Leeza's gonna kill me...

[Zanius]

Many pets may have some strange or bizarre behaviour and sometimes we can not find a perfect explanation for that.

For example, dogs use to smell the other dog's butts (and other parts that I’ll not mention here, but you guys know on what I am talking about it…)

But, anyway the The Summoner of Leviathan might be right if she had a previous owner who abused her or something, or Judge Judy, saying that she's obviously a sado-maso-type cat... beyond than that I can really say. But it’s very weird because cats don’t like those things…

And Leeza... don't get mad...

[Loony BoB]

So long as it's not with the kind of force that could injure the cat, I don't think there's a problem. I mean, dogs get that treatment all the time and they often love it, and we all know how people often playfully punch each other. It's all good.

[RPJesus]

It's not like cats have feelings.

They do, just not for others. They're very self-concerned. That's feeling.

[Reine]

I like cats, but I have only hurt a cat when it went psychotic once, i had to punch it to get it to release my hand. My hand had such deep bite holes, and it went all puffed up for WEEKS. I was reduced to sitting at the office desk and doing the registrations and EFTPOS machines and stuff. I was working at a Boarding Kennels and Cattery place then.

[fire_of_avalon]

If you're not hitting her hard enough to hurt her, she probably thinks of it as something we would consider a massage. My dog Gypsy likes me to scratch her back really hard.

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not right...

[Raistlin]

I sometimes "beat" my dog up. But he's half lab/half pitbull, 120-ish pounds. I'd have to punch him pretty damn hard to actually hurt him.

That being sad, cats are often very weird. One of my former cats used to let my aforementioned dog grab him by the scruff of his neck, drag him around the house, and love it (he'd be purring the whole time).

[BottledJustice]

Ok, so I'm getting some mixed messages here.

As for how we found out, my brother was rubbing her really fast, she was loving it, and it just kinda happened. Just cup your hands and move them up and down, that's kinda what we do to her. It's so strange. I might put up a pic if I get around to it. :rolleyes2

Oh, and she didn't have an abusive owner, cause we got her from a friend of ours. He's a vet, and she was born there. She was only about 5 months when we got her, so abuse is pretty much out.

[Leeza]

I'd kill you if you were actually abusing Cleo, but you're not. I pat my cats on ocassion as well and they have no problem with it. As long as they know that you're not doing it abusively that is and if they felt that you were they would definitely let you know, and it is almost like a massage.

All of my previous cats loved it and when I got the cats that I have now one did kind of freak out when I first did it because I guess he did think that I was being abusive as he was already three years old and who knows what he's been through. Freaked me out too, but then I did it again by starting out not so hard and once he realized that I wasn't hitting him, he loved it. Sometimes they like the rough petting a lot better than the regular stuff. Cleo is quite normal.

[RPJesus]

My cat is an enormous fat blob. You could poke him with a pitchfork and he'd just sort of wheeze. His name's Cardinal Biggles

[Leeza]

Sounds like one of mine, RPJesus. But he's really quite dainty though.

[Shoden]

Sounds strange for a cat.

My cat is a nut case, he jumps off the stair banisters, out of windows and attacks people playfully.


My nanna's cat Dumplin is teh best.

He's old but his name explains it all, he's jus a fat blob who wants to be loved.... and fed.

You start stroking him he'll sit there all day, he prefers getting belly rubs or back scratch. He pwnt the other cat who's about 1, he was provoking dumplin who was asleep he just turned round and made a hole in his ear.


Older cats are better, and stranger depending on the age and stuff it may not feel it much. Was it full force you hit it with? slapping cats on the side is more of a wake up call unless used full force and stuff.


Damn I sound like a nerd.

[Rengori]

My cat is an enormous fat blob. You could poke him with a pitchfork and he'd just sort of wheeze. His name's Cardinal Biggles

Sound's like my grandma's cat, Trouble.

[Jess]

[The Jamie Star Scenario]

On the subject of animal abuse; I go to Sea World and punch the dolphins.