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Archae

(46,318 posts)
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:14 PM Mar 2014

Anyone else have a cat that does this?

Whenever I first get out of the shower, all dried off and dressed, my calico Charlotte likes to sit on my desk and chew on my arm.

Anyone else have a cat that does this, and why does she do it?

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Anyone else have a cat that does this? (Original Post) Archae Mar 2014 OP
Specifically, I don't know why that particular action, but it's her saying 'I love you.' CurtEastPoint Mar 2014 #1
she prefers her meals KatyMan Mar 2014 #2
My old kitty, Py... Wait Wut Mar 2014 #3
is your water liver flavored? Skittles Mar 2014 #4
Mine likes to munch on freshly shampooed hair. blogslut Mar 2014 #5
My Trouble does that. redwitch Mar 2014 #12
She's tasting you. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #6
Mine loves to lick me just as I am getting dressed after a shower. I imagine she applegrove Mar 2014 #7
My cat Brigid loves the scent of Jergens lotion. Brigid Mar 2014 #8
I had a cat that would sit on a corner cabinet and lick my arms and shoulders NV Whino Mar 2014 #9
My cats lick my legs. 840high Mar 2014 #11
I have no idea why they do stuff like that. Captain Stern Mar 2014 #10

CurtEastPoint

(18,639 posts)
1. Specifically, I don't know why that particular action, but it's her saying 'I love you.'
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:23 PM
Mar 2014

Some cats rubs your legs, some nibble/bit, some head butt (head 'boop').... any number of ways to say that to you.

http://www.care2.com/causes/10-signs-your-kitty-actually-loves-you.html?page=1

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
3. My old kitty, Py...
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:29 PM
Mar 2014

...would wait for me to get out of the shower so he could lick my feet/ankles. If I tried to get away, he'd throw his legs around my ankle and sink his teeth into my foot.

Other than that, he was the best cat...ever.

blogslut

(37,999 posts)
5. Mine likes to munch on freshly shampooed hair.
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:52 PM
Mar 2014

She's also fond of hand lotion and mentholated creams.

applegrove

(118,622 posts)
7. Mine loves to lick me just as I am getting dressed after a shower. I imagine she
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 05:28 PM
Mar 2014

just likes to be affectionate when she's not getting any oil or other crud off of me. She likes my hands. Which forces me to wash them all over again. She also will wait outside my bathroom doorway the whole time I am in the shower. I think she is worried about me when the water is pouring down.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
8. My cat Brigid loves the scent of Jergens lotion.
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 06:26 PM
Mar 2014

When I take my shower and put some on, she sniffs and nips at my leg or arm.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
9. I had a cat that would sit on a corner cabinet and lick my arms and shoulders
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 09:30 PM
Mar 2014

after I got out of the shower. There was no avoiding him. the opening to the shower was right there.

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)
10. I have no idea why they do stuff like that.
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 09:58 PM
Mar 2014

I've got a cat that follows me into the shower, sits and waits for me to get out, then licks the shower water off of my leg...when there are two full water bowls about 20 feet away.

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