Just saw the big cat scruff the little cat, tip him on his side, and then stand on him? Literally walking in place on his flank while holding onto his scruff? No hissing or growling from either, though the little cat looked understandably confused. What strange ritual is this??
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Licking is often done for dominance between two cats that aren’t ‘best friends forever’ (and sometimes ones who are.) If the cat being licked isn’t happy (ears even a little back instead of forward), they’re tolerating the dominance display, but it can escalate to fighting.
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It happens *all the time* in our household. Not all cats do it. But one uses licking as a dominance weapon while friends are like ‘aw how cute’ and it’s like, no, she’s being mean and annoying him and/or trying to steal his spot.
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The little one is chill with the licking - he's a bit disabled & can't groom himself, so it's necessary grooming. He also doesn't understand regular cat behaviour & so sometimes is confused, but the big one is more like "you are a dumb weird kitten but I like you."
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