My cat grooms me

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My MC often grooms my head. I will be sitting on the couch and she will sit on the top and just groom my hair. She especially likes it when it is wet. I thought it might be my shampoo bc she only grooms my hair, no one elses'. Is this strange behavior or what?! She also does it at 4am when she tries to wake me up. Closed doors dont keep her away from me. Also, she looks at herself in the mirror a lot. She always batts at herself and follows the reflection, i find it quite cute. maybe she is too affectionate... my hair often smells like iams :)

-- Anonymous, November 11, 2000

Answers

She thinks of you as her littermate, watch out for hairballs if you return the favor! You might consider getting another cat for her to play with.

-- Anonymous, November 14, 2000

My 2 year old MC, Newman likes to lick my hair when I am watching TV. He just started doing this about 2 months ago. I think he does it for attention from me. He also loves to groom my 6 year old female Cricket(shes not a MC, just a "mutt").

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2001

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