"Claude V. Lucas" wrote in message
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In article .com,
sideshowhaas wrote:
My 2 yo coon cat has a tendancy to lick my hand several times and then
place his teeth on me as if he were going to bite me. He never leaves a
mark, though. Is he just testing me or tasting me? It's kind of funny
when he does it. It's like he can't resist the temptation to take a
chomp, but just as the teeth make contact he realizes what he is doing,
releases, and sometimes gives a few extra licks as if to say that he is
sorry.


Apparently some MC's are a bit schizo.

Bubba will be relaxing and allowing me to pet
him and he'll switch from purring to bunny-kicking
and gently (usually) biting in a blink.

He doesn't seem vicious or serious about taking
a chunk out of me or anything but it was a bit
surprising the first time. It can be disconcerting
to have a large cat grab you with it's fangs.

In Bubba's case, I think he's just playing in
some strange cat mode and I just let him do
what he wants unless he uses his claws in the
bunny kick.

I think you may be right. Sammy is the only cat I have who does this
(Bandit bites, but that's dead serious and she tries to crack the bone to
suck out the marrow!). Sammy never bites hard and she seldom uses her claws
(only when she gets too excited when playing and forgets). Normally she's
very gentle - thank the gawds!

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Claude