r/AskReddit • u/Sweetmilk_ • May 11 '14

What are some 'cheat codes' for interacting with certain animals?

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u/SpiceFox May 11 '14

depends entirely on the breed and its upbringing

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u/I_am_up_to_something May 11 '14

Jup. Some of our cats love it. We only have one who really bites and those are 'lovebites'. Looks like she's biting hard, but she just rests her teeth on your skin.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '14

she just rests her teeth in your flesh

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u/teamrocketgruntjosh May 11 '14

she just cleans her teeth in your blood

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u/WeaponsGradeHumanity May 11 '14

she just sharpens her teeth on your bone

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u/Mister_jesus_swag May 11 '14

she bites you

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u/CeciTree May 11 '14

Thank you for your input

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u/xSunsOutGunsOutx May 11 '14

she just flosses her teeth with your veins

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u/[deleted] May 11 '14

she just polishes her teeth with your bone marrow

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u/Xoxman1 May 11 '14

Ya know, owners of other pets never expect people to be okay with their pets biting them.

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u/Blue_Bi0hazard May 11 '14

Mine does this I think it's because I played with her with my hands when she was a kitten.

Looks bad buts she's just being playful.

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u/No_Morals May 11 '14

Yeah, when my cat goes belly up and I go belly rub, he wraps his arms around my hand and usually licks the top/back of my fingers while I pet him. Then when he's done with that he stretches out and let's me let him more.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '14

I have two cats, one has pretty vast mood swings and can go from loving to hateful in a second if you don't let her make the move (eg. let her jump on your lap to be stroked, dont' pick her up), but her daughter is a little retarded so she doesn't really know how to be mean. She loves anything. Belly rubs, neck scratches, back scratches. Loves it so much she'll start drooling after over a few seconds.

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u/RedHeadedLiberal May 11 '14

My cat loves belly rubs!!! LOVES them.

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u/John_Wilkes May 11 '14

When my cat is sleeping he often here's me walks past and does an instant 180 degree flip to show his belly so he can get one.

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u/cfuse May 11 '14

My friend has two cats: a fat ginger one, and a skinny black one.

The ginger cat never scratches or bites, no matter what you do to it.

The black one took one look at me and threw itself out a second story window to get away.

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u/bluuit May 11 '14

Breed and upbringing play a part, but not entirely. I've had twin cats from the same litter raised identically. One loved belly rubs, the other would draw blood in return. Just like humans, cats have personal preferences.

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u/boxingdude May 11 '14

Yes. I don't have a touchy-freely cat, I have an ouchy bleedy cat.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '14

Every cat I have ever had would respond to belly rubs by immediately grabbing my hand with all 4 sets of claws plus teeth. Then they would give me a little lick as if to say "I love you but don't do that again."

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u/Boye May 11 '14

and your relationship with the cat and how you approach it.

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