Is it ok to kiss my cat/s on the mouth ??

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FANTASTIC, exactly, so funny this thread is .. I have tried  to kiss my cats on the mouth, but both of them at the last minute, turn their heads to give me their cheek, that's ok, I take what I can get.. but I do kiss David's soft pink paw pads when he is sleepy (and he lets me, always)
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I am more a head kisser. My kitties have never been huge face kissers, not even when they were younger. But we didn't want them walking around our heads and faces as there was some kitty rivalry and we didn't want our faces in the middle of it all. Toby would let me kiss him anywhere and I liked to kiss his paws now and then if it didn't disturb him.
Having said that, three of my foster kitties are face kissers and will walk right up to me and nuzzle my face. It's a little scary, tho as two of them, the boys, will switch to biting! Also the newest foster has a lot of scabs under her fur and I just took her hairbrush in to the vet to make sure it's nothing contagious. She really wants to nuzzle everyone but so far me and the other fosters are not yet letting her rub on us lol. I guess this is why I'm more careful in general augh, w other cats coming thru the house all the time. I do love their little kitty pads most of all :-).
 
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i don't kiss them that much, usually just make kissy noises to get a head swipe or a pat on the face. When I do kiss them, they look at me like 'EEEEWWWW, I know where that mouth has been.' You know the look, I am sure. 'Fer shur, like, gag me with a spoon'
 
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It's not so much that I kiss them on the mouth (which I do) but that they kiss me! Three of my four will start with face rubs and then end with them putting their mouths/noses on my mouth. You can even make kiss-y noises at them and the will lift their heads for you to kiss them on the mouth. #icanthelpittheyaresocuteandkissable
This is what Si does.   He's a back/shoulder jumper if you lean over, but he will always start marking me with his mouth on the sides of my face & sometimes my mouth.  And I always give him kissy-kisses back.   Pretty much everywhere except his butt.  I'm afraid I already get second-hand butt when he cleans his then re-marks my face
     
 

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Funny thread!  I don't kiss my cats on the mouth--they are hunters and bring in all sorts of critters in those mouths of theirs and it kind of creeps me out.  But they get LOTS of kissies on their adorable little noses.  
 

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This is funny ... so many confessions.  :)  With Gabe I kiss him everywhere he will let me.  I try to kiss him face to face but normally he won't let me so it ends up being a head kiss.  When I've done something really good Gabe gives me a kiss.  This doesn't happen very often, but obviously he knows how special this is to me because it's his gift to me when I've brought home a new toy or been especially good at belly love.  :)  I kiss him on his back and the top of his legs, his bottom, not his butt.  :)  And Poe just doesn't really believe in physical contact very much.  If he initiates it then it's OK, otherwise he gives me the evil eye to ward me off.  So every once in a while I can sneak a head kiss in with Poe, but normally it's no sale.
 

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I am more a head kisser. My kitties have never been huge face kissers, not even when they were younger. But we didn't want them walking around our heads and faces as there was some kitty rivalry and we didn't want our faces in the middle of it all. Toby would let me kiss him anywhere and I liked to kiss his paws now and then if it didn't disturb him.
Having said that, three of my foster kitties are face kissers and will walk right up to me and nuzzle my face. It's a little scary, tho as two of them, the boys, will switch to biting! Also the newest foster has a lot of scabs under her fur and I just took her hairbrush in to the vet to make sure it's nothing contagious. She really wants to nuzzle everyone but so far me and the other fosters are not yet letting her rub on us lol. I guess this is why I'm more careful in general augh, w other cats coming thru the house all the time. I do love their little kitty pads most of all :-).
One of our cats switches to biting, too.  She will lick and purr and just when I think we're settling into a good snuggle session, CHOMP! She will nip.  Not hard, but still-- it's disconcerting!  We call her our vampire cat because she likes to snuggle into our shoulders and neck when we're lying in bed but we never know if she's going to lick, or bite.  LOL
 

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Oh, that IS a cute video, it's like the kitty is saying "eeewwww, cooties!"  
 

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Awww that was me last night, my foster was trying to kiss me and I was pulling away! I can hardly wait to find out if they have anything contagious lol, I want my kisses :-)
 
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One of our cats switches to biting, too.  She will lick and purr and just when I think we're settling into a good snuggle session, CHOMP! She will nip.  Not hard, but still-- it's disconcerting!  We call her our vampire cat because she likes to snuggle into our shoulders and neck when we're lying in bed but we never know if she's going to lick, or bite.  LOL
My RB kitty Chynna loved to give and get kisses. She loved to kiss me on the nose or the hand. And occasionally her licks turned into the very gentlest nibble and then she would resume kisses again.  I didn't mind. It didn't hurt and it was part of her kissing routine.
Had to share this video. Too cute!

haha!  That's too funny! 
 

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My RB kitty Chynna loved to give and get kisses. She loved to kiss me on the nose or the hand. And occasionally her licks turned into the very gentlest nibble and then she would resume kisses again.  I didn't mind. It didn't hurt and it was part of her kissing routine.

haha!  That's too funny! 
Awww.  Sweet!  
 

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Actually, I was asking myself the SAME EXACT QUESTION! But you know, I personally think it's fine as long as there's no tongue and all!
 

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My Lucky used to wake me up with kisses on the mouth! I honestly never thought about it being "ok" or not.
 

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Yes, it's ok and fantastic to kiss cats on mouth!  I have been blessed to have my old cat Dave kiss me on mouth after years of offering my kiss to his, only to be offered by him his cheek for me to kiss, and I respected that.  Now, in his golden years, he has been sneaking mouth kisses while i sleep.  I feel honored he has changed his mind on mouth kisses! Life is way too short to refuse kisses from cats and dogs (and humans too)  lol 
 
 
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