Nikita's Licking Of The Fingers...

[Nature9000]

So something else I'm curious about. Prince has never done this, but Nikita, as she follows me around everywhere...once I offer my hand or finger to start petting her, she prefers to start licking the hand. I don't know why she does this, it doesn't matter if I have just eaten or not, since she does this about 100% of the time. I read somewhere that it could be part of a grooming thing, but I'm not grooming, petting or brushing her when she does it. She'll just be sitting, I'll show her my hand, she sniffs for a split second and starts to lick.

On other occasions I'll just be sitting around and she'll come up and start licking my arm. I think, surely Prince must be just as baffled because he's always looking at her as if to say "What are you doing?" XD

 

[KarenKat]

Awww. Olive does this. Sometimes it's apropos of nothing and she just gives me a like or two. She will be on my lap or chest grooming and after a while goes after my head, licking my cheeks and sometimes my hair. The hair is the funniest because she picks a few long strands, and it's awkward and hard for her to spit out because of the length. She spends a few seconds clearing her mouth again and rarely goes for seconds.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

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Moo Shu does this as well. Cats' sandpaper tongues with their unique papillæ, are intended for rasping the flesh from the bones of their kills. I lock my bedroom door at night.
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[susanm9006]

My Willow will not be picked up, doesn’t climb on laps and only allows petting on occasion. But when I am wearing short sleeves she will walk past me and give my elbow a quick lick. I take it as a sign of love and affection.