• PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
    4·
    1 hour ago

    They’re not showing the belly for you to rub it. They’re showing the belly because they’re happy and comfortable, and don’t feel a need to protect their vulnerable spots. If you’re molesting their belly out of nowhere, they’re going to feel betrayed and mess you up.

    • jabathekek@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      53 minutes ago

      I had two cats that had been living with two dogs for a couple years by then. The dogs would of course get belly rubs allll the tiimee, and I guess the cats seen this happening and learned from it. Thus, I was able to give belly rubs to my two cats IF AND ONLY IF they were already on their backs chillin’. Otherwise I would die.