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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2005Odd Behavior
Weird question here...but when my cat wants me to pet her she flops on the floor and rolls over with her paws up and purrs. So, I rub her belly and she flips over on her tummy so I can rub her back and scratch between her ears. But then she always sticks her bottom up in the air when I'm petting her back. Does anyone else's kitty do this? She's only been doing it the past few months and she's about 1 1/2 yrs old. Beth Stitch, my 3 year old male cat, sticks his rear up in the air when he is petted. Not sure what this means, though.--r3 : Stitch, my 3 year old male cat, sticks his rear up in the air when he : is petted. Not sure what this means, though.--r3 It means: "Ready for mating." But then she always sticks her bottom up in the air when I'm petting her back. Does anyone else's kitty do this? Yep, all my cats have done that. I don't know why either but they seem to do it as you get to the middle of their backs and and cats walk funny if they have anything 'round their middle so I wonder if that has anything to do with it. Kate > But then she always sticks her bottom up in the air when I'm petting > her back. Does anyone else's kitty do this? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Kate All right. At least mine isn't the only one who does it :) Perhaps it's a stretching position. We all know how they love to stretch! :) Could it be lordosis? This is the "Feline Glossary" definition: Refers to the posture of female cats in estrus: head down, forelegs bent, rear quarters raised to expose the perineum, with the tail raised and held to the side of the body (to accomodate entry by a willing male). Her rear legs will tread rhythmically, as if walking in place. Lordosis will often be accompanied by loud "calling." My male neuter does it - it's normally when he's enjoying being petted (I hope!). >Weird question here...but when my cat wants me to pet her she flops on the >floor and rolls over with her paws up and purrs. So, I rub her belly and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Beth Similar position. I actually thought it may be something like that, but her tail is up, her legs don't move, and she's quiet with maybe a purr or two before flopping back down on her back so I can rub her tummy. Beth > Could it be lordosis? This is the "Feline Glossary" definition: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > My male neuter does it - it's normally when he's enjoying being petted (I > hope!). my cat (and the cats i have had in the past have done it too), i always thought maybe there was a nerve there, just like on the chin, there is a nerve at each side which if you happen to scratch when you're scratchintg their chin, their hind leg starts moving! //Allan  Signature-------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Mooney www.allanmooney.com The New Website - Now open! > Similar position. I actually thought it may be something like that, but > her tail is up, her legs don't move, and she's quiet with maybe a purr or [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> My male neuter does it - it's normally when he's enjoying being petted (I >> hope!). Hi Beth, My cat used to do that when she was in heat. Is your cat spayed? Because once she gets spayed, that behavior will go away. Steph She's spayed. She has been since she was old enough to have it done. > Hi Beth, > > My cat used to do that when she was in heat. Is your cat spayed? Because > once she gets spayed, that behavior will go away. > > Steph >But then she always sticks her bottom up in the air when I'm petting >her back. Does anyone else's kitty do this? She's only been doing it the >past few months and she's about 1 1/2 yrs old. There are 2 reasons cats arch their back or stick their butt in the air when being petted or stroked on the back. At the outset, it is a signal of enjoyment and a wish to increase the contact between your hand and her back. If the sensations get to intense, it becomes a signal that the cat is getting irritated and is about to get aggressive if you don't stop. This is totally normal cat behavior. > >But then she always sticks her bottom up in the air when I'm petting > >her back. Does anyone else's kitty do this? She's only been doing it the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > This is totally normal cat behavior. Yes, I have noticed it in all our cats over the years, both male and female. Why males do it is a bit of a mystery. Farta, our old female stray who passed away due kidney failure a few years ago, used to do a little routine everytime she came in. She'd go to a piece of furnature (not the same one everytime) and turn her back to it, and stamp her back feet a couple of times. Now I thought only male cats had this spraying reflex, (she never actually sprayed urine)..but it seems that both sexes share many ritual behaviours, equipped biologically for it or not! Jason >>> But then she always sticks her bottom up in the air when I'm petting >>> her back. Does anyone else's kitty do this? She's only been doing it [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > spraying reflex, (she never actually sprayed urine)..but it seems that both > sexes share many ritual behaviours, equipped biologically for it or not! Female cats can spray too. Trust me on that; there was a little streak on my computer monitor that never seemed to go away even when I distinctly remember wiping it off. Pat > >>> But then she always sticks her bottom up in the air when I'm petting > >>> her back. Does anyone else's kitty do this? She's only been doing it [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > on my computer monitor that never seemed to go away even when I > distinctly remember wiping it off. OK,..I didn't know that. On the comp-screen? We are fortunate in that respect, altho we have other problems: our house-male is a long-hair and gets poo caught in his fur around his seat sometimes. The smell is pretty bad, especialy in summer, and its no fun for him either. He skids his bum on the carpet trying to dislodge it,...more cleaning up! We have to wait until it dries and falls off. > Pat > "rpl" <plinnane3@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message >> Female cats can spray too. Trust me on that; there was a little streak >> on my computer monitor that never seemed to go away even when I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the carpet trying to dislodge it,...more cleaning up! We have to wait until > it dries and falls off. No, you don't: take an electric trimmer and trim shave fur right around the cat's a-hole. Not the entire butt of course, that would probably give him a complex. > > "rpl" <plinnane3@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > No, you don't: take an electric trimmer and trim shave fur right around > the cat's a-hole. Good idea,..in emergencies, I hold him by the scruff of his neck (same way their mums used to carry them) I've only done it once,..but to stop this happening it'd be worth it. Not the entire butt of course, that would probably > give him a complex. LOL! Too true. I don't think he'd appreciate the extra ass-sniffing his old male stray buddy does each time he comes in. Jason |
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