I had a cat who couldn't stop rubbing their head on any limb that was available. It was cute but also quite annoying at times - especially when the object of her affection was the foot of someone trying to sleep. The cat, who was a semi feral rescue, had other strangely obsessive behaviours as well, although she did calm down later in life. She was an oddball but lived a healthy and surprisingly long life, must've been closer to 20 when she died some years back!
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Sounds like a calico, but then again I’m pretty racist when it comes to cats.
Well I mean semi feral rescue and calico go hand in hand. Huh, I guess I'm pretty racist against cats too. Those are my second favorite too, after tuxes. Now, this one time I had a calico tux. Let me tell you
Let's hear more then!
You are correct, she was a (tux) calico
One of mine loves to dig into (nuzzling and nibbling) my armpits, especially when I roll my sleeves up. I assume it's a scent thing but you're not alone in living with weirdos.
They like to rub their upper right and left cheeks/gums on things. I think that's common among most cats and elbows are a nice place to do it!
Not elbows but my cat loves to cronch on toes
More like smellbows!
do you mean that the cat is going crazy for MY elbows? or they are going crazy for their OWN elbows?
Are cat arms a prerequisite for cat elbows? Is standing upright sufficient? And should cats be allowed to bear arms? I need to know! (No, I don't. But I will listen.)