Cats are like children in more than one point: Many wrestling games of T+F start with a body language dialogue like that:

T: I wash your ears!
F: Oh, that's nice. Purr.
F: Oh that's too much. Stop!
T: Your ears still need it
F: Swat. I'll bite your ears!
T: I'm stronger!
F: Meeeeeeooowwwwmiiiiieee he's kiiiiiiillllinnng me.

Five minutes later all is quiet.