This is when, the little attention whores that they are, you cave into. And, even in the most obnoxious way that you can think of, give them full on attention. Thinking that will get them to go away.
For instance, my yellow/gold cat, Jupiter, *never* wanted to be held. He was nearly feral. So when he started wanting attention ... denoted by piercing my thigh with his front claws ... and my grabbing his tail wore off, and my banging on the desk wore off, and my grabbing his body & wooling him wore off, when he stopped being scared of the stoopid & obnoxious cocker spaniel wore off ... I started grabbing him up AND holding him on his back and tightly so he couldn't move ... well that has worn off also.
He does not drool so much as there are candles hanging from his mouth (we have one cat that does do that), but my hands (as they hold his head tightly) are wet with his saliva. I might add that he is purring all thru this. Sometime he purrs so intensely that he starts coughing. I'll also add that as I hold him on his back, his front feet are kneading my arm ... actually opening the paw exposing his 1/2" long claws and then closing them down on my arm. Not piercing the skin, just short of.
But, I am wondering and relating this to the cats I grew up with which I do not ever remember drooling at all or even a moist lip, is this wetness a common thing??????
For instance, my yellow/gold cat, Jupiter, *never* wanted to be held. He was nearly feral. So when he started wanting attention ... denoted by piercing my thigh with his front claws ... and my grabbing his tail wore off, and my banging on the desk wore off, and my grabbing his body & wooling him wore off, when he stopped being scared of the stoopid & obnoxious cocker spaniel wore off ... I started grabbing him up AND holding him on his back and tightly so he couldn't move ... well that has worn off also.
He does not drool so much as there are candles hanging from his mouth (we have one cat that does do that), but my hands (as they hold his head tightly) are wet with his saliva. I might add that he is purring all thru this. Sometime he purrs so intensely that he starts coughing. I'll also add that as I hold him on his back, his front feet are kneading my arm ... actually opening the paw exposing his 1/2" long claws and then closing them down on my arm. Not piercing the skin, just short of.
But, I am wondering and relating this to the cats I grew up with which I do not ever remember drooling at all or even a moist lip, is this wetness a common thing??????
Facebook
Twitter