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Home→Categories Cat Behavior→autogrooming

Category Archives: autogrooming

Grooming around the mouth versus displacement activity

Why do cats smack their lips?

PoC avatarPosted on July 6, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 6, 2022

Domestic cats do not smack their lips. They use their tongue to groom themselves around the mouth because they are fastidiously clean creatures. They need to remove food particles from around their mouth; called ‘autogrooming’. As opposed to ‘allogrooming’ which … continue reading…

Posted in autogrooming | Tagged autogrooming, cat grooming, Sayings
Cat licking their lips after eating

Why do cats groom themselves after eating wet canned food?

PoC avatarPosted on January 27, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 27, 2022

The question implies that domestic cats groom themselves after eating wet canned food but not after eating dry food. I’m not sure that that is entirely correct. This is because it is instinctive for them to groom themselves after eating. … continue reading…

Posted in autogrooming | Tagged autogrooming, cat feeding behavior, cat grooming, cat licking, grooming
Cat grooming

Do cats lick fleas off?

PoC avatarPosted on December 22, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 22, 2020

Cat grooming not only cleans the coat, and deposits saliva, but it is also a form of parasite control. In other words, domestic cats do lick fleas off their bodies but they then ingest them and in doing so they … continue reading…

Posted in autogrooming | Tagged allogrooming, autogrooming, cat flea, dog flea, flea combing, grooming
OCD self-harm in cats?

Cat suffering from self-harm OCD kicks himself (video)?

PoC avatarPosted on March 7, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 7, 2020

This cat’s behaviour is weird and disturbing. It is not amusing to me as it is to some people. It is difficult to explain. It looks totally illogical with no rational reason for it. It looks as if the hind … continue reading…

Posted in autogrooming | Tagged cat behavior, cat crazies, cat overgrooming, cat play, cat video, grooming, OCD | Leave a reply
Happy cat autogrooming

What does autogrooming mean?

PoC avatarPosted on November 22, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 22, 2019

Autogrooming describes behavior that you see a lot if you are a cat guardian. It means the grooming (licking) of a cat by the cat themselves. The alternative word is ‘allogrooming’ which you might know means one cat grooming another. … continue reading…

Posted in autogrooming | Tagged allogrooming, cat behavior, cat licking, cat overgrooming, grooming | Leave a reply
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