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Anonymous
Hey, /an/,

My cat will sometimes gnaw on me, show her teeth and bite me. There's no force behind it, its more of a nomming type of thing. She'll dig her claws into me, but will not scratch.

It seems playful, but because I have no idea why she does it or what i means, I don't want to reinforce bad behavior if thats the case.

Picture somewhat related.
>> Anonymous
shreik like an injured kitten, should work to stop her
>> Anonymous
>>184475
Oh, I give her a ton of attention every day.
After hand rearing and breeding exotic birds for a living when I was younger, I learned to spend hours with my pets. I figure 4-5 hours with her.
>> Anonymous
\8^?
>> Anonymous
My younger cat does this with me. She is also bonded more strongly with me than with my SO, and doesn't do it with the SO, so I think it's affectionate.
>> Anonymous
My cat does that, too. Especially if I'm paying attention to the computer and not him.. he'll put his front paws on my chair and chomp on my elbow. Or sometimes he'll just nibble on my knuckles. Getting my attention makes sense, but sometimes he just does it even when I'm focused on him.
>> Anonymous
My cat will bite my knuckles gently or pat my hand or arm with her paw, it usually means she wants more attention and to get pats and scratches.
>> Anonymous
my mother's cat does it affectionately to me and her. neither of my cats do it to me, though
>> Anonymous
It's just a play thing. What's bad behavior and what isn't is relative to the owner in cases like this. If you don't like it, discourage it, but if it doesn't bother you, let it be.
>> Anonymous
Sometimes cats that where taken away from their mother to early will 'knead' their paws into anything they like. You, a pillow, blanket, couch. Mine in particular loves a shaggie green blanket I own. She'll churtle and whistle at me till I move and let her have it. Also, she suckles on anything warm.
>> Anonymous
>>184611

one of my cats does it, she was weaned very early, as far as I know 4 weeks :(
she sucks on my hair, on blankets, wooly sweaters, on anything fuzzy, she kneads her paws into everything.
I have a giant faux-fur beanbag with lovely long fur that she calls her own :) best purchase I ever made

she also dives at anyone's nipples if they have their shirt off lol