Why is my cat trying to.. Um.. clean me?

Mar 15, 2003
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My cat has this new habit of jumping on my lap and licking my shirt... I don't quite get it - the shirts are clean and I don't think i smell bad.. though I shoudln't complain, this is the only pussy i've gotten in weeks..

sorry, that was too easy.
 

Steve

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One of my cats licks my hand all the time, and my feet right after I get out of the shower (which tickles). The other just sheds, and sometimes drools on me.
 

Tiamat

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"You need to shower and do your laundry" is what your cat is trying to tell you possibly?
 

Sphexi

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Cats clean each other when they're happy, this is his/her way of telling you that they like you.
 

jhayx7

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Some cats that are taken from their mothers early take to the habit of licking more than normal. Does it lick itself to sleep sometimes?
 
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Originally posted by: Sphexi
Cats clean each other when they're happy, this is his/her way of telling you that they like you.

cool.. so he's not hungry or sick, right? it's new behavior and i'm a new pet owner so i don't want the little guy's signs to go unnoticed.
 

OVerLoRDI

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One of my cats has always been a licker. It's kind of gross but there isn't anything wrong with the cat.
 

Quasmo

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My cat will clean my goatee. It wakes me up that way, and I have to go feed it.
 

Bryophyte

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Kitties licking you is just their way of telling you that you're 'family.' It's affectionate.
 

her209

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Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Originally posted by: homercles337
Your cat is, umm, trying to have relations with you.
Looks like I'll be posting a YACT thread soon.. sigh..
What do you mean there is no marraige between a man and a cat?
 

KarenMarie

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I have a cat that will lick walls, windowsills and window panes.

Just cannot figure it out.