How do you kiss your cat?

[Aunt Carol]

Everyone says that they "kiss their cat," but do you actually kiss her right on the lips?

Usually I brush my face or nose across my cat's cheek and make a "mwah" noise. Sometimes his forehead, instead. I could probably stop saying "mwah" when I do it, but I'm not going to.

I've read that cats don't understand why we kiss them, but my cat rubs his head against me all the time so I think he gets the gist.

 

[ditto]

I never kissed my cat on the lips. Even when she was dying.

A firm handshake is the standard for all the kitties in our household.

 

[batterybee]

A firm handshake is the standard for all the kitties in our household.

very classy indeed

 

[SandyCat]

My cat is more of a chin scratch fan

 

[make_it_so]

I don't kiss them - I let them come kiss me. At least for a bit until the fish breath becomes too much to bear.

Most of the time I prefer to settle with ear scratches, head, back, chest and tummy rubs, and then snuggling and cuddling where I let them just curl up and purr.

 

[Mr Bubbless]

I don't have a cat, but stray cats like to rub up against me so I guess that counts.

 

[SNU]

I smooch my cat on his forehead most of the time. Sometimes I'll ask him "do you want smooches?" and if he wants them he will come over and push his nose to my lips. It's kind of gross because he was a wet nose. He doesn't quite understand kisses but he gets that it's a sign of affection.

 

[Finger Pistols]

Just on the forehead when they sleep next to me. Otherwise they like chin and head scratches.

 

[DumbDude43]

belly scratches
my cat will rub against my legs and then roll on her back when she wants attention, so that's what she gets

 

[Caesare]

I blow in her face and she bites my chin.

 

[Dysnomia]

I bump noses with her. She started doing it when she was little. It's a common cat greeting. She doesn't do the head bump. But she's pretty smol. Maybe if she gets a bit bigger. I don't think she's done growing. She's 8 1/2 months and 5.5 lbs.

 

[rel=alternate]

I bump noses with her. She started doing it when she was little. It's a common cat greeting. She doesn't do the head bump. But she's pretty smol. Maybe if she gets a bit bigger. I don't think she's done growing. She's 8 1/2 months and 5.5 lbs.

This.

I don't kiss my cat often, but there is a lot of forehead/nose/beard to forehead action going on.

She actually really likes to rub her face against my beard in particular. This mostly happens at night, for obvious accessibility reasons.

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

I kiss my pitbulls on top of the head.

 

[Dr. Ricearoni]

With tongue

 

[Shamefur Dispray]

Must resist cunnilingus jokes... Must resist...

 

[Overwritten Tapes]

My house cats I kiss on the head forehead between the ears. They reciprocate by licking my nose or my ears and knead and take a five or ten minute nap.

The oldest one used to climb on me and bite my lip, but I would tell him "no, nasty." Now he rubs faces with me and rolls around on me.

 

[Day Drinking]

Uhh well, I kiss the kitty head and do cheek rubs. She understands affection as butting heads and if I'm laying down and not paying attention, she will butt right in the side of my head.

She also head butts my shins and then I have to pick kitty up and love her, and squeeze her, and pet her, and I'll namer her George, and she's my best friend.

At one point in time, I left for 3 years for a job and my biggest regret was leaving my cat.