my licking cat!

Can Someone help me answer this question? I have a young female cat that loves to lick you in the face, arms , leg pretty much anywhere she can. I tell my kids she thinks she's a dog at times So if anyone could help me figure this one out I would appreciate it. Thanks.

My kitty does that to me when he wants to be fed. He just about eats me so that even though I'm a unintelligent human, I get the message.


Elizabeth

I have one boy who licks, I take it as a sign of affection - that he's grooming me.

I have a Cornish Rex who does that - she will lick until she makes a sore place on your skin if allowed, purring all the while. She is 12 years old now and has always done this. I think it's just her way of showing affection.

Bijou loves to "groom" me as well. Sometimes he'll even hold my arm between his paws so I won't move it. He is particularly fond of my eyelids (OUCH) for some reason.

I have a few that do this, but only while they're being petted. I think it's a sign of affection. But if she's licking you when you're not petting her, she may be trying to get the salt off your skin.

BTW...welcome to TCS!

I've noticed cat companions will lick--aka clean--one another. My cat also grooms me often, especially when I've been out for awhile and first get home. I always assumed that when cats lick us it's as though they think of us as a fellow cat and it is a sign of affection.

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Originally Posted by Yosemite

He is particularly fond of my eyelids (OUCH) for some reason.

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Angus used to try to lick my eyebrows, the first time I let him do it for a while and the next day I noticed many tiny scabs in my eyebrows. He's no longer allowed to lick indiscriminately, though we let him give a a few quick licks here and there. It seems to be a true sign of affection.

My girls will do that sometimes. Dusty will "kiss" me while I am in bed. Rusty will do it sometimes too. Or they will lick my legs after a shower for a bit. We call it kissing us.

Alley licked my hair and my forehead when she was very little but not anymore.She does faux nurse on my t-shirt sometimes though. lol

Funny you posted this question because a co-worker told me just the other day about a "weirdo" cat he used to have and that it would lick armpits! Kind of gross. Cat with an armpit fetish.

mine does it when she's hungry. she usually will very lightly bite at my hand,but if she can't get to them(when I pick at them)she licks my leg.