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Post by mistytail on Oct 2, 2012 7:32:31 GMT -6
Hey guys. Quick question, and it's not really feline genetics but moreso anatomy I'm curious about, but I think it would go here. Anyway, I volunteered at an animal shelter this summer and am going back on the days I don't go to my paying job soon. However, my mom tends to complain that I get "sprayed" by cats there, and my clothes stink. However, the cats never spray me with any kind of urine or other liquid - my clothes are completely dry. The only clue I get that this might be happening is that one cat in particular, a very dominant, large female named Samantha, really enjoys sitting in my lap and is very affectionate with me. However, sometimes, her butt contracts in weird ways on my leg while she's laying there kneading my chest. I try to get her to stop but I don't even know what she's doing in the first place.
My question is, can cats spray with just a scent and not leave any liquid behind? Because otherwise I don't know how my clothes smell so awful. (Being in a room with 50+ cats might have something to do with it though.)
Sorry for any spelling errors, I'm typing this on my phone.
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Post by cloudbat on Oct 2, 2012 9:34:22 GMT -6
Spray? No. But they have scent glands in a lot of places on their body - cheeks, even between their toes. That is probably why.
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Post by mistytail on Oct 2, 2012 10:01:29 GMT -6
Aah, I see. So basically it doesn't matter if the cat does that weird butt thing? (I really don't know what to call it or how to describe it.)
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Post by cloudbat on Oct 2, 2012 10:17:48 GMT -6
I don't know about that, honestly. ^^;
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Post by Lady Ten on Oct 2, 2012 13:41:44 GMT -6
I'm not sure if this would fit in Feline Genetics either but I'm not going to move the thread because I wouldn't know where to put it. So.
The closest thing this behavior sounds like to me is the display of friendliness and excitement wherein the tail is held straight up and quivers at the base. It kind of looks like what toms do when they spray, but there's no actual spraying involved. That's the only thing I can think of. However, you said she does this when sitting on your lap? I don't know what that would be.
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Post by mistytail on Oct 2, 2012 14:24:18 GMT -6
Yeah, and her tail doesn't move, it's like the whole butt just starts going. It's really weird and it's weirder when I'm sitting there saying, "Samantha, no. stop with the butt." I don't know if maybe she's like... Intensely rubbing her scent glands at the base of er tail on my lap because she's such a dominant cat? It's really odd behavior, but I suppose that's to be expected when you put 50+ cats in one big room together. It's a nice room, I guess, it doesn't appear to be overcrowded at fiest glance, but Jesus, we have just too many cats at that shelter. This number of 50+ is excluding the kitten hallway, which usually has between 3 and 9 8-week-olds, and the back room the general public's not allowed in, which has about 10 or 15 6 month to 1-year-olds.
And people say cat overpopulation isn't a problem in my area. e.e
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Post by Lady Ten on Oct 2, 2012 14:48:44 GMT -6
e.e I hear you. Spaying and neutering is super important.
Oh, hey, speaking of that, does someone want to start a thread about the handling of that issue in Warriors? I brought it up on another site once and someone was like "Well of course they would see it like that. They're cats." However, I think anthro-minded cats would be about to understand the drawbacks of overpopulation, and some of them might not be so opposed. It might even be a controversial topic in the feline community.
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Post by cloudbat on Oct 2, 2012 17:17:04 GMT -6
I'll start that thread along with the one about the warrior code.
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