it's only been 2 years. :-)  SignatureRed meat is not bad for you, that fuzzy green meat, the kind with maggots is. >I read somewhere that if a cats starts to clean themselves after you hold >them they are trying to get your scent off of them. > > I have my youngest when ever you touch him he goes into a cleaning fit. > If this is true time to give him so good old fashion lovin' rub down I got one better than that my mother's cat 7 years old no touch no matter what no come near unless it to feed her my still keeps her distance mom has been living with me since 99 Cats' are Cats' just like woman don't try to figure them out just go with the flow and watch where you step >I got one better than that my mother's cat 7 years old no touch no matter what no come near unless it to feed her my still keeps >her distance mom has been living with me since 99 > > Cats' are Cats' just like woman don't try to figure them out just go with the flow and watch where you step We have two ex-feral cats that never would have let us touch them if we hadn't forced the issue ... a little bit at a time. They will hiss and scratch and bite at first, then you'll be glad when they just hiss ... not too quick though. The two sleep with us now and are pretty much fearless at times. They have a strange bond, being feral under a house with each other and their mama cat. One will howl for the other and the other will come running, usually : -) I would not give up on regular cats either. They just need to know that there is nothing to be afraid of. One of our cats, I admit will not let me get near her unless I have food. Then she is just like the other cats. My wife pets her and she rolls over and gets the tummie rub. > I think for the most part yes. Some of ours will let me pet them, rub them, > even hold them. It's all mood. With Momma, the day I hold her hasn't come > yet, ehh it's only been 2 years. :-) missy does that to, i just think of it as " damn, he messed up my fur again" SignatureGhost My World http://members.shaw.ca/night-rider/main.html Weekly Walrus http://weeklywalrus.com/ #1 Webbrowser, http://www.mozilla.org/ >> I think for the most part yes. Some of ours will let me pet them, rub >> them, even hold them. It's all mood. With Momma, the day I hold her >> hasn't come yet, ehh it's only been 2 years. :-) > > missy does that to, i just think of it as " damn, he messed up my fur > again" If it is confined to one specific area of the body that the cat reacts like this, you might want to have her checked by a vet. Stone Some pic's http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoneman72/my_photos No it can be anywhere on his body. Good suggestion I just got a hold of him a few minutes ago and gave him a big old hug and good old fir messing up. He still is cleaning himself on top of the bookcase and giving me a look like you as**ole :-) My furballs go to the vet very regularly I have a epileptic cat when he goes I take all of them in at the same time for nail trimming and a good grooming you know a little TLC . I am lucky my vet and me are personal friends and have been for almost 20 years. He has been with me through some hard times of pet loss among other things. YES THEY ARE SPOILED They are my children nothing but the best. When I setup my personal site I will introduce everyone to my four legged friends > I just got a hold of him a few minutes ago and gave him a big old hug and >good old fir messing up. He still is cleaning himself on top of the >bookcase and giving me a look like you as**ole :-) Intentionally messing up his coat, then wondering why he finds it urgent to regroom it. You need lessons in how to pet and handle cats. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Don't read anything into Ted Well all do it including you :-) >Don't read anything into Ted Well all do it including you :-) Maybe you do. The only times I rub my cats the wrong way is when - mostly in bed at night - when the cat turned around without me noticing and I wind up petting the wrong end. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. THAT I can understand! :-) >>Don't read anything into Ted Well all do it including you :-) > > Maybe you do. The only times I rub my cats the wrong way is when - > mostly in bed at night - when the cat turned around without me > noticing and I wind up petting the wrong end. > I read somewhere that if a cats starts to clean themselves after you hold > them they are trying to get your scent off of them. > > I have my youngest when ever you touch him he goes into a cleaning fit. If > this is true time to give him so good old fashion lovin' rub down Nah, you just messed up his 'doo. > I read somewhere that if a cats starts to clean themselves after you hold > them they are trying to get your scent off of them. > > I have my youngest when ever you touch him he goes into a cleaning fit. > If this is true time to give him so good old fashion lovin' rub down My Siamese (RB 16) was like this. She liked to be petted but always had a good tongue bath after. Even if I just reached down to give her a pat, she would turn and wash the spot. MLB >>I read somewhere that if a cats starts to clean themselves after you hold >>them they are trying to get your scent off of them. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > good tongue bath after. Even if I just reached down to give her a pat, > she would turn and wash the spot. MLB think of a cat as a human, what would a human do if someone messed up their hair? ;) SignatureGhost My World http://members.shaw.ca/night-rider/main.html Weekly Walrus http://weeklywalrus.com/ #1 Webbrowser, http://www.mozilla.org/ "Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message > think of a cat as a human, what would a human do if someone messed up > their hair? ;) Depends if she was cute or not. Seeing as how I don't have too much hair left anyway, the question is mute, at least in my case. :) Okay, it's logical a human would fix her hair. The cat I mentioned doesn't want me to touch her, kinda cowers from me although when other cats bother her I shoo them away. Oh, the cat does sleep on me in the winter. My wife though, she's sort of a cat lady even though they bite her. I guess it's like NMR said, go with the flow. SignatureRed meat is not bad for you, that fuzzy green meat, the kind with maggots is. > "Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Depends if she was cute or not. Seeing as how I don't have too much hair > left anyway, the question is mute, at least in my case. :) |
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