a conversation between my cats, about me

[ellettra]

I read an article recently which posited that cats think their humans are giant, dorky, clumsy other cats. Dogs obviously react to people differently than they do to other dogs, and to their own humans in even more specialized ways. Cats, not so much.

The idea that Stripey and Henry think of me as their huge special needs cat mom just cracks me up

Comments

[ellinou]

HAHAHA!

I once heard that when a cat licks you, it's his way of petting you. Like, the cats think we get the same feeling from his tongue he gets from our hands. Which we don't. At all.

[ellettra]

I love it! Love the idea that they're "petting me." hahahaha, silly little weirdos. :)

[blackinkedwords]

Oats licks me all the time. I've come to the conclusion that she's taste-testing me to make sure I'm not a replicant. Either that or she's tenderizing me. She doesn't think I'm a giant cat. She thinks she's a tiny human.

[ellettra]

I frequently think Henry is taste-testing me, too!

[xiphias]

Animals that do social grooming can do cross-species social grooming. Chimpanzees will pet cats; cats will groom rabbits; humans will pet various critters. It's all social grooming. Lots of animals, including humans, like touching each other for social interaction.