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[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago

Sleepy kitty = safe for belly rubs
Any other mood of kitty = it's a trap!
In our house, anyway..

[-] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 year ago

For me its few seconds is always fine then its a gamble

[-] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

yea kind of true

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 27 points 1 year ago

Sounds about right. A picture of a white and orange cat with blue and orange eyes behind a hairy arm with several cat scratches

[-] variants@possumpat.io 13 points 1 year ago

Please review your previous trade

[-] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

One of ours loves belly rubs, she'll happily flop over and let you rub all day. Occasionally, though, she'll decide it's a feisty day. Rarely get scratched, but I get my wrist gently bit, pulled around, and then rabbit kicked.

She has claws, she just never really pops them out, and her top front teeth are severely stunted from malnutrition before she got to us. It's absolutely adorable to watch her get going, and then she has to love all over which arm she got.

[-] evranch@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

I find it odd, here on the farm it's always been the biggest, meanest tomcats that flop around on the porch for endless belly rubs. Even my daughter has never been scratched and she'll pet these battle-scarred warriors for hours.

I guess they have nothing to prove?

[-] Rozauhtuno 14 points 1 year ago

It's always worth it.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

might be a good place to mention petting aggression: basically the term for when you’re having some nice petting and affection time with your cat and then they attack you out of nowhere.

the article i linked describes some of the causes, and offers some advice on how to see the signs and avoid the attacks from happening

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I accept this deal, but I won't be happy about it.

[-] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

I'm in

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

Both the cats at my step-dad's place are absolute belly-rub addicts and the idea of scratching doesn't even enter their minds, you just poke their belly and they flop over, the young one enthusiastically and the old one lazily.

[-] dastechniker@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I have permanent scars on both hands from this, I love my son so much :)

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