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What Does It Mean When a Cat Bites You While Purring?

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The Discerning Cat

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The Discerning Cat

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What Does It Mean When a Cat Bites You While Purring?

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Are they lethargic or depressed? Have they been eating less than usual? If so, your friend may be feeling under the weather, and they’re trying to tell you.

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Cats give each other love bites to show affection, and they will do the same to you. These usually aren’t hard bites but little nips.

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Petting aggression relates to overstimulation. The cat gets overstimulated from all the touch and petting they’re receiving and ends up lashing out at you.

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Another reason your cat may be purring and then suddenly bite you is that they’re in pain. Their fur can trap static electricity. This means the movement of your hand causes the static to build up and can give them little shocks on their skin.

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Cats use purring as a way to calm themselves down when they’re under stress — kind of how we are taught to do breathing exercises or count to ten.

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What Does It Mean When a Cat Bites You While Purring?

The Discerning Cat

The Discerning Cat

The Discerning Cat

What Does It Mean When a Cat Bites You While Purring?

Are they lethargic or depressed? Have they been eating less than usual? If so, your friend may be feeling under the weather, and they’re trying to tell you.

Your Kitty is Unwell

Cats give each other love bites to show affection, and they will do the same to you. These usually aren’t hard bites but little nips.

Love Bites

Petting aggression relates to overstimulation. The cat gets overstimulated from all the touch and petting they’re receiving and ends up lashing out at you.

Petting Aggression

Another reason your cat may be purring and then suddenly bite you is that they’re in pain. Their fur can trap static electricity. This means the movement of your hand causes the static to build up and can give them little shocks on their skin.

Pain

Cats use purring as a way to calm themselves down when they’re under stress — kind of how we are taught to do breathing exercises or count to ten.

Purring as a Warning

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