• Kitathalla@lemy.lol
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    2 days ago

    I thought cats groomed to show dominance? Dogs pee on things to mark territory. Cats pee when no one can see.

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      2 days ago

      i do believe cats simply slap the everloving shit out of each other to show dominance, plus by order in the sleeping pile

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        21 hours ago

        Nah. They groom one another. The cat that does the grooming is higher in hierarchy. So the other cat doesn’t want to let them, so they try to wiggle out. So the dominant cat then bites, scratches and holds on tighter and it evolves into slapping.

        Also a reason why bunnies and cats are a relatively good combo. Bunnies think they are dominant when getting groomed. Cats think they dominate when grooming. Everyone’s the alpha, everyone’s happy. Just need to get the bunny used to seeing a cat.