I've never had a cat do this before!
Elliot likes to sit on my lap and lay on my stomach any chance he gets. If fact, any time I sit down on the sofa or lay down, he'll be on top of me in about half a second. No joke! In fact, if I walk into the room, he'll come and make figure eights around my feet and meow at me until I sit down and give him my lap. On a couple of occasions, he even took two strides across the room and jumped over the arm of the sofa before landing on my lap. I've seen "Velcro Kittens" before but never THIS much!
It's cute and I'm happy to let him. After all, he's only a year old and only God knows what kind of life he had before we took him in. He probably wants security. Again, I'm only too pleased to give him all the security he needs.
Lately, he started nibbling my nose and chin and putting his paw in my mouth before nibbling on my lip.
He'll lay on my chest, facing me and stare directly into my eyes. He puts both paws on my shoulder blades, one on each side of my neck, and makes a few biscuits. A minute later, he'll gently reach in and nibble my nose and chin. A couple of times, this evening, he put his paw in my mouth and started nibbling on my lip.
He doesn't bite hard. Just a little nibble.
I've had cats that give the occasional love bite. Casper, our eldest cat, likes to give "nosie rubs" but I've never seen a cat actually nibble a person's nose.
So, what do you think it is? Is it over stimulation? Is it affectionate grooming?
What do you think?
Elliot likes to sit on my lap and lay on my stomach any chance he gets. If fact, any time I sit down on the sofa or lay down, he'll be on top of me in about half a second. No joke! In fact, if I walk into the room, he'll come and make figure eights around my feet and meow at me until I sit down and give him my lap. On a couple of occasions, he even took two strides across the room and jumped over the arm of the sofa before landing on my lap. I've seen "Velcro Kittens" before but never THIS much!
It's cute and I'm happy to let him. After all, he's only a year old and only God knows what kind of life he had before we took him in. He probably wants security. Again, I'm only too pleased to give him all the security he needs.
Lately, he started nibbling my nose and chin and putting his paw in my mouth before nibbling on my lip.
He'll lay on my chest, facing me and stare directly into my eyes. He puts both paws on my shoulder blades, one on each side of my neck, and makes a few biscuits. A minute later, he'll gently reach in and nibble my nose and chin. A couple of times, this evening, he put his paw in my mouth and started nibbling on my lip.
He doesn't bite hard. Just a little nibble.
I've had cats that give the occasional love bite. Casper, our eldest cat, likes to give "nosie rubs" but I've never seen a cat actually nibble a person's nose.
So, what do you think it is? Is it over stimulation? Is it affectionate grooming?
What do you think?
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