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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:02 PM
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WHY?
Why does my mostly black cat insist on rubbing all that black fur all over my white shirt? Should I just give up and wear a black shirt?

This is the culprit. Notice that she likes to lie on light-colored bedspreads as well. Is it so we know she's been there? Sort of like the opposite of incognito?:shrug:

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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:03 PM
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1. looks like my mollybeast
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:04 PM
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4. Beast is right for this one.
Now she's "claiming" me by rubbing her mouth all over my arms. I'm going to need a bath before long. :rofl:

Is there a pic of mollybeast? :loveya:
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:14 PM
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17. that is their "kitty ownership glands"
that's how they tell other cats they own you.
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:17 PM
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18. Great name for them!
:rofl: She's making sure the other kitties will stay away from me. Now she's sitting on my hands while I'm typing ... it's very hard to do this. :P
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:03 PM
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2. Our black cat does that on our white stuff and my MIL's white cat
does that on black stuff... Maybe they are afraid they will get lost? :shrug: :hi:
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:06 PM
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7. Hey, MrsG!
:hi: Now why didn't I think of that? :shrug: I bet that's it! :bounce:
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:03 PM
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3. Why? For the same reason that cats...
seem to be able to sense whomever happens to be allergic in the room, and then immediately rub all over that person.

It's because cats are evil, evil animals :evilgrin:
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:07 PM
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9. LOL!
This little doll is as far from evil as she can get. :rofl: She just thinks everyone loves her. Oh, to have that much confidence! :bounce:
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:04 PM
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5. For the same reason my cat gacks on the carpet...
because they can.
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:08 PM
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11. Carpets and cats
don't mix. And if you have bare floors except for the tiniest throw rug, they'll puke on the throw rug. :P
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:05 PM
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6. Why anything?
Edited on Fri Aug-25-06 02:05 PM by MrCoffee
edited to add an existential *sigh*
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:08 PM
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12. Indeed.
*sigh*
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:06 PM
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8. because
That's what cats do best ~ mark their territory with fun and other stuff.
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:10 PM
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13. So I'm her territory now?
:shrug: Well, I NEVER .... :rofl:

And are you too polite to tell me that my house smells like cats? (Oh, yeah, that's another thread ...)

CUTE kitty! :loveya:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:11 PM
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14. I didn't smell cats when I visited you, just a great home cooked meal.

Thank you very much! :loveya:
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:13 PM
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16. You're very welcome!
:loveya: :hug: Can't wait to see you again!
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:07 PM
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10. We lose both ways
Our two black kitties lounge on white sheets, light-colored blankets, and light-colored shirts, and our orange and white kitty takes the dark stuff. Oh, they know all right! Don't underestimate the feline brain!
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:12 PM
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15. I know what you mean.
:rofl:
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