posted 12-27-2003 02:53 PM         

Does anyone have any idea why he has started to do this?

posted 12-27-2003 07:18 PM         

My cat does something very similar. I am HER person and she makes that very clear to everyone. She will tolerate my husband but makes wide circles around my toddler. She sleeps on my side of the bed and has her moments during the day when she wants my attention, etc, etc. However, she starts to bite (or "love bite") during times when she is affectionate. It could be when she is sitting on my lap and I am absentmindly patting her or in the middle of the night when I am fast asleep. There have been times she she has bitten my head, cheek, nose, arm, etc. And its not gentle either; she intends to leave a mark. But she really is a loveable cat most of the time. She is now 5 years and this only started when she was 3.

This topic was mentioned somewhere on here before in the last few months and someone pointed out that cats can get overstimulated when patted too much.