The Games Kitties Play

My year-and-two-months-old girl lies to come up, meowing, headbutting, and rolling in my lap, then will casually start nipping one of my fingers. Never hard enough to hurt. I will say "ouch" even if it is a mild graze.

She will stop, mouth still open, and stare at me for a few seconds...then move on to the other finger. I say "ouch" again. Same reaction ensues.

When she has gone through the whole hand (and only after the final "ouch"), she will stare at me for a while, then gently push my hand away with her front paws, then almost immediately come back for more pettings/lick my chin/stick her nose in my eye/roll in my lap. She always purrs the whole time she does this, and sometimes she pauses the game to hold my hand between her front paws and uses it to "pet herself" in the same motion that she would use to wash her face. The adult male cat also "pets himself" like that, and they both try to brush themselves in that same manner if the brush is left out.

What are some funny/strange little games your cats play with you?

Awwww...that's so cute. Rocket was a biter when I first got him and I had to teach him not to do that. Successfully. But once in a great while he forgets, and so when he starts to bite I have to remind him, and then he kind of goes "Oh, right, not supposed to do that" and then licks me instead!! It's so cute. You gotta see it, I guess.

Originally Posted by coaster

Awwww...that's so cute.

Rocket was a biter when I first got him and I had to teach him not to do that. Successfully. But once in a great while he forgets, and so when he starts to bite I have to remind him, and then he kind of goes "Oh, right, not supposed to do that" and then licks me instead!!

It's so cute. You gotta see it, I guess.

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that's what makes this so weird. she was never a biter. she'd lick you until you were well and thoroughly exfoliated, but never bite you. she's only begun that recently.

Originally Posted by coaster

Awwww...that's so cute.

Rocket was a biter when I first got him and I had to teach him not to do that. Successfully. But once in a great while he forgets, and so when he starts to bite I have to remind him, and then he kind of goes "Oh, right, not supposed to do that" and then licks me instead!!

It's so cute. You gotta see it, I guess.

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Max does that too. He'll sit in my hand and start nibbling one of my fingers, when I say 'ouch' he'll stop, sniff my hand, then start licking my finger instead

Chloe grabs my leg as i walk by. when i reach down to pet her, she rolls over (with all 4 paws waving in the air) and makes me rub her belly. if she wants more bellyrubs, she jumps in my lap (even while i go potty or take a bath lol)

she also likes to torment my mother by jumping in her chair before mom goes to sit down; she also steals the footstool from mom as well

chloe also slooooowly slides things off the table just to watch mom pick them up.
she steals straws out of drinks and if its DP or coffee, she will drink it(yes she drinks out of straws ^-^)

Originally Posted by courtney_ou

Chloe grabs my leg as i walk by. when i reach down to pet her, she rolls over (with all 4 paws waving in the air) and makes me rub her belly. if she wants more bellyrubs, she jumps in my lap (even while i go potty or take a bath lol)

she also likes to torment my mother by jumping in her chair before mom goes to sit down; she also steals the footstool from mom as well

chloe also slooooowly slides things off the table just to watch mom pick them up.
she steals straws out of drinks and if its DP or coffee, she will drink it(yes she drinks out of straws ^-^)

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I have another cat who does all of the above except drink coffee and doctor pepper.