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Old March 25th 07, 06:15 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Default Why do cats lick each other?

On 25 Mar, 17:13, Running Scissors wrote:
stonej wrote:
My cats like to lick each other around the ears, head and neck. Why do
cats do that? It is a
sign of affection for each other or some instinct thing?


It serves several purposes: grooming, affection, bonding, dominance.


That makes sense.
Mine are always doing it to one another, but I would say that the
dominant cat has to be Blue-Belle, the blue point older one.
Is this also why they play bite each others throats too?
S;o)