What's the biting about?

Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually when
I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When I'm
on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of loud
purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip high.
She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily occurrance.
Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

Jill (who has Persia snoozing next to her in 'slut' position)

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
when
I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
I'm
on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
loud
purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
high.
She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
occurrance.
Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

I see this as part of the headbutting/chinmarking behaviour. Thea does it,
Bono too but not often. I remember "Katten" in Cyprus would do it to my face
when I was tired/sad, bless her furrly little semiferal heart.

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:: lewe
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lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
when
I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
I'm
on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
loud
purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
high.
She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
occurrance.
Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

I see this as part of the headbutting/chinmarking behaviour. Thea does it,
Bono too but not often. I remember "Katten" in Cyprus would do it to my face
when I was tired/sad, bless her furrly little semiferal heart.

--
:: lewe
-------------------------------------------------------------
lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
when
I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
I'm
on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
loud
purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
high.
She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
occurrance.
Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

Jill (who has Persia snoozing next to her in 'slut' position)



They bite me, they find themselves with a mouthful of whatever it was they
were biting, and unable to get away as I firmly say NO BITING.

A friend got her cat to stop biting by crying out in huge amounts of pain
every time. The cat didn't want to HURT Moomy, so she stopped biting.

My cats currently to the licklicklicklickbite thing.... and find themselves
on the floor pretty fast.

TBird --- has rules

"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
when
I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
I'm
on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
loud
purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
high.
She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
occurrance.
Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

Jill (who has Persia snoozing next to her in 'slut' position)



They bite me, they find themselves with a mouthful of whatever it was they
were biting, and unable to get away as I firmly say NO BITING.

A friend got her cat to stop biting by crying out in huge amounts of pain
every time. The cat didn't want to HURT Moomy, so she stopped biting.

My cats currently to the licklicklicklickbite thing.... and find themselves
on the floor pretty fast.

TBird --- has rules

I want to reassure you. BT Rowdy does the same thing, fairly firmly (no skin
breaking) when he is in "loving" mode, anything handy not covered by
clothing on his hoomin he loves. BUT
he also has a habit I really hate: while I'm sleeping, especially, or rarely
while stretched out on couch watching tv, he will make a "charge", mouth
wide stretched, and *bite* hard always on my lower leg, on its side,
sometimes drawing blood (blood-drawing only since I began taking
blood-thinning meds last year) pinpoints where his two upper fangs hit. All
I've ever been able to think of is that he's playing, as this is exactly how
he "jumps" the girls, who awake, mad as h***, and really let him have it. I
always yell loudly (it hurts) and he goes and hides; knowing he's p****ed
off his hoomin he loves. Rowdy has become very loving during past 2 years
especially, so I just believe he sometimes thinks I'm part of his wannabe
play partners, none of us except Maluce ever want to play w/him, as she will
often run through the house with Rowdy in hot pursuit, ending w/snarling
skirmish under a bed.



"lewe" wrote in message
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: "jmcquown" wrote in message
: . ..
: Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
: lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
: when
: I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
: I'm
: on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
: doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
: loud
: purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
: high.
: She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
: occurrance.
: Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to
work?
:
: I see this as part of the headbutting/chinmarking behaviour. Thea does
it,
: Bono too but not often. I remember "Katten" in Cyprus would do it to my
face
: when I was tired/sad, bless her furrly little semiferal heart.
:
: --
: :: lewe
: -------------------------------------------------------------
: lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi
:
:

I want to reassure you. BT Rowdy does the same thing, fairly firmly (no skin
breaking) when he is in "loving" mode, anything handy not covered by
clothing on his hoomin he loves. BUT
he also has a habit I really hate: while I'm sleeping, especially, or rarely
while stretched out on couch watching tv, he will make a "charge", mouth
wide stretched, and *bite* hard always on my lower leg, on its side,
sometimes drawing blood (blood-drawing only since I began taking
blood-thinning meds last year) pinpoints where his two upper fangs hit. All
I've ever been able to think of is that he's playing, as this is exactly how
he "jumps" the girls, who awake, mad as h***, and really let him have it. I
always yell loudly (it hurts) and he goes and hides; knowing he's p****ed
off his hoomin he loves. Rowdy has become very loving during past 2 years
especially, so I just believe he sometimes thinks I'm part of his wannabe
play partners, none of us except Maluce ever want to play w/him, as she will
often run through the house with Rowdy in hot pursuit, ending w/snarling
skirmish under a bed.



"lewe" wrote in message
...
: "jmcquown" wrote in message
: . ..
: Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
: lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
: when
: I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
: I'm
: on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
: doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
: loud
: purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
: high.
: She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
: occurrance.
: Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to
work?
:
: I see this as part of the headbutting/chinmarking behaviour. Thea does
it,
: Bono too but not often. I remember "Katten" in Cyprus would do it to my
face
: when I was tired/sad, bless her furrly little semiferal heart.
:
: --
: :: lewe
: -------------------------------------------------------------
: lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi
:
:

Misty does this too, and over the years the biting has become less
gentle.....

Nanny

"jmcquown" schreef in bericht
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Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
when
I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
I'm
on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
loud
purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
high.
She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
occurrance.
Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

Jill (who has Persia snoozing next to her in 'slut' position)

Misty does this too, and over the years the biting has become less
gentle.....

Nanny

"jmcquown" schreef in bericht
. ..
Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and more
lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs (usually
when
I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee or the shin. When
I'm
on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or the side of my hand. It
doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a head-butt or rub and lots of
loud
purrs. I pat her and her eyes are huge, almost like she's on a catnip
high.
She didn't used to do this quite so often. Now it seems a daily
occurrance.
Maybe she's just glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

Jill (who has Persia snoozing next to her in 'slut' position)

TBird wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Okay, Persia has snuck up on me and done this before. But more and
more lately, she's walking up when I'm sitting down with bare legs
(usually when I'm on the toilet!) and gently biting me on the knee
or the shin. When I'm on the sofa reading, she's biting my elbow or
the side of my hand. It doesn't hurt, and is usually followed by a
head-butt or rub and lots of loud purrs. I pat her and her eyes are
huge, almost like she's on a catnip high. She didn't used to do this
quite so often. Now it seems a daily occurrance. Maybe she's just
glad to have me at home rather than running off to work?

Jill (who has Persia snoozing next to her in 'slut' position)



They bite me, they find themselves with a mouthful of whatever it was
they were biting, and unable to get away as I firmly say NO BITING.

A friend got her cat to stop biting by crying out in huge amounts of
pain every time. The cat didn't want to HURT Moomy, so she stopped
biting.

My cats currently to the licklicklicklickbite thing.... and find
themselves on the floor pretty fast.

TBird --- has rules

I guess you missed my point - she really isn't biting me and it certainly
doesn't hurt or break the skin. I was just wondering why she's doing it
more often lately. Maybe she knows I've lost my job and I need the love
purrs and head butts that go along with. Or maybe she's feeling like she
needs to nip at her her human mom to make up for barfing on the carpet. I
dunno.

Jill