Tummy Rub Time!

[MrScorpio]

[Major Nikon]

1. Oh no, I'm not falling for that one again

[HarveyDarkey]

2. arm chewing time

no thanks, I'll pass

[nolabear]

3. You know how they grab you with their forepaws and claw with the back ones?

Let's not do that, 'kay?

[Arugula Latte]

11. Someone on DU calls that the "Venus Cat Trap"

[Demoiselle]

12. In my family of cat lovers (ok, crazy cat lovers) we call that

"Kicky-poos." Adorable but extremely painful.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. You go first!

[struggle4progress]

5. And really, who amongst us hasn't ever wanted a large carnivore as a house pet?

A crocodile, or a grizzly bear, or a 50-foot python, or something like that

[pinboy3niner]

6. And you know what they say about a 50-foot python

When he sits around the house...he sits AROUND the house.

[struggle4progress]

7. !

[In_The_Wind]

8. I'll take that one! He sez aww to me.

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love teh wild ones .........

[fleur-de-lisa]

9. I'm kind of fond of my hands . . .

I think I'd like to keep them.

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. I think I must exude some sort of cat sedative or something... I've had cats...

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... most of my adult life and, except for one who could tolerate about 20-30 seconds of a
belly rub before she would give me a non-painful but serious warning grab... they all loved
gentle bellyrubs.
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Except for Graycat. She had been abused by her owner's roommate (what an ASSHOLE!!!)
and couldn't tolerate contact of any sort. I was patient with her and sometimes I could ease
up behind her and skritch her head for about 10 seconds before she realized that she was
being "touched" and dart off. That was it... until I had had her for about two years.
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One day, I was sitting on the couch watching TV and she walked over on the cushions and
plopped down -- leaning AGAINST me. She allowed me to gently skritch her head and neck --
though that was as much contact as she could ever tolerate. We sat like that, sometimes
for hours, quite often after that.
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I was so happy for her and I can't say that I didn't feel an enormous sense of accomplishment.
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[Demoiselle]

14. I really like this story, MFM. It speaks well of your patience and kindness.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. You go first.

I love kitty bellies, but...

[sakabatou]

15. "Draw me like one of your French girls."