ouch. just fed my kitty. what is up with them flipping over on their back?

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(we are new to each other, only a few months)

before i feed my kitty we both hop up on the bed and play a bit. i could pet her back and fool around with her head. she likes that. and she does this rubbing her head/mouth against my hand thing that is so cute. purrring...

lately she has been rolling over on her back. if i pet her head or her back, its all cool, but if i pet her belly (which she is exposing and offering) i get these rapid fire back paws flipping at me and the full front grabbing paws with claws extended, occasionally a bite (although not very hard.)

the last few nights all i get is kitty on her back.

its like she's daring me to rub her belly. and if i do POW, POW, POW... (those little back feet) scratches ensue.

i guess i should just stop playing with my kitty before i feed her. but i loved those moments we had together.


is this a passing thing? i know kitties are crazy.

any advice?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. Our Morrissey does that with me, especially after I've washed my hands

He loves cleanliness - when I wash my hands or just get out of the shower he's right there to rub against me and grab and bite my hands/feet. It's very cute. I think your kitty is showing you love!

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2. ok...

i think she loves me. i'm pretty sure she loves me.

but why do i have all of these scratches on my hands and arms.

if you don't want me to pet your belly why do you roll over on your back?!!! huh? kitty?



kitties...

[unsavedtrash]

3. my cats are big back sleepers and loungers.

I figure that they are just comfortable enough with us to splay out and expose themselves.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Lucy does that once in awhile

Always after extensive tummy skritchins.

The weird part is the mood she gets in just before it starts — almost like she's in a state of semi-bliss. :shrug:









Yeah, that kinda bliss.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. That's kitteh fights!

My lil monster does it every day...He loves punching and boxing with Mama. :)

[pokerfan]

27. Definitely kitteh play

Watch two together and one will roll onto their back inviting an attack. When none is forthcoming they will bat and try to provoke one.

[Robeson]

6. She loves you. Cherish the moments together....

...:-)

[Heidi]

7. Ginger's eight years old and he still does that. It's play fighting.

Protect your hands and forearms and enjoy! :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

8. C'est exact...

:rofl:

Roll the sleeves down and...play! :D

[Heidi]

10. Hi, you kitty mama extraordinaire!!!!!

How is p-bebe? I haven't seen photos of him in a while! :hug: :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

12. Hellllloooo! I'm up late!

He is quite well. We had the 1 yr 2 mos. checkup and vaccinations yesterday. Heart murmur still there, grade 1-2, needs to be monitored. Otherwise, perfect health. Temp, weight, teeth, coat, etc all perfect and beautiful. He's an handsome boy.



We're not too worried. He discovered catnip two days ago and is just being all precious all over the house. :D




:hi:

And, :loveya:

[Heidi]

14. That FACE!!!!!!

Sounds like you had a better vet visit than we did.

Dr. Dürr: "I must inform you, Mrs. __________ , that Ginger is a little 'on the limit.' If he weighs more than 6 kilos in August, we will need to discuss a d . . ."

Me: "Don't say the 'D' word in front of him, please! We spell it when he's around. D-I-E-T." :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

17. Oh noes!!

:o

Poor Wiley Ginger!!

:)

[Heidi]

18. Me to the butcher:

"Do you have lite roast beef?" :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

19. You spoil the boy!

:rofl:

:spank:

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. Six kilos??

That's like...









...well, one BIG cat! :wow:

[Heidi]

21. Well, yeah. That's why our friend, D, was so concerned about Ginger

jumping up onto the hood of his car.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7783912

[bicentennial_baby]

22. He looks perfectly svelte to me,

so there Mr BMW! Pffft! *nose in air*

[Heidi]

23. Svelte and fluffy, right?

Cuz that's what I told Dr. Dürr.

"Are you sure he's not just fluffy?" :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

24. Smooshy fluffy...The Docs' nuts.

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. Funny — I never noticed it before

But Ginger's a pretty hefty critter.



Lucy weighs... quite a bit less than six kilos. :crazy:

[Heidi]

26. He's FLUFFY, damnit!

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

28. Fluffy, yes

Sorry. :blush:




k, I did the math. Lucy weighs just about four kilos.

[Heidi]

29. Sometimes in life,

two kilos of rare deli roast beef can make a world of difference. :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. Harumph!

I adores mah kitteh, but I'll be damned if she's gonna eat better than I do.

Hell, she already gets the best spot on the bed. x(

[Heidi]

31. Fine. Then don't be surprised when you wake up one morning to find

that Lucy has relinquished you to the nearest asylum for Monty Pythoniacs animal shelter. :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

32. Hmmmm

Perhaps they'd enjoy my lecture on flying sheep transports.

[Heidi]

33. Aw, geez . . .

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. Oh, as if you don't get it at home

ALL THE TIME!

[Heidi]

35. Just as I come to the Lounge

to escape GD-P, I also come to the Lounge to escape Call Me Wesley's unnatural enthusiastic fixation on Monty Python. :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. There's nothing the least bit unnatural about it!

So there! :P

[Heidi]

37. WTF!11?!!!!

Did you do that? Or are you and CMW conspiring against me? :cry:

:scared:

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. You didn't see that

when I posted it before? :shrug:

[Heidi]

40. No, I believe the dogs may have been on my side.

:rofl:

[DS1]

53. Mine is 14 pounds and all muscle

:shrug:

[Robeson]

15. Beautiful kitty. Love the amber eyes...

...:loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

16. Awww, thank you!

He appreciates it, he's so vain... :rofl:

Thanks friend :loveya:

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9. ok. my bad.

she has just always been so sweet.

now she's all "here's my belly. come on, pet it. i dare you. i have these huge claws, but come on... pet my belly..."



she is the sweetest kitty otherwise. that head/chin rub thing she does (with the big purrr...) is worth all of it.

i love her...

[grasswire]

11. cats do that

They love to trick us with their bellies. If I know the cat is one of those who lures people and then bites, I won't play using my exposed hand. I play using a toy of some kind. A string with a button securely tied to the end, or a feather, or even an empty paper towel cardboard roll.

Cat bites can mean a trip to the doctor and expensive antibiotics, in our experience.

Besides, I think that allowing them to play so aggressively is a mistake over the long haul. They need boundaries. My big fat orange marmalade tabby obviously WANTS to bite me at times when I'm petting him, but he stops short. The killer instinct is so obviously fighting to surface, but he holds back. We have a level of trust between us. I won't ever, ever hurt him, and he doesn't hurt me.

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13. thank you. i like that. show me that most rub-able of bellies and i will tickle it...

with something that is not my flesh.

she never bites or claws otherwise. i love your suggestion.

[Lil Missy]

39. She's just playin' with ya.

:-)

[bluesbassman]

41. She's just relaxed. It's a good thing.

Here's Leo kickin' back.

[Heidi]

42. Leo is gorgeous!

:hi:

[bluesbassman]

43. He's a twin.

We got him and his sister Saydee from the pet rescue folks. We couldn't split them up. He was just mauling her a minute ago, I don't know what got into him. Usually a sweetheart.

[Heidi]

44. I wish we had adopted The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger's brother,

but my sister-in-law got him and he lives just across the street and is at our house all the time anyway. :)

The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger


The ever-hungry Barley

[bluesbassman]

45. The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger

is awesome! What a face. I love the "What are you looking at"? scowl. Barley looks like a character and a troublemaker. :evilgrin:

Here's Saydee with her pet.

[Heidi]

46. zOMG!!!! Saydee looks exactly like Ginger's sister, Tabitha

(who lives with my mother-in-law). What a beauty your Saydee is! :loveya:

Here's Ging and his sister:

[bluesbassman]

47. Those two have the coolest eyes!

They look identical except for the coloring. Beautiful cats! I'm off to bed now. Gotta work in the morning. Wait a minute.. it is morning! :scared:

[Heidi]

48. Sweet dreams!

:hi:

[khashka]

49. It's play fighting

That she exposes her belly shows she trusts you. Then she fights, but it's agame. Sometimes cats don't seem to know that claws hurt.

Khash.

[TZ]

50. "Sometimes cats don't seem to know that claws hurt."

Boy ain't that the truth! When my cats were kittens one of them got great pleasure from charging into the bedroom at full speed jumping on the bed, burrowing under the covers and attacking/biting/scratching my legs...My vet told me it was because she thought I was another kitty and was playing with me as such.
Now of course she knows that claws hurt and uses that knowledge to her advantage..like this morning clawing my feet at 7am so I would wake up...x(

[khashka]

51. Reminds me of a book

You got the cat's thoughts as well. And he always refered to his owner as slavewoman.
They think they own us and maybe they do.

Khash.

[applegrove]

52. My mail Monster refused a tummy rub. My female Twilight loves it.

[yellowdogintexas]

54. one of my cats is known as the 'belly ho' because he will flip over on his

back and beg you to pet his tummy. He LOVES it and none of this trapping stuff either. Touch his tummy and he will be on his back in a second

my others are pretty much disinterested in showing tummy or having tummy touched.

[galledgoblin]

55. it means she really likes you

she actually regards you as an equal!