cats
We've had my cat Roto-Borola (pictured [here](https://lemmy.ml/post/10813208)) for over two years, we got him when he was maybe five months. A couple months back I discovered he really enjoys having his head massaged. He likes me to put a good bit more pressure on his head than I would expect him to be comfortable with. He's still a very playful cat at times, and I try to engage with that as best I can but I don't always love being play-bitten. At some point a while back, if I'm petting his head and move my hand somewhere else near him, including petting his back or somewhere else on him, it sets off a timer of 15-20 seconds typically (usually around 10-15 seconds with no reaction, when he opens his mouth just a hint it means he is about five seconds away) for him to play bite me. If he's laying on top of me the timer it sets off is just for exiting the ride. I've been playing with him pretty rough by squeezing his head or giving him a little noogie, but it just hit me that this has really been him training me in how he wants to be pet. So I'll give him a pretty rough noogie and he acts like "oh no, I'm really trying to bite you but I can't when your hand is right there", but he's definitely able to outspeed me. And I'm realizing now in retrospect, I started going for the back of his head because he left me one spot to find where he would pretend that he can't get to me. And he gradually trained me I needed to be more and more violent if I wanted to not get bitten. So yeah, I put my entire hand around his skull and squeeze a bit tight and somehow he *loves* this. Realized a few months ago that this is his thing, realized today that this is something he taught me.
Image description: a black cat lying down on a ledge next to a window. Only one of the hind legs is visible on the cat.
   
 My cat slowly walking on, but then jumping over the grille until she finally walks around it.
 She's an indoor and garden cat and we just moved, so this is totally new to her.
Noki has been eating Scooters left over wet food and we think he's allergic to something in it. He's licking the hair off his butt so he has to wear the donut. We know he's allergic to wheat but neither his dry food or Scooters wet food has any so we're guessing he's also allergic to the soy in the wet food. Trying to keep him from eating the leftovers and also switching it up with a different brand.
You have to be *really* careful opening doors. He's bolted a few times. He's only ever made it to the end of the patio before he stops like the grass is made of lava. It makes it pretty easy to walk to him and catch him. Still, I don't want to risk him ever getting brave enough to actually go so I always shoo him away before I open the door. He loves to reach up at the things he wants. He realizes doors are the way outside so trims to all of our exterior doors are *covered* in scratch marks. This is how he learned to open the door between the kitchen and the garage. That door gets locked now. We just leave the key in the chamber on the other side. Smart little butthead.
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