I was told to ask you this question....

[Flatcoatluver]

my grandma want me to ask you this question. she would be petting her cat sasha she would be purring and enjoying it and then all the sudden she bites her, why is this??

[catnapper]

Some cats get over stimualted. They enjoy it so much and it feels so good that they don't know how to handle all that pleasure... so they bite.

I would be willing to bet that she comes back for more petting a few minutes later ;)

[sirrahbed]

I think that what catnapper above said is exactly what is going on. Our Lizzie does this and I have learned to pet her cautiously and can usually see signs that she is overstimulated - like contorting her body, looking up at me, moving her head around... as if she loves the rubbing but is about to bite. Maybe your grandma can think of it as a "lovebite" because it is likely not Sasha really biting her (like an aggressive bite) :)

[LeahMM]

Yup what they said. ;) My boy Buzz gets overstimulated very easily so needless to say I dont pet him for very long. On the other hand you can pet the fur right off of my girls without incident. Strange creatures they are.

[Flatcoatluver]

thanks so muc, and I was supposed to tell you thanks so much from my grandma, she says that makes sence.

[catmandu]

Kim is right on.
And they get into a play zone where your hand is a Toy,to be played with.
Tell your Grandmother that if a Cat grabs her hand to go Ouch softly and the Cat should stop biting.

[joanofark]

Wow, I always wondered that too with Hobo. Or sometimes when I'm giving him catnip he's all rubby... then he bights me!! I guess thats the same...:)

[kuhio98]

Molly, my sister's cat, does this all the time. She will usually smack her tail down hard right before she bites to at least give us some warning. I once saw an episode of the "Pet Psychic" where they addressed this issue. Sonya Fitzpatrick said that it was static electricity building up in their fur. They sometimes get little electric shocks that we aren't aware of. When it hurts too much, they bite.

[jazzcat]

My Dad's cat Miss Kitty is that way. Most of the family is afraid to pet her but me and I have to admit I'm almost afraid sometimes. I've learned her signals but I don't always notice fast enough.

When hubby and I were dating in high school his family had a cat named Tum Tum. She had a three stroke limit and if you didn't know that and stroked her a fourth time you would draw back a bloody arm. I learned the hard way. Some cats are just that way.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

We call them love bites, and we get them often. :)

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Sounds like our Inka too :rolleyes: . One moment she is happy purring, one moment later she growls, hisses and attacks :eek:

[Sonia59]

Peppito does the same. We just kow it and we have learned to detect when he has enough cuddling and wants us to stop ;)

[Logan]

There isn't much "love" coming from Butter and Mimi when they do this to me, and it is quite often! Seems like after having Mimi for 16+ years, I would have learned by now! :o