With the older three cats, the tummy question is very much settled. You will lose a finger if not a hand if you try to pet Ophelia's tummy.
Trent LOVES having his fluffy tummy rubbed, almost any time and almost any place. If it's showing, it's an invitation.
Ginger Cookie is pretty private about her tummy and generally prefers it not to be touched, but if she's in a certain mood or very relaxed and she actually shows the tummy, it is an invitation. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes she does enjoy a little tummy rub which makes Meowmy oh so very happy.
But the two youngest...it just depends on their mood, which way the sun or moon is shining through the window, the position of the stars, or some other kitty rationale that I sure can't figure out!
Mojo is our Puppy Cat anyway and she loves laying on her back and baring it all for the world.
Most of the time it's a trap, and her body acts like a Venus Fly Trap that closes on its prey when touched. She doesn't know anything about "gentle" so it's a full on attack when she grabs the hand that touches her tummy. Sometimes, through, she does like getting a tummy rub if she's relaxed and happy. Most of the time, Meowmy and Daddy are just gluttons for punishment and can't resist the tummy.
Annie is a real enigma. When she first came home, for at least the first 6 months, going near the tummy was the equivalent of fightin' words. But as she settled in and trusted us more, and Meowmy kept pushing the subject because I could not resist that little white tummy, she started to actually like tummy rubs. But sometimes she still plays Venus Fly Trap. Sometimes she just gets tired of it. At least with Annie, she's very gentle with her claws and bites (basically just puts her mouth/teeth on our hands, she doesn't bite down), so even when she lures us in with a tummy trap it's not bad for us.
But the two youngest...it just depends on their mood, which way the sun or moon is shining through the window, the position of the stars, or some other kitty rationale that I sure can't figure out!
Mojo is our Puppy Cat anyway and she loves laying on her back and baring it all for the world.
Annie is a real enigma. When she first came home, for at least the first 6 months, going near the tummy was the equivalent of fightin' words. But as she settled in and trusted us more, and Meowmy kept pushing the subject because I could not resist that little white tummy, she started to actually like tummy rubs. But sometimes she still plays Venus Fly Trap. Sometimes she just gets tired of it. At least with Annie, she's very gentle with her claws and bites (basically just puts her mouth/teeth on our hands, she doesn't bite down), so even when she lures us in with a tummy trap it's not bad for us.