This is Possum. I’m glad she lets me rub her belly because she’s so soft.

  • Kubenqpl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I think that is ragdoll thing. My ragdoll always begs for belly rubs when I leave the room. But does not sit on a lap. She likes being around people but not on people :D

  • harmonea@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    I would call that her side, not her belly. :P

    Both of mine love chest rubs. One will tolerate a short belly rub in the right mood, the other takes it as time to play!! without fail.

    • skyler@lemmy.worldOPM
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m not sure of her breed. My sister found her on the side of the road when she was only a few weeks old.

      I always guessed she was a snowshoe, which is a Siamese mix breed. Her pattern is near identical to what comes up googling “snowshoe cat”. But I can’t be certain.

  • what@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Is possum a ragdoll? I just learned about the breed and I heard they are more okay with belly rubs than others.

  • Boris the spider@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Both my Bombay cats are like this. I tell people that I got dog software running on cat hardware because they also like to fetch and chew sticks.

  • Do it out of spite.@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Had a gray tabby named Dax that would fall asleep to belly rubs. We picked him outside a convenience store after he was abandoned there, we did whole found posters and everything but they kept getting torn down so after 30 days he was ours. At first he would claw and bite at any petting but we were able to get him to stop by pulling your hand away, as safely as possible, and giving a stern ‘no’ followed by ignoring him for a few minutes. He picked up that if he wants pets he can’t claw and bite anymore.

    • OctoPoi@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      I had a calico who would do the same! It took years but eventually she went from being stand-offish to demanding them.

    • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      My sister’s cat that’s become the family’s cat does the exact same thing. He’ll do the side flop, and if he isn’t getting adequate attention he’ll begin to wriggle really adorably.