Hi everybody! It's been a while since I've visited. I'm so thankful to have such a place to come to with questions (with friendly people too!). I've searched a bit but can't seem to find the answer to my question anywhere.
What does it mean when a cat rolls on its back? Is this a position that indicates submission and "let's play?" One of my cats (Pumpkin) does this all the time! I've been working on getting my two cats to get along (I've given up, sadly, although they've come to some truce). But sometimes Pumpkin does this to my old cat (Boo). I wonder if this indicates that Pumpkin says "ok, you are the top cat" but "let's play." (although she is often aggressive towards Boo and chases her.) They do sometimes play together by chasing each other around the house but I wonder how playful it is. Boo can seem a little unhappy about it but they can get within a foot of each other without a face off so at least I'm happy about that.
thanks for you help!
Wendy
What does it mean when a cat rolls on its back? Is this a position that indicates submission and "let's play?" One of my cats (Pumpkin) does this all the time! I've been working on getting my two cats to get along (I've given up, sadly, although they've come to some truce). But sometimes Pumpkin does this to my old cat (Boo). I wonder if this indicates that Pumpkin says "ok, you are the top cat" but "let's play." (although she is often aggressive towards Boo and chases her.) They do sometimes play together by chasing each other around the house but I wonder how playful it is. Boo can seem a little unhappy about it but they can get within a foot of each other without a face off so at least I'm happy about that.
thanks for you help!
Wendy