Thursday, January 12, 2012

Blasts from the Past

Originally posted 4-3-06


Abby's greeting is to rub her cheek against your hand. She loves to rub her scent onto any part of my hand or fingers. One other thing she does quite often is to use her teeth to 'pinch' a part of my hand. I knew it was a sign of affection, and I was explaining this to a good friend who told me that her cat loved to nip her eye. So at a cat show she asked someone with some expertise what her cat was doing and why? The person explained that it was a 'kitty kiss'. So, now I know what Abby is doing. She only does this while she was being affectionate, so I knew she was expressing her love back to me, now I know what a a kitty kiss is!

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I also know the difference when she isn't being affectionate. She lets me know when I have overstepped my boundary with her with a much stronger warning and NIP!

21 comments:

  1. Abby--it's good to be a little picky! :). Hello my handsome Ping!

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  2. You are training your human well, Abby. I do much the same thing.

    Herman

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  3. Mommy thinks kitty kisses must be like angel kisses.

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  4. Sometimes my human can't tell the difference between Binga's love nips and her mad nips - they can be pretty hard!

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  5. Awww sweet Abby!! Yay for giving mum lots of kitty kisses! Take care
    x

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  6. Miss Abby, You are so sweet !!!
    I just do that to my pawrents too , they just came back from holiday. and I miss them badly !!!
    Kitty Kisses to you too
    xoxo

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  7. I know the difference between Ben's kisses and warnings too...usually one is accompanied by purring and then when the tail starts thrashing around I know he has gotten over stimulated and it is time to stop petting him.

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  8. Those good greetings are very special, but so are you sweet one!

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  9. I gives M kitty kisses too - a bitey! he he (okay - I'm gentle about it).

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  10. Lucy is a big "bitey" kisser too!
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  11. I got kitty kisses too. She just pointed her precious face to mine and pressed her sweet mouth (AND NOSE) on mine. xoxox

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  12. Kitty kisses are sooooooooooo purrrfect.They are the warmest kind.Im a new follower and I hope to come back soon and get some kisses and give you some hugs.Purrrrrrrss!

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  13. I am no kitteh so I has to say dat is kinda odd...hehehe. But, at least you knows da difference...thank goodness.

    Puddles

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  14. Exactly Abby that is where the term 'love bite' comes from....just a little nip. There is a huge difference between a love bite and a mad bite only a cat lover knows too.
    We love your pic today!!
    Hugs madi

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  15. She's a little dear!
    Love your Tuxie Tuesday post!

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  16. Out Tiger gives nips!
    When Abby gives a an annoyed bite,do her ears go back a bit?
    But then,Abby is probably not too annoyed too often :)
    Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
    Tiger,Treasure and JJ

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  17. WE all give Mom little nips too. So you are doing all right Abby. Take care.

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  18. I love how delicate the line is between kisses and ouchie nips. If our mom is really lucky, we give real smoochies.

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  19. Yep...we like giving our mom kitty kisses too!

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  20. The mom had a kitty many years ago who would hold a mouthful of skin in his mouth and purr away when he was being scratched. The scratches just felt SO good purring wasn't enough! It wasn't a nip, but more like holding a hand. Of course his eyes were shut in ecstasy. He was one of the sweetest beings she ever met.

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  21. I like to gently nibble mum's knuckles when she is petting me. When she goes to bed, I go and nibble her nose. Sometimes she yells because she says I do it too hard.
    Eric

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