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Hi everyone,
My question for today isn't really a problem as such, but more in the interest of curiosity. I have two cats that get on well- they play, sleep with eachother and also groom eachother. However, after short bursts of grooming the other's head or neck, the cats will often begin nipping and bunny kicking eachother. It is strange to see them go from supposedly tender to rough behaviour in a matter of seconds.
I think I saw someone describe it before on here as "licky-bitey"- which I found amusing.
Has anyone else in multi cat households experience this behaviour? (I am still reasonably new to owning two cats at once) Also, do you know a reason why they might do this? There is rarely noise or pain- one will usually leave when they've had enough grooming/nipping/wrestling.
Thanks,
Erin
My question for today isn't really a problem as such, but more in the interest of curiosity. I have two cats that get on well- they play, sleep with eachother and also groom eachother. However, after short bursts of grooming the other's head or neck, the cats will often begin nipping and bunny kicking eachother. It is strange to see them go from supposedly tender to rough behaviour in a matter of seconds.
I think I saw someone describe it before on here as "licky-bitey"- which I found amusing.
Has anyone else in multi cat households experience this behaviour? (I am still reasonably new to owning two cats at once) Also, do you know a reason why they might do this? There is rarely noise or pain- one will usually leave when they've had enough grooming/nipping/wrestling.
Thanks,
Erin