Why do cats expose their soft belly and then attack you for petting them?
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...
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Why do cats dislike being petted on their stomach?
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...
Adult domestic cat belly-up posture is a cat hug
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...
Why do cats show their belly?
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...
My cat LOVES to show his belly
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. 🙂
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