Amazingly, this happened to me with the neighbors cat. We were chatting with them about something, when their cat came outside, took a round around my legs, laid down and turned on the back. I bent down to stroke his belly, and he purred. Neighbors: He does not do that with other people!

And I'm not even a cat person.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I don't touch cat bellies. Puts my arm in striking range of all four paws.

[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, it's risky business and you need to be careful, because as you you say you are in range of all four murder mittens and many cats don't like getting their stomach petted.

I usually start petting them in other places, then progressively try petting their upper belly, going down. At the first sign that it's not received well I immediately remove my hand.

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