this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2024
538 points (98.9% liked)

cats

19302 readers
1371 users here now

typical internet cats. videos, pics, memes welcome!

rule 1) be kind

lemmy.world rules:

other cat communities midwest.social cats

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
m3t00@lemmy.world
skyler@lemmy.world
dillis@lemmy.world
skyler@lemmy.ml
538
When the brush hits (sound on) (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 month ago by MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml to c/cat@lemmy.world
41 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My guess is licking is just tightly wired to the feeling of getting brushed, as they use their tongue to brush themselves.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Like how dogs kick their leg when you scratch behind their ears

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

ah yes makes sense. i had cats that did this too