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My cat has been doing this pretty much ever since I got her fixed about a year and a half ago- whenever she gets mad at me (I think that's why she does this anyway) she starts biting her stomach and then kicking her head, as if to try to make the biting stop. Does anyone know why she does this or how to make her stop?

>>My cat has been doing this pretty much ever since I got her fixed about a year and a half ago- whenever she gets mad at me (I think that's why she does this anyway) she starts biting her stomach and then kicking her head, as if to try to make the biting stop. Does anyone know why she does this or how to make her stop?

Very odd indeed. It may be a reflex action - when she is angry at you she does what is called "displacement grooming" - but in her case may be over-biting herself. She has somehow learned that kicking her head seems to relieve the problem.

I'd check with a vet to be sure there is nothing wrong.
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Hi,

This is strange indeed. Does your kitty ever go after her tail and/or does the skin on her back roll, by any chance? How about overgrooming?

I wonder if she might have an unusual case of hyperesthesia syndrome.

PHKitkat

Nope. He has been kind of doing something like this since he was a kitty. When he was 10 weeks old, he would lie on my neck and purr and purr. Very adorable. He tucks his head down and butts his head into mine. This incident with my daughter was a little different because he added some very needy Meow's to it. Then got upset when I tried to move him off of her head.