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He meows. Makes hard eye contact but if I touch him , he gets mad and runs off.

What? What do you want!?!?! Why are you staring at me and meowing if you don't actually want me to do anything?!

He also seems to get mad and run off if I just look back at him and not try to pet him.

If I try to ignore him he just rolls around and sometimes does this little ridiculous "tantrum" deal where he will stand up and dramatically throw himself down and then roll onto his back. It's always loud cause he's a big cat. It can't feel very good. But he does it all the time.

Idk. Maybe he just likes being dramatic.

Anyway. Any cat whisperers who have figured it out, let me know.

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[โ€“] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Belly rubs and blood. Did you try slow blinking at him before touching? Maybe he wants you to touch him but is nervous.

[โ€“] daannii@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago

Sometimes he will do kitty winks back and forth with me. But tummy is off limits.
He has never liked that.

I think he wants to play with a wand toy. He seems open to that.