• Bearbi3@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Respect their boundaries and stop touching them if they don’t invite the approach.

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      5 months ago

      Cats are more fickle than that. For example, my cats will literally approach me seeking attention and do this the moment I try to pet them.

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        5 months ago

        I will be laying down and my cat will walk up, lean against the bed, poke me a few times then just…walk the fuck away.

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        5 months ago

        man our cats are the precise opposite, no particular need for cuddles but they also don’t give a damn if you pick them up and kiss them or shove your face in their belly and motorboat them vigorously.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah no, cats will do this after they invite the approach regardless. They will plead for pets for minutes and dodge when you try… And then mine circles around, slams her head into my hand and repeats the process

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      5 months ago

      My cat will literally be purring like a tractor, tail up high, rubbing himself against me but become like this the moment I try to pet him

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      5 months ago

      for real, learning to speak cat language has resulted in most random cats i meet on the street to actively approach me and stick around for a couple of minutes of petting and headbonking.

      i mostly avoid it to be polite both to the cat and their owner, but i’m pretty sure i could pick up most any cat and they’d be pretty alright with it, the trick is just to hold their rear paws with one hand and wrap the other around their body so the cat doesn’t feel like they’re gonna fall.

      alternatively dump them on your shoulder, but then it’s harder to shower them with smooches.

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    5 months ago

    Cats are cute, but I have dog person energy. I just want to play and go do stuff with doggy, and dogs enable that!