Cats are weird...

[agilebrit]

They say that you shouldn't pet a cat backwards.

Well, what about combing one (or two?) backwards? It's winter, and the Gray Cat now deigns to sit on my lap, as long as there's a blanket on it. So I grabbed the comb and started going through her fur. She's a short-haired cat (lynx-point Siamese mix, we think), so going through it the right way didn't take long.

"Huh," thinks I, "wonder what she'll do if I start combing her backwards." Earlier, the White Cat hadn't minded this a bit (the White Cat doesn't care what you do to her as long as you're OMG TOUCHING HER NOW NOW NOW), but the Gray Cat is somewhat...quirkier with her likes and dislikes. For example, she loves being pet with feet. Hands, not so much. Hands are, apparently, icky and gross.

So, I fully expected her to jump off my lap the second I started this experiment. But she didn't. In fact, she just lay there blissfully while I combed her backwards from her nose to her butt. She didn't purr, but she hardly ever does anyway, so this wasn't a surprise.

"Wonder what she'll do if I do her tail too?" I thought.

Yeah, that got her actually purring.

And her tail looked marvelous.

Weirdo.

Comments

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Our kitty is similar in looks to your lynx-point Siamese mix. I love that cat, but he is not a cuddler. He likes to be in the same room with us, but he doesn't often want to be petted, and he never wants to be held. He'll sit on the sofa next to me IF I don't touch him.

Cats are funny critters.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

The Gray Cat only cuddles up to us in the winter, IF we have a blanket on our laps. She likes the dog better, the little weirdo. However, she will roll around on our feet and really likes to be rubbed with your feet. She'll sit there and stare at you until you take your shoes off...

[crayonbreakygal.livejournal.com]

Backwards? Now that is weird.