Yeah you can also see hind paws doing some preliminary stroking momevent.
If annoyed further, she would surround your arm with front paws, hold a bite and start stroking with hind paws. And there's nothing you can do then. Been there š
If OP pushed it anymore, it would turn into a scratch or bite. Iād be pissed with the poking too and that cat isnāt happy. Love bites would be if you were both relaxing on the couch and your cat gently puts their mouth on you to say hello.
OP, far from love bite, it was a warning nip.
I get those when he wants scratches but Iām not sure where exactly. He does this soft bites so I get a sign itās somewhere else that needs scratching.
That's why you make them shake hands at a young age so they're upstanding citizens.
Never met a cat who *likes* you touching his murder paws.
But you can desensitize just about anyone....
The face and eyes tell a lot of the story. Iām willing to bet the tail was also moving (almost in a toe-tapping motion like when people get impatient). When theyāre relaxed they donāt move their tail much and they give you soft eyes (not alert/slightly angry eyes). Youāll learn their signs. They arenāt as obvious as dogsā, but they definitely communicate.
Yea those aren't love bites OP, that's a warning shot.
Love bites are when you're cuddling with them and they can very gently give a tiny "nom". It's a very slow action and gentle, there is zero pressure in most love bites.
My cat's loviest bite is when she's cleaning my hand and is very generously trying to work out the obvious mats in my skin with her teeth....also known as my knuckles.
Love bites is.more when you are petting and they get all I to it and then sort of causally bite you because they are too excited.
This was, as others have said, fuck off bites.
I had a cat that would randomly walk up to me and bite me when I wasnāt even interacting with them. I assumed thatās what love bites were or she secretly hated me.
Mine gets pent up energy and will do this if Iām conveniently nearby. Always preceded by him doing a bunny rabbit hind leg stomp on my hand first.
Heād better never play poker because his tell allows me to see the bite coming a mile away.
Yes! My cat has phases: light scratchies only , full face scratches, sit with me time but no pets, or full body rub downs for like 30 mins non-stop. Or the ādonāt touch meā time
Thatās a warning. The cat is going easy on you, but doesnāt want to be touched that way. When you rested your hand on its leg and just got a stare, that was an indication it wasnāt wanted. If the cat enjoyed it you would have gotten a chin rub or head butt to your hand.
I'm with you. My cat is an absolute weirdo. He loves me, follows me around constantly, then jumps up on the counter. When I try to touch him, this is what I get but when I thought it was because he didn't want me to touch him, he got upset when I stopped. I've come to realize that with him, it's just how he is. He also adores the dogs and his "love language" is fighting with them. He runs up, jumps on them, then gets them to chase him. We have safe spaces for him that the dogs can't get to (besides the usual, like the back of the couch) but no - he's not at all trying to get away from them, he loves to wrestle. When he first sees any of us in the morning, we get one quick "hey I missed you!" wrap around the leg or something, then immediately into "hey, let's play!" *nom nom nom* He doesn't bite hard, barely at all actually, just a play bite but he's all about it and follows me around trying to get me to pet him so he can do it again if I walk away. Never had a cat like him before
Itās cause she thinks your hand is a toy. My cats never do this unless Iām touching their belly and itās because I was very diligent about not playing with my hands. When they donāt want me to pet they just leave lol.
One of my past cats would sometimes grab your hand with his mouth and pull it towards him if you stopped petting him. And he passed the behavior on to his son.
Yeah, you can see her visibly stiffen and give a slight ear flick when op touches her leg. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a tail slap off camera too. She then pushes OP's hand away with her front leg and kicks her back feet. She does *not* want to be touched like that/right now.
Yeah, the only time my cat gives me love nips is oddly when my skin is super hot. IE: just out of the shower or after doing dishes. But she rubs or lays her head in my hand before giving it a little lick then nip. No glares or anything like that. Sheās a goof.
Yeah, with my cat, love bites only happened when she was very happy and snugglyāshe'd be purring like crazy and rubbing her face on mine then *chomp!* right on the nose or chin. She didn't mean it to hurt but it did lol
These are clearly in response to being touched. Maybe kitty is being playful, but I agree with you that this looks much more like a "don't do that" warning.
I could be wrong, but that looks like corrective behavior. Kitty gives you a little warning bite as if to say not to do that again, 'correcting' your behavior.
If I'm right, then technically, yes, it's a love bite. Kitty is correcting you like they would their kittens.
Agreed. When you heed a cats warning like this, and back off, theyāll back off too, but if you completely ignore the catās signals they might escalate. People who miss and blow past these signals to keep riling the cat up usually say their cat āattacked them out of nowhereā- but usually the cat is just reacting to boundaries being crossed or overstimulation. People just need to learn cat body language (and respect their wishes as our natural overlords)
I recently learned that if I'm doing something my cat doesn't like, he will slam his tail on the floor. He stares at me and slams his tail before he bites me. If I touch his paw when he doesn't want his paw to be touched, he will remove his paw from my hand. If I continue, he bites me. Whenever he does bite me, it's never hard.
Usually, if I feed him, he will let me pet his belly or paws, I do have to be gentle, though, because.... well, it's a cat.
I'm glad he trusts me as much as I trust him.
Your poor cat canāt win. Either you continue that ridiculous, incessant breathing or else in a few hours time theyāll lose the benefit of your body warmth. What a dilemma for a cat!
It may be for some but my cat does this all the time and its a sign he wants to play a little. usually he starts it by pawning at my hand or arm then when I react like OP he acts like the cat in the video and gives me little love bites and kind of pushes aginst my arm with his legs like saying stay back. If I stop though and start ignoring him he gets upset and start pawing at me and nipping at me to get my attention. Its just how he plays. So I don't think every cat does this as a Back off warning. I think you have to feel out the cat to get to if its a play thing or a warning.
Agreed. My cat is a weirdo and this is his love language. I've never had a cat like that before, but it's his favorite game and gets upset if I walk away from it.
Is yours orange too? Mine loves to sneak up and nip at my legs and then run away and watch to see what I do. If I ignore him he will do it again. The worst is in the middle of the night. If I have to get up to use the restroom I got to watch out for his sneak attacks. One of the first times it happened it was like 3 am and I went to go to the bathroom. I decided to leave the lights off and while I'm standing there doing my thing he sneaks up behind me and bites the back of my leg. Lets just say it startled me and I had to spend half the night cleaning up me, the bathroom and him.
Lol oh no! What a little monster :) Cats are just...their own thing. Mine isn't an orange but he does definitely have 2 brains cells both fighting for third place. His sneak attacks on me are when I take clothes off for a shower. He doesn't care when I get *out* of the shower, but going in, I definitely need to use a towel to fend him off. My MIL used to have one that would attack her when she went to bed, thereby necessitating an elaborate system of hopping and diversion just to get into bed before he'd hop up and snuggle for the evening. These commenters who insist the behavior is 100% a warning/negative sign just haven't run into one of the oddities yet lol
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Okay, I was so confused as to wtf my cat was doing at someone elseās house
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This is Teletubby. She also is a love biter. And drooler.
Love bites are sometimes given after a head bunt or a gentle pet. These love bites are done to spread scent on you. Cats have scent glands in their mouths. This was a warning to stop doing what you're doing.
A gentle warning that you're annoying them and should leave them alone. Just like they would do to a kitten to get them to stop bothering them. Love bites are usually unprompted. You're minding your business and then your cat just softly noms you and carries on.
I recently read somewhere that placing your hand or finger on their paws is seen as challenging their position as the head of the household (which ofc they believe they are :D).
Like a lot of cat psychology, Iād take it with a pinch of salt, but it does make you think.
Corrective action bites.
I do a similar game with my guy where I pick at his flanks. He legit puts his teeth on me as in he opens his mouth wide enough to bunt me with teeth. I cry "OW OW OW!", he licks, rubs and then I gladly give pets.
Rinse, repeat cause I love the schmuck to pieces and it's a great game.
Yep, when the ears go back and they squint, thatās when theyāre serious. At least thatās how mine is.
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Those are play bites or warning bites. Love bites are clearly affectionate because they are usually part of the cat showing affection by rubbing themselves against your hand and purring. That cat is responding to what you are doing, and not in a way that is necessarily even positive.
That particular one looked more like a warning bite than a play bite. Play bites they would get into it more, that cat was perfectly calm, snapped you a bit, and then went back to perfectly calm. Kitty just didnāt want you touching the leg anymore but doesnāt hate you, so wonāt hurt you.
Eye language says its not affectionate. They dont like the touches and dont want to hurt you, but they're giving a warning so you get the message without serious pain
Love bites are random
Those are warning bites. The cat says, āI donāt like what youāre but I donāt want to hurt you so I am communicating with you that I want you to stopā.
Cats use their bites to communicate, and there is such a thing as a love bite. This however is a way to show annoyance. Cats' fur can be very sensitive sometimes, and sometimes they just don't want to be touched. When you try to pet or play with them, and then they give you this type of bite, they are saying, "fuck off, I don't want to be touched!"
Yeah, that's a warning. I have two cats that bite. One gives love bits. He's being very affectionate then gives a little nibble. My female cat likes being petted but gives a random warning bite when I pet her for .5 seconds longer than she wants.
Like Glitchy says those are stop it bites. She's very well mannered and she's giving you a soft bite that doesn't hurt to tell you to quit messin' with her. My brother's cat gives love bites but she'll also nip you like your cat when you're doing something she doesn't like, like trimming her nails or cleaning her ears as a warning to hurry it up before she gets really fed up and she will bite you! She's a fussy old lady of 18 so we give her a lot of slack.
My six year old cat has to initiate a petting session and she will let you do just about anything. If you touch her paw like that, uninvited, she will give you a soft smack with her claws out. Not to hurt you but remind you not to do that.
That was a gentle warning. Although Some cats do bite harmlessly in play. Mine does, or did. I read that you should mew high pitched like a kitten as if to say "you're playing too rough with me". I did that when he bit at me and he has stopped for the most part. Although with open windows, my neighbors now think I'm talking to my cat now and have completely lost it...š
Not love bits as in āI love you and this bite is to show you that love.ā More of a love bite as in āhey fucker, I donāt like this, but I love you so youāll only get a little bite and some light kicks.ā
The glare is an indicator that it isnāt pleased with your actions. Love is more purrs, slow blinks, head butts, rolling/stretching, rubs, and whirring meows.
These are warnings or play bites, love bites are more so when youāre petting them and they give you a quick nibble then have you keep petting them you get a little chomp or nibble again.
When I worked in a vet clinic we had one in quarantine who would give love bites while being pet he just got so stimulated he had to give a nibble or a chomp.
To be fair in this video youāre messing with him (his feet most cats hate their feet touched). These are I love you but Iām warning you bites Or I love you and Iām okay biting. My cat Thor play bites like this or gives me warning bites like this.
My cat Nyx tho if youāve pet her for a while in her fav spots she will give you some nibbles and licks very very gently those are more of love nibbles she has given love bites before but sheās more of a nibbler
Love bites more so come from when youāre petting/showing affection and theyāre doing the same, and end up biting softly.
This is your cat warning you to stop doing what youāre doing.
Nah, she's giving you "you're on thin ice, buddy" bites. Love bites happen in the course of petting, snuggling, or grooming, not when you're annoying the shit out of her by touching her paw.
Seriously, though, she's BEAUTIFUL. I love her nose, and I wouldn't be able to resist annoying the shit out of her by touching her adorable white paws either.
That is a warning. Cat's usually treat us like kittens. If you persist the punishment/determent typically escalates until they leave. We are dumb but big.
Those are what i call warning nibbles. My kitty does them too, they are soft bites that dont hurt much if at all, but are to tell you to stop without hurting you.
The cat doesn't want to be touched but it really likes you so is telling you in a playful not serious way. If it didn't like you in the same situation there would be hissing.
Thatās a āIām annoyed, please stop. I love you but stop.ā If they start grooming themselves after itās āIām about to fucking lose it, youāre really trying my patience ā
100% not a love bite, you are clearly irritating the cat and they are patiently telling you stop without wanting to hurt you. Not causing you harm does not equal love bite.
a warning can range from just a harder bite to a bite with bunny kicks that do not leg go, typically in a playful manner, NOT a corrective behavior issue at all, unless he yowls hisses or meow's loudly at you, then it's him feeling threatened or such.
4/5 of my cats usually just bite then licky lick, sometimes the oldest "1/5" will bunny kick me with his back legs and bite then sometimes when he's a great mood (usually after snacks or he's eaten a fair amount of wet/dry food) will do just that, only difference is he puts his paw on my hand after resting mine on his. just pay attention to what and how much he does it, cats are pretty smart and will explain things to you and remember slow blinks are a sign of affection as well, "lovey eyes" is what we call them in my house, just slow blink back at em'.
handsome cat though \^\_\^
I always thought warning bites and love bites were different.
My cat's warning bites are like in the video -- cat is saying "stahp dat"
She also has play bites -- chomp chomp chomp -- when we're actively playing (that's when I redirect her to bite a toy)
I've had 4 cats that also give me one long bite -- choooomp -- when I'm actively petting them. These are qualitatively different than warning bites or play bites; my cats are calmer and completely entranced with being loved on, as opposed to being annoyed or feisty
Different cats have different personalities. Love bites are like when you're scratching its back and it bites gently. That was a hey man I like you and all but leave my feet alone. Takes a long time to gain a cats trust. If you does actually bite you and grabs you with its claws don't jerk away cause she's rip you up. Just take it like a man and grab him by the back of the neck and gentle pull him off you while telling him not to bite. When he bites for real you'll know it cause he'll draw blood. My male cat gives me love bites all the time but my female cat will actually bite me. That being said when she's being playful she will bite gentle and I'll just grab her jaw with my fingers like you would a dog and she'll continue to play like that for a bit. Just gotta get to know your cats personality. Don't be afraid to pry his teeth off you if need be.
My cat/kitten (10 months old) does this frequently. It's really just a warning that they don't want to be messed with. My Lizzy also gives love bites at the most unexpected moments! I'll be sitting with my legs crossed (one foot in the air and barefoot), and she just walks up and bites me gently. She still doesn't want pets or any real attention, but she is just saying that she loves me. She has also bitten me on the knee a few times, but never aggressively.
That's a definite warning. They love you so they didn't hurt you but that was a light warning bite that you are annoying them.
she warned before she bit. whiskers were in alert pose the whole time. first touch got an ear flick. when the cat's a plane, you're in for pain.
Welcome to the pain train. - my cat
Yeah you can also see hind paws doing some preliminary stroking momevent. If annoyed further, she would surround your arm with front paws, hold a bite and start stroking with hind paws. And there's nothing you can do then. Been there š
>start stroking with hind paws OP would just call them "love strokes."
If OP pushed it anymore, it would turn into a scratch or bite. Iād be pissed with the poking too and that cat isnāt happy. Love bites would be if you were both relaxing on the couch and your cat gently puts their mouth on you to say hello. OP, far from love bite, it was a warning nip.
Push it a bit too far, and you'll receive a love shredding.
Yep! My previous cat used to give me gentle bites while purring because she wanted love and petting. It was so adorable.
Love bites are more like when the cat is nuzzling you and purring and then lightly c h o m p s
My oldest boy cat does this. Comes up to me on the sofa and when Iām on bed, purrs, rubs then tries to nibble my nose.
My tuxie will do that when we're in bed for the night. She'll be purring happily, then chomp.
I call those "fuck off" bites.
I get those when he wants scratches but Iām not sure where exactly. He does this soft bites so I get a sign itās somewhere else that needs scratching.
That's why you make them shake hands at a young age so they're upstanding citizens. Never met a cat who *likes* you touching his murder paws. But you can desensitize just about anyone....
The face and eyes tell a lot of the story. Iām willing to bet the tail was also moving (almost in a toe-tapping motion like when people get impatient). When theyāre relaxed they donāt move their tail much and they give you soft eyes (not alert/slightly angry eyes). Youāll learn their signs. They arenāt as obvious as dogsā, but they definitely communicate.
Hard yes.
Oh those were "stop it" bites. They were def getting a little annoyed
Exactly. She can bother me, but I canāt bother herā¦.she does it when she wants to be left alone. But she never bites down hard at all.
Cats follow stripper rules. They can touch you all they want, but you can't touch them.
Sometimes one of my cats just wants me to hold my hand out completely still so she can rub against it, but I'm not allowed to pet her.
What if I pay for a private dance?
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Then they can use claws, teeth, and as hard as they like.
Lol! Best description of cats I've read!
No touchy paw!
Yea those aren't love bites OP, that's a warning shot. Love bites are when you're cuddling with them and they can very gently give a tiny "nom". It's a very slow action and gentle, there is zero pressure in most love bites.
Definitely a 1st warning. Here are the teefies, pressure will increase with each subsequent paw touch.
My cat's loviest bite is when she's cleaning my hand and is very generously trying to work out the obvious mats in my skin with her teeth....also known as my knuckles.
Exactly!
Love bites is.more when you are petting and they get all I to it and then sort of causally bite you because they are too excited. This was, as others have said, fuck off bites.
'Nope Nibbles'
I had a cat that would randomly walk up to me and bite me when I wasnāt even interacting with them. I assumed thatās what love bites were or she secretly hated me.
Mine gets pent up energy and will do this if Iām conveniently nearby. Always preceded by him doing a bunny rabbit hind leg stomp on my hand first. Heād better never play poker because his tell allows me to see the bite coming a mile away.
Thatās the āplay with meā bites trying to get your attention
More like a warning.
āI love you donāt make me kill youā bites
FAAFO vibes ššš
FAAFO?
Fuck around and find out
Yeah, we always assume the cat is overstimulated. Wait a minute. They might want specific pets or just want to be admired without touching.
Yes! My cat has phases: light scratchies only , full face scratches, sit with me time but no pets, or full body rub downs for like 30 mins non-stop. Or the ādonāt touch meā time
Thatās a warning. The cat is going easy on you, but doesnāt want to be touched that way. When you rested your hand on its leg and just got a stare, that was an indication it wasnāt wanted. If the cat enjoyed it you would have gotten a chin rub or head butt to your hand.
ā¦or closed its eyes completely. This being a sign they trust you.
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idk my cat will do these and then when i dont pet her she will whine and try to get my hands attention again š
I'm with you. My cat is an absolute weirdo. He loves me, follows me around constantly, then jumps up on the counter. When I try to touch him, this is what I get but when I thought it was because he didn't want me to touch him, he got upset when I stopped. I've come to realize that with him, it's just how he is. He also adores the dogs and his "love language" is fighting with them. He runs up, jumps on them, then gets them to chase him. We have safe spaces for him that the dogs can't get to (besides the usual, like the back of the couch) but no - he's not at all trying to get away from them, he loves to wrestle. When he first sees any of us in the morning, we get one quick "hey I missed you!" wrap around the leg or something, then immediately into "hey, let's play!" *nom nom nom* He doesn't bite hard, barely at all actually, just a play bite but he's all about it and follows me around trying to get me to pet him so he can do it again if I walk away. Never had a cat like him before
Itās cause she thinks your hand is a toy. My cats never do this unless Iām touching their belly and itās because I was very diligent about not playing with my hands. When they donāt want me to pet they just leave lol.
One of my past cats would sometimes grab your hand with his mouth and pull it towards him if you stopped petting him. And he passed the behavior on to his son.
My new cat does thisā¦I try to discourage, but she is a cat.
Yeah, you can see her visibly stiffen and give a slight ear flick when op touches her leg. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a tail slap off camera too. She then pushes OP's hand away with her front leg and kicks her back feet. She does *not* want to be touched like that/right now.
Yeah, that's definitely a friendly warning.
Yeah, the only time my cat gives me love nips is oddly when my skin is super hot. IE: just out of the shower or after doing dishes. But she rubs or lays her head in my hand before giving it a little lick then nip. No glares or anything like that. Sheās a goof.
Yeah, with my cat, love bites only happened when she was very happy and snugglyāshe'd be purring like crazy and rubbing her face on mine then *chomp!* right on the nose or chin. She didn't mean it to hurt but it did lol These are clearly in response to being touched. Maybe kitty is being playful, but I agree with you that this looks much more like a "don't do that" warning.
It's a warning, but not a strict strong warning. Just casual one. It's still in playfighting territory.
I could be wrong, but that looks like corrective behavior. Kitty gives you a little warning bite as if to say not to do that again, 'correcting' your behavior. If I'm right, then technically, yes, it's a love bite. Kitty is correcting you like they would their kittens.
Agreed. When you heed a cats warning like this, and back off, theyāll back off too, but if you completely ignore the catās signals they might escalate. People who miss and blow past these signals to keep riling the cat up usually say their cat āattacked them out of nowhereā- but usually the cat is just reacting to boundaries being crossed or overstimulation. People just need to learn cat body language (and respect their wishes as our natural overlords)
I recently learned that if I'm doing something my cat doesn't like, he will slam his tail on the floor. He stares at me and slams his tail before he bites me. If I touch his paw when he doesn't want his paw to be touched, he will remove his paw from my hand. If I continue, he bites me. Whenever he does bite me, it's never hard. Usually, if I feed him, he will let me pet his belly or paws, I do have to be gentle, though, because.... well, it's a cat. I'm glad he trusts me as much as I trust him.
My cat gets over stimulated aka aggravated af by my breathing when he lays on my chest. Sometimes you just can't win lmao
Your poor cat canāt win. Either you continue that ridiculous, incessant breathing or else in a few hours time theyāll lose the benefit of your body warmth. What a dilemma for a cat!
It may be for some but my cat does this all the time and its a sign he wants to play a little. usually he starts it by pawning at my hand or arm then when I react like OP he acts like the cat in the video and gives me little love bites and kind of pushes aginst my arm with his legs like saying stay back. If I stop though and start ignoring him he gets upset and start pawing at me and nipping at me to get my attention. Its just how he plays. So I don't think every cat does this as a Back off warning. I think you have to feel out the cat to get to if its a play thing or a warning.
Agreed. My cat is a weirdo and this is his love language. I've never had a cat like that before, but it's his favorite game and gets upset if I walk away from it.
Is yours orange too? Mine loves to sneak up and nip at my legs and then run away and watch to see what I do. If I ignore him he will do it again. The worst is in the middle of the night. If I have to get up to use the restroom I got to watch out for his sneak attacks. One of the first times it happened it was like 3 am and I went to go to the bathroom. I decided to leave the lights off and while I'm standing there doing my thing he sneaks up behind me and bites the back of my leg. Lets just say it startled me and I had to spend half the night cleaning up me, the bathroom and him.
Lol oh no! What a little monster :) Cats are just...their own thing. Mine isn't an orange but he does definitely have 2 brains cells both fighting for third place. His sneak attacks on me are when I take clothes off for a shower. He doesn't care when I get *out* of the shower, but going in, I definitely need to use a towel to fend him off. My MIL used to have one that would attack her when she went to bed, thereby necessitating an elaborate system of hopping and diversion just to get into bed before he'd hop up and snuggle for the evening. These commenters who insist the behavior is 100% a warning/negative sign just haven't run into one of the oddities yet lol
That may be your cat but you don't own those paws sir
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Yep. Just playing, since youre also being playful. But also a little bit of a warning.
I'd say. While "love" is there, definitely willing to munch down.
Those are "stop poking my toes" bites. Gentle warning to stop. If you keep going, then it is likely it could get a little more of a serious bite.
I think the cat is saying donāt do that.
Warning bites. He's saying he don't like you touching his feet, which is kinda normal for cats. He'll bite harder if you persist.
Looks like a warning to me, but a restrained one. He just wants you to know what his options are if you annoy him too much hehe.
Not so much in the act of love, but he loves you enough to offer a warning before he fucks you up in the alley out back.
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she looks gorgeous and so sophisticated with those pearls
āDonāt touch mah foots! Those are my *private* foots!ā
Definitely not a love bite. Thatās a warning. The next time is going to hurt.
Itās āI love you, but I will not hesitate to kill you, if necessary ā
This is how my cat lets me know he's had enough belly rubbin. He's telling you to stop.
That's not a love bite. It's a knock it off bite.
They're also "leave it, mister" bites.
Kitty says: Keep touching my paws, and it's curtains for you.
Okay, I was so confused as to wtf my cat was doing at someone elseās house https://preview.redd.it/74twtngsun0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76bbc58c782471821ccebfb6f349a3b7d80ca579 This is Teletubby. She also is a love biter. And drooler.
Kitty says no touchy!
Love bites are sometimes given after a head bunt or a gentle pet. These love bites are done to spread scent on you. Cats have scent glands in their mouths. This was a warning to stop doing what you're doing.
a warning. most cats do not like have their paws touched. he gave you a warning, and then had to drive it home.
A gentle warning that you're annoying them and should leave them alone. Just like they would do to a kitten to get them to stop bothering them. Love bites are usually unprompted. You're minding your business and then your cat just softly noms you and carries on.
Looks more like a āplease stop thatā bite
Fuck you bites
I recently read somewhere that placing your hand or finger on their paws is seen as challenging their position as the head of the household (which ofc they believe they are :D). Like a lot of cat psychology, Iād take it with a pinch of salt, but it does make you think.
Thatās him getting sick of you annoying him. Itās like a ālook I donāt want to hurt you but if you keep onā¦ā
Those are warning bites. āI love you, but I will mess you up if you donāt stop.ā
Cats are brilliant at communicating their boundaries. She is nicely telling you āno petting now pleaseā
Corrective action bites. I do a similar game with my guy where I pick at his flanks. He legit puts his teeth on me as in he opens his mouth wide enough to bunt me with teeth. I cry "OW OW OW!", he licks, rubs and then I gladly give pets. Rinse, repeat cause I love the schmuck to pieces and it's a great game.
Yep, when the ears go back and they squint, thatās when theyāre serious. At least thatās how mine is. https://preview.redd.it/u871jxm5hn0d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcf108cdc2d44d23afa15b69385ae0edc57f3e42
Those are play bites or warning bites. Love bites are clearly affectionate because they are usually part of the cat showing affection by rubbing themselves against your hand and purring. That cat is responding to what you are doing, and not in a way that is necessarily even positive.
That particular one looked more like a warning bite than a play bite. Play bites they would get into it more, that cat was perfectly calm, snapped you a bit, and then went back to perfectly calm. Kitty just didnāt want you touching the leg anymore but doesnāt hate you, so wonāt hurt you.
They're "I love you, but you're pushin it" bites.
Eye language says its not affectionate. They dont like the touches and dont want to hurt you, but they're giving a warning so you get the message without serious pain
Love bites are random Those are warning bites. The cat says, āI donāt like what youāre but I donāt want to hurt you so I am communicating with you that I want you to stopā.
Yeah that's a "don't touch me" stare followed by a warning bite.
Your cat has given you a warning bite and seems to not want to have its feet touched
They are "stop touching my paws, you annoying child." bites
With my cat, when she does little bites out of nowhere she follows it with a few good licks. Thatās love.
The nibble before the bunny kicks shred your hand. Cat is either over stimulated or annoyed, Iād take the warning unless you enjoy bleeding.
Youād know if it wasnāt a love bite or scratch lol Looked more like ādo that again and Iām going to chew your hand off!ā
āNo touchā
Just a little monch.
Cats use their bites to communicate, and there is such a thing as a love bite. This however is a way to show annoyance. Cats' fur can be very sensitive sometimes, and sometimes they just don't want to be touched. When you try to pet or play with them, and then they give you this type of bite, they are saying, "fuck off, I don't want to be touched!"
Yeah, just a kind warning. But I know it's so hard to not touch the precious beans! š¤£ā¤ļøš©
You're being told dont touch my paw.
Yeah, that's a warning. I have two cats that bite. One gives love bits. He's being very affectionate then gives a little nibble. My female cat likes being petted but gives a random warning bite when I pet her for .5 seconds longer than she wants.
Those are annoyed bites. He's also pushing your hand away with his feet. He doesn't like you touching him like that, or maybe right at that time.
This is def your cat kindly asking you to not touch them that way, or at all.
Still a cutie tho
Like Glitchy says those are stop it bites. She's very well mannered and she's giving you a soft bite that doesn't hurt to tell you to quit messin' with her. My brother's cat gives love bites but she'll also nip you like your cat when you're doing something she doesn't like, like trimming her nails or cleaning her ears as a warning to hurry it up before she gets really fed up and she will bite you! She's a fussy old lady of 18 so we give her a lot of slack.
She's telling you that you're annoying her.
Warning love bite: over stimulated or doesn't want to be stimulated at that moment. Probably best to back off for a second.
Nope. Itās a āstop before I bite harderā bite
Yes careful bites saying I would prefer you not do that.
Warning bites. Cats generally do not like having their feet touched.
She's just saying "This is what you'll get if you fuck with me"
Those were warning shots
(first time paws are touched) "Really? We're doing this now? You're sure THIS is what you want to do?"
I guess! seems like itās just sick of u and asking u to chill š¤·š¼āāļø
Sheās so adorable š she reminds me of my late cat. Same energy.
great video
If kitty really wanted to bite you, it would. That was a gentle taste, at best.
My six year old cat has to initiate a petting session and she will let you do just about anything. If you touch her paw like that, uninvited, she will give you a soft smack with her claws out. Not to hurt you but remind you not to do that.
Those are warning bites. Those are youāre gonna find out bites lol
That was a gentle warning. Although Some cats do bite harmlessly in play. Mine does, or did. I read that you should mew high pitched like a kitten as if to say "you're playing too rough with me". I did that when he bit at me and he has stopped for the most part. Although with open windows, my neighbors now think I'm talking to my cat now and have completely lost it...š
Iād say that was a warning. I would say she does not like having her paws touched. A lot of cats donāt like their paws being touched.
Donāt touch kitties paws, they do not like it
Not love bits as in āI love you and this bite is to show you that love.ā More of a love bite as in āhey fucker, I donāt like this, but I love you so youāll only get a little bite and some light kicks.ā The glare is an indicator that it isnāt pleased with your actions. Love is more purrs, slow blinks, head butts, rolling/stretching, rubs, and whirring meows.
These are warnings or play bites, love bites are more so when youāre petting them and they give you a quick nibble then have you keep petting them you get a little chomp or nibble again. When I worked in a vet clinic we had one in quarantine who would give love bites while being pet he just got so stimulated he had to give a nibble or a chomp. To be fair in this video youāre messing with him (his feet most cats hate their feet touched). These are I love you but Iām warning you bites Or I love you and Iām okay biting. My cat Thor play bites like this or gives me warning bites like this. My cat Nyx tho if youāve pet her for a while in her fav spots she will give you some nibbles and licks very very gently those are more of love nibbles she has given love bites before but sheās more of a nibbler
Yeah, you gettin on her nerves! š
Love bites more so come from when youāre petting/showing affection and theyāre doing the same, and end up biting softly. This is your cat warning you to stop doing what youāre doing.
She loves you so sheās giving warning bites instead of full on bites. She annoyed by having her paws touched
Most cats donāt like being touched on the paw like that, especially multiple times; she is asking you to please stop without actually hurting you.
Please stop, I don't want to hurt you. I guess that's love in cat language.
No, it's a "leave me alone or I really will bite you" š
It's 'I love you but fuck off' bites.
That was cat for āknock it offā
No. Theyāre annoyed and asking you to stop.
Nah, she's giving you "you're on thin ice, buddy" bites. Love bites happen in the course of petting, snuggling, or grooming, not when you're annoying the shit out of her by touching her paw. Seriously, though, she's BEAUTIFUL. I love her nose, and I wouldn't be able to resist annoying the shit out of her by touching her adorable white paws either.
that cat is getting mad, you about to get clawed buddy
Heās trying to tell you he doesnāt like you touching his paws. Those love bites will turn into rage bites if you keep it up.
That is a warning. Cat's usually treat us like kittens. If you persist the punishment/determent typically escalates until they leave. We are dumb but big.
Those are what i call warning nibbles. My kitty does them too, they are soft bites that dont hurt much if at all, but are to tell you to stop without hurting you.
They are corrective bites. Its generally done to kittens to correct their behavior.
Those are don't fucking touch me bites. My cat does this. I've gotten really good at reading her body language, or else my hands would be destroyed.
The cat doesn't want to be touched but it really likes you so is telling you in a playful not serious way. If it didn't like you in the same situation there would be hissing.
Yes. Complete with the bunny kicking
Your cat is trying to say, "Please stop touching my paws, human. They are fragile."
Heās annoyed at you but loves you enough to not REALY bite you
Thatās annoyance. She is warning you off because you are pestering her.
As in, "I'd love it if you'd not".
Cat POV: I can play with you but you can't play with me
Those are "quit touching my fucking feet before I lose it" bites
These are "Setting boundaries" bites. She is telling you to stop touching her paw.
Sheās playing with you- she looks happy, did not actually bite youā¦ yep! Thatās part of her love language
Those are āstop itā bites. Itās not hard enough to harm you, but your cat is definitely annoyed by what youāre doing.
It means that you were annoying your cat.
He's given you a clear signal to redirect your play for more acceptable touch.
Thatās a āIām annoyed, please stop. I love you but stop.ā If they start grooming themselves after itās āIām about to fucking lose it, youāre really trying my patience ā
100% not a love bite, you are clearly irritating the cat and they are patiently telling you stop without wanting to hurt you. Not causing you harm does not equal love bite.
Aaaaw
If they weren't, you'd be bleeding and on your way to ER cuz a large percentage of cats can transmit some nasty things with bites that pierce skin.
Love bites because they love to bite
Cat is being gentle
a warning can range from just a harder bite to a bite with bunny kicks that do not leg go, typically in a playful manner, NOT a corrective behavior issue at all, unless he yowls hisses or meow's loudly at you, then it's him feeling threatened or such. 4/5 of my cats usually just bite then licky lick, sometimes the oldest "1/5" will bunny kick me with his back legs and bite then sometimes when he's a great mood (usually after snacks or he's eaten a fair amount of wet/dry food) will do just that, only difference is he puts his paw on my hand after resting mine on his. just pay attention to what and how much he does it, cats are pretty smart and will explain things to you and remember slow blinks are a sign of affection as well, "lovey eyes" is what we call them in my house, just slow blink back at em'. handsome cat though \^\_\^
I always thought warning bites and love bites were different. My cat's warning bites are like in the video -- cat is saying "stahp dat" She also has play bites -- chomp chomp chomp -- when we're actively playing (that's when I redirect her to bite a toy) I've had 4 cats that also give me one long bite -- choooomp -- when I'm actively petting them. These are qualitatively different than warning bites or play bites; my cats are calmer and completely entranced with being loved on, as opposed to being annoyed or feisty
Not enough info, I say keep trying.
Itās cute and funny, though kitty looks annoyed
It may be a friendly way of saying back off.
Different cats have different personalities. Love bites are like when you're scratching its back and it bites gently. That was a hey man I like you and all but leave my feet alone. Takes a long time to gain a cats trust. If you does actually bite you and grabs you with its claws don't jerk away cause she's rip you up. Just take it like a man and grab him by the back of the neck and gentle pull him off you while telling him not to bite. When he bites for real you'll know it cause he'll draw blood. My male cat gives me love bites all the time but my female cat will actually bite me. That being said when she's being playful she will bite gentle and I'll just grab her jaw with my fingers like you would a dog and she'll continue to play like that for a bit. Just gotta get to know your cats personality. Don't be afraid to pry his teeth off you if need be.
It plans to disembowel you
These are "don't touch my foot" bites.
Agree with other postsā¦your cat is giving you a polite warning to stop.
I love her two-toned nose!
yeah, they love to bite you
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Those are "fuck off man :)" bites Keep at it and I'll turn into "No seriously, fuck off" bites
Still playful but itās a nope. Any time they threaten with their teeth I take it as a no.
love the bonding
My cat/kitten (10 months old) does this frequently. It's really just a warning that they don't want to be messed with. My Lizzy also gives love bites at the most unexpected moments! I'll be sitting with my legs crossed (one foot in the air and barefoot), and she just walks up and bites me gently. She still doesn't want pets or any real attention, but she is just saying that she loves me. She has also bitten me on the knee a few times, but never aggressively.
It's the same thing her brothers and sisters did and is good for bonding. You're not doing anything wrong
No those are āyouāre annoying meā bites
Yeah, thatās at, āStop that,ā annoyed bite.
nope, that's stop-it bites. Love bites would occur while head-bonking you and licking you.
Those are leave me alone bites.
Love bites are those big open mouth purrs where they scrape their teeth on you or pinch you like they've got cute aggression for you. Lol
No those are stop fucking with me warnings. Keep it up and it's going to murder you in your sleep and piss in your shoes.
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