My cats do not. In fact, I have never known any cat that enjoys it. In my case, both of my totally mellow level 1 purring hairy doorstop cats, upon me scratching their butts, will spin their heads around and try and discourage me from scratching there. Other cats I’ve known will turn around and nip at me. I’m not scratching too hard - indeed pressure doesn’t even seem to matter - just the fact that I’m doing it. In the case of my cats, they love getting scratched elsewhere, especially around the neck region. They also don’t mind scratching all the way down their backs starting at the neck, as long as I don’t begin at the butt.
My dog, on the other hand, enjoys it so much that he will spin around and back towards someone he has just met hoping to get a butt scratch. (They seem plenty surprised by that, lemme tell you). Rolling over for a tummy scratch - not so much. He just wants the butt scratch.
I was going to ask this in GQ, thinking maybe there was a GQ type answer for it, but decided my sample size was too small. Obviously, I need to poll some results here.
By “butt,” you are referring to the region above the tail, right? Because if you are, my Minny loves to be scratched, patted–even sort of spanked there. And if you are talking about the region below the tail–ewwwww! I don’t touch my cats there!
Both of my cats adore it to the point that they hate it - in other words, I will start scratching there (base of the tail, of course -* topside*), and they will suddenly freeze, and their eyes will close, and they will suddenly purr loudly… and they will whip their little heads around, while I continue to scratch, alternating rubbing my wrist with their little cheeks, and nipping at me. It usually ends after they’ve had enough, with them rolling onto their back and wrapping all four of their paws tightly around my forearm, and rubbing their faces all over my entire hand, as if I just gave them the best orgasm in the world. Sometimes I’ll get a little kick from the hind legs, as well, just so I don’t forget who the boss is. Just because I’m being slathered in ultimate thanks doesn’t mean I’m any higher than a peasant who brings them their food.
My cat will whip around if I try to pet her side, but not her butt or her head. Probably has to do with the huge tumor she has on her back (she’s 17 and the vet says they’d have to take so much out the operation will most likely do her as much harm as the tumor, cancerous or not.)
Well, they don’t actually stick their butts up in the air. They’re laying in my lap, for example, and I try and scratch them there (yes, I mean the upper butt tail area, sickos ;)) and they don’t like it. They either turn around and force my hand off, or jump down. These aren’t old cats so I don’t think there’s any issues back there. My friends’ cats were a little older, though.
One my cats loves it, the other is so-so about it. They are litter-mate sisters, raised together. So like people, it all comes down to personal preference.
Tybalt the Fuzzy Black Land Shark really enjoys being scratched on the backs of his thighs very close to his bunghole. He actually leans back and pressed against the petter’s fingers. One must be careful, of course, lest one anally fingerbang the feline, but if one avoids the pooptrap, the cat has a wonderful time.
Our three cats like it very much, one in particular. His eyes glaze over, he purrs extra hard, and he stretches out and enjoys it to the hilt. I start at the base of his tail and scratch slowly up his spine to his neck and head and back down again, and then rub him all over to smooth out his fur. Then I get head-butted and rubbed against because he loves having that done to him.
And causes them to always lay down with their butt right at ya and expect you to spank it. I had to tell my buddy to stop spanking my cat because it was turning him into quite a rude fellow.
I know he likes it, but I have to indulge him in other ways. Cat butt is not a fun thing to have in your face.
