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Question About Cat Behavior...
I know that cats hunch their backs, bristle their fur and spit when
they are threatened by other animals, but my kitten likes to hunch his back when I'm petting him. Why does he do this, if this is behavior normally associated with fear? TIA Writerosity |
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Question About Cat Behavior...
On Mar 7, 2:46*pm, Writerosity wrote:
I know that cats hunch their backs, bristle their fur and spit when they are threatened by other animals, but my kitten likes to hunch his back when I'm petting him. *Why does he do this, if this is behavior normally associated with fear? *TIA Writerosity I am guessing your kitten is arching his back in happiness and pleasure. Does his purr or otherwise rub against you while you're petting him? If he were upset, you would see other signs: lashing tail, ears back, hissing, dilated pupils, growling. Enjoy your kitten! |
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Question About Cat Behavior...
I agree here. I think we need more information. What other signs does
your kitten present? Does he appear to be expressing fear or aggression, or is he just playing? Some kittens will just do this behavior in play. After all, they are kittens and still "learning" what play is and what aggression is... etc... Without more information, I fear an answer would be hard to come by. There could be many reasons, I suppose. For example, some cats I have had have taken to "playing" as soon as I pull at their tail just the smallest bit. It seems to be a signal to them to play. They will roll around on their backs and try to play. Another cat I have becomes quite hostile when I do this same action to him... |
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Question About Cat Behavior...
On Mar 7, 2:31*pm, "Rene S." wrote:
On Mar 7, 2:46*pm, Writerosity wrote: I know that cats hunch their backs, bristle their fur and spit when they are threatened by other animals, but my kitten likes to hunch his back when I'm petting him. *Why does he do this, if this is behavior normally associated with fear? *TIA Writerosity I am guessing your kitten is arching his back in happiness and pleasure. Does his purr or otherwise rub against you while you're petting him? Yeah. He purrs and walks around, almost like a slow dance. If he were upset, you would see other signs: lashing tail, ears back, hissing, dilated pupils, growling. Enjoy your kitten! We've got two of them and they are hilarious. They will wrassle endlessly, sometimes as soon as they wake up in the morning, on top of me on the bed. I've got a new cam corder, but haven't gotten around to instatting the memory card and filiming. Writerosity |
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Question About Cat Behavior...
On Mar 7, 2:57*pm, mc wrote:
I agree here. I think we need more information. What other signs does your kitten present? Does he appear to be expressing fear or aggression, or is he just playing? He's just playing. It obviously gives him pleasure to do it. Some kittens will just do this behavior in play. After all, they are kittens and still "learning" what play is and what aggression is... etc... I noticed this sort of thing with another cat I had, but mostly he would do it when he was tearing up our couch, which, obviously, gave him much pleasure. Without more information, I fear an answer would be hard to come by. There could be many reasons, I suppose. For example, some cats I have had have taken to "playing" as soon as I pull at their tail just the smallest bit. It seems to be a signal to them to play. They will roll around on their backs and try to play. Another cat I have becomes quite hostile when I do this same action to him... These cats get more energized when I'm petting them, and I pull on their tail. Writerosity |
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Question About Cat Behavior...
I am glad you wrote back... sounds like all is well.
Yes, cats do like to play, and sometimes that shows up as something that may appear to be aggressive behavior. But many cat experts say that humans should not try to judge these things... However, I believe you can tell quite a bit by looking at all the clues and body language. With that said, it sounds like things are going well ;-) |
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