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Hactar - 08 Dec 2007 21:07 GMT

I was watching a nature show (forgot which one) and it showed a lion
licking a recently-killed gazelle (or whatever). The narrator said this
was to depilate the area before chowing down.

How widespread is this practice? Should I be worried when my cats lick
me that they're about to take a chomp? I'm not a hairy guy, so if
that's true, I don't get much warning.

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Ted Davis - 09 Dec 2007 02:00 GMT

> I was watching a nature show (forgot which one) and it showed a lion
> licking a recently-killed gazelle (or whatever). The narrator said this
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> that they're about to take a chomp? I'm not a hairy guy, so if that's
> true, I don't get much warning.

They also lick themselves, their kittens, and each other, none of which
are food. Those of mine that are lickers - they are also the noisy ones -
are clearly being affectionate.

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William Graham - 09 Dec 2007 02:05 GMT

>> I was watching a nature show (forgot which one) and it showed a lion
>> licking a recently-killed gazelle (or whatever). The narrator said this
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> are food. Those of mine that are lickers - they are also the noisy ones -
> are clearly being affectionate.

They might be tasting the salt.....Mine sometimes like to eat a bit of bacon
or ham.....I don't know what a cat's needs for salt are.......

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Ted Davis - 09 Dec 2007 16:55 GMT

>>> I was watching a nature show (forgot which one) and it showed a lion
>>> licking a recently-killed gazelle (or whatever). The narrator said
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> They might be tasting the salt.....Mine sometimes like to eat a bit of
> bacon or ham.....I don't know what a cat's needs for salt are.......

I wou;d think that if they needed salt, they would lick potato chips, but
all of mine ignore them.

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