My friend has a black cat that will wrap it’s legs around my forearm and commence licking one spot with abandon. If I start to move the arm, it will give a warning bite and scratch lightly with the rear legs.
My mom had a cat that suckled on our dogs toe. She wore all the fur off of that toe and a few months the dog got tired of it and weaned her with growls.
I have one of these, except she’s a tortie. She’s small though, so if you lift your arm, she’ll hold on and come right up off the ground with it. You better not DARE withhold love from her!
I think it’s a combination of “she likes how you taste” and neediness. My Mimi (the tiny tortie) is one of the neediest, clingiest cats I’ve ever known. She is adopted and we don’t know her history, but I would guess she was abandoned.
Same story. Raggedy the tortie likes to give me a good morning bath. You know what? She’s especially attentive if the night befoe I took a bath with Epsom salts.
What a beautiful orange boy. Is he polydactyl or do his feet just look big because of the perspective of the giant picture?
I had a kitty, Moki (no pics available) that was a compulsive licker and would lick off layers of skin. She’d always do this when I was asleep or half asleep so I usually didn’t notice until it started to hurt and I’d have a raw spot on my arm or forehead. No other cat has ever licked that much but I have a couple that will lick once in a while.
Moki had been abused by a previous owner as a kitten. I helped save her from the guy, I think she may have just been expressing her gratitude.
Misty loves licking wet hair. If I’ve just come out of the shower and sit down on the couch, she’ll jump up to groom me. Her favorite, though, is hair wet from the swimming pool.
I learn something new every day. Thanks for the info!
Although I don’t think I’ll return the favor. At least, not the way she does it. I’ll be happy to supply her with plenty of scratching behind her ears, though, and under her chin–she loves that.
Just the picture. He was in my lap about six inches away from my face when I took it. He tries to get as close to me as he can and I sometimes fancy he’d like to graft himself to me if he could. It can get a bit oppressive. On the other hand, after work some nights it’s nice to have someone who just adores me.
Honey licks from time to time, usually when one is salty. But she has a particular love for sweaty armpits (masculine ones are her favourite, but she’ll take mine in a pinch) and worn bras.
I’ll be sat in the loungeroom with my arm above my head, next thing I know there’s a cat face in my armpit, licking with that sandpapery tongue.