What does this mean?

I was at the pet store the other day and they had a shelter kitten for sale (aged a few months), when I would put my fingers through the bars to touch him he would grab my finger with his paws and put it in his mouth and lick it (it was so cute). Does this mean anything?

Awww, your its Momma!

Originally Posted by fifi1puss

Awww, your its Momma!

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LOL
Yeah, right.

It was trying it's best to impress you so you would adopt it.

This is a social behavior. Cats do it to each other, too. It can be very complicated, indicated dominance, etc.

But mainly, he just wanted some attention from you. I hope he got it!

Originally Posted by KatKisses

It was trying it's best to impress you so you would adopt it.

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Many homeless cats have an ability to please themselves in.

Essentially, biologically it is for getting pals with potentially unfriendly other cats. But it works also for pacifing feks dogs - and us humans.

Originally Posted by StefanZ

Many homeless cats have an ability to please themselves in.

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HA! No kidding, all of the strays around here have a built in navigation system.... on how to get to my front door!