A Michael Broad Blog
I have my own answer on this but before I put pen to paper I decided to do a bit of research but couldn’t find a decent answer. Lots of words written but no clarity and really no definitive answer. These are my thoughts, for right or for wrong. The first and perhaps fundamental …
You’ll see various theories for this aspect of feline behaviour. In general, domestic cats are indeed reluctant to be petted on their stomach. I want to try and answer the question because the National Geographic’s reason is that the hair follicles on the belly and tail are hypersensitive to touch. This is incorrect in …
The cat in the picture is my companion, Gabriel. He is belly up but he would have done it whether I was there or not. It was not an invitation to pet him or anything else. It was just comfortable for him to be like this. The belly-up position of a domestic cat is …
Answer: because they trust you sufficiently to rub their belly which they like. This has been discussed before on PoC and countless times elsewhere but I want to briefly touch on it again. This is really about cats doing something that they enjoy. They enjoy having their belly stroked but it does require trust. …
By Reno As you can see, he is quite sweet and LOVES to show his belly. He is the only cat I have ever had that actually begs for belly rubbies. 🙂
