Cat does not like belly touched.

[Tasteofink]

My other cat twiggy LOVESS belly rubs

my new cat doesnt like them at all, he growls and bites. he is new and isnt used to the house yet or twiggy. I know that when they are in that position they feel vulnerable and such.

i was just wondering, when he does get used to twiggy and the house and me and him gain trust with eachother, will be mind his belly rubbed? I am just using positive enforcements like treats he likes. I am also talking to him. He used to live in a home with lots of cats and he did not get as much attention as I can give him.

I would just like me and him to have a good bond with eachother like me and twiggy do, and not bite if he gets his stomach touched. I do not want him to feel like he is going to get hurt.

[marie73]

All of my girls have different personalities and likes and dislikes. Even the twins. Some cats really, REALLY do not like having their bellies touched. When I first adopted Cleo, she didn't like being touched anywhere except her face. Now I can pet her all over - as long as I do NOT touch her legs or feet.

You'll bond with your new cat, but in different ways.

[Tasteofink]

Thank you, he is so sweet he doesnt even seem like the type of cat to even care where you touch him!

i feel like if i take the time he will change a little, he may just not know me too well.

[Heidi n Q]

All of our cats have always allowed us to touch and rub their bellies. Some enjoy it more than others, but once they've got to know us and given us their trust they allow us to touch them everywhere without protest. I think your kitty is still new to you, and while he shows you his belly, which *is* a sign of trust, he is perhaps just not at that comfortable spot where he will allow you to touch him when he is that vulnerable. Like Marie's slow progress with Cleo, it will take as long as it takes for the cat to be comfortable.

[Tasteofink]

Thank you, i just think since there is another cat around and he does not like her, that he feels very vulnerable

[Huge]

I am convinced that Peggy likes me, and trusts me. She loathes having her belly rubbed, and will attack if it's attempted.

[Tasteofink]

Thank you

[Heidi n Q]

Ooooooooooh! This does not bode well for me. The Law of Averages suggests I will meet a cat whose belly I cannot safely touch. I dread that approaching day!

[Owned_By_Two]

Neither of my two males enjoyed having their belly touched for a long time (about a year or two) even though I had both from kittens. Eventually, both trusted me enough and when they decided it was time, they "gave up the belly". I think there's a good chance yours will too, and when that day arrives it will be a very special day.

[gunterkat]

Your cat sounds like Arianwen when I first adopted her. She'd show me her tummy, making blinkies to me, but she'd attack when I tried to pet her belly. It was like she trusted me, but only to a certain extent. Not enough to let me touch her vulnerable tum.
It took a few months of patiently working with her till she'd let me pet her tummy, but she and I share a very strong bond of mutual love and trust now.