A solid 100% of the times that I pick Newt up, she bites me.
When she sits on my desk – and I dare to type – she bites me.
If she’s on the kitchen counter or on the table and I reach out to, say, answer my phone, she bites me.
She does not bite John. He contends that all this biting is her trying to entice me to play.
But…
Every morning when I wake up, I open my eyes, and I’m greeted with this:
Despite all the biting, Newt chooses to cuddle up with me every night. She sleeps on my stomach or nestled in the crook of my knees, dozing peacefully. Well, until I reach over, turn on my phone, and snap her pic…
Then, back to evil glares.
She loves me.
She loves me not.
Erin says
09•27•14 at 8:54 amAww how sweet!! The cuddles, not the bites. 🙂
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:55 pmHah! Exactly…
kenzo says
09•27•14 at 11:03 amNever figured it out, although the only cat that did that with me, was also black 🙂
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:56 pmCats are confusing. But that is a coincidence… 😉
jan says
09•27•14 at 1:50 pmI’m told that biting is a sign of love, but I’m not sure I believe it when I am the bitee.
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:57 pmExactly, Jan! I picked up a book on cat behavior, so I’ll see what I can find out. But being the bitee? No fun. Even if it’s meant out of love.
Murphy & Stanley says
09•27•14 at 4:25 pmI guess they are love bites?
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:57 pmCats are weird, right guys?
Rebekah says
09•27•14 at 10:01 pmI think she loves you. Love hurts…
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:57 pmCue the 80s rock ballad…
Jessica says
09•28•14 at 12:06 amCats don’t make any sense. That’s what I’ve observed from my friends’ cats, anyway.
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:58 pmNope. They sure don’t. Not one bit.
Mary says
09•28•14 at 10:36 amShe is quite finicky isn’t she? LOL I think you are warm and snuggly to her, so she loves you.
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:58 pmMary, I think that’s exactly it. I think she’s cold. I’m warm. Therefore, she will use my body heat.
Erin says
09•28•14 at 12:26 pmThis is why I’m a dog person. The only games they play are tug and fetch!
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 12:59 pmYEP. Dogs are incapable of deception. Cats? It seems to be their MO!
Jan K says
09•28•14 at 6:04 pmCats are like that….very moody! Samantha likes to bite me when I’m petting her. I’m pretty sure they are just love bites. She’ll start out by licking, then sneak that bite in there!
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 1:00 pmLove bites are just no fun. Newt is a first cat for both of us, so we’re really learning all about that moodiness as we go along!
Ann says
09•29•14 at 7:53 pmI agree they could be love bites. I think cats bite to communicate and definitely when they get over stimulated. Many times I have been lovingly petting a cat, it is purring, then, BITE. It’s just what they do.
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 1:01 pmI was reading about the over-stimulation thing recently, and I suspect that some of the times, that’s the case. I wish instead of love bites, she’d give me love snuggles or something!
Kirsten says
09•29•14 at 9:51 pmIt sounds like you have a loving but complex relationship! Kitty cats are confusing that way. I wonder if it is similar to the way some dogs are just mouthy?
Maggie says
09•30•14 at 1:01 pmThat’s a good point, Kirsten. It could just be that she’s a “mouthy” cat. I honestly don’t know enough about cats to even know if that’s a thing! But I like that idea!