Do you let your cat lick your face?

mattde · 19-12-2008, 10:02 AM

Thought I would start a debate, hopefully someone hasn't started this before

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When my Kitten Marmalade fancy's some cuddles she like to lick my nose.

My girlfriend thinks this is sick, it makes me feel a little sick thinking that Mamalade may have just been cleaning her bum before kissing me, tho I still let her have a the odd lick (kiss) .

What do you think?

alexgirl73 · 19-12-2008, 10:14 AM

Mine lick my nose, cheeks and hands. Considering they've lived with me for 3 years and I haven't come down with some exotic illness lol, I don't mind.

angieh · 19-12-2008, 10:15 AM

Can't say I'm afraid Matt - my cats have never seemed inclined to lick my face - although I find a hand lick quite acceptable.

mattde · 19-12-2008, 10:21 AM

I think the girlfriend is just jealous as Marmalade likes me more

yola · 19-12-2008, 10:41 AM

You could be right there Matt

Mine will lick my hands, but none have licked my face. When Balie was a youngster he used to knead my hair at night (I had long, permed hair when we first got him). Thing is he used to drool in it too. OH found that repulsive . . . it didn't bother me apart from the additional hassle of having to wash my hair very frequently!

Elaine · 19-12-2008, 06:29 PM

Mine aren't face lickers either, Bernie will lick your fingers in order for you to wash his ears for him. Winston used to lick my arm, hand or even my feet some times.
Cannt say I'd be too keen on them licking my face though.

calismum · 19-12-2008, 06:43 PM

Kinsi licks my nose and eyelids, rubs my face and neither myself nor OH bother. Some of my other cats have done this too and like alexgirl73 I seem to have survived.

Elaine · 19-12-2008, 07:20 PM

When i say that I wouldnt be too keen on the cats licking my face, I was thinking more about their raspy tongues more than i was germs. It's all I can do to sit still and not pull away when Bernie licks my hand. The feel of their tongues sends a shivver up my spine. Dont know why but it does. If i was worried about germs, I wouldnt let Eva sleep on my pillow.

calismum · 19-12-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Elaine

When i say that I wouldnt be too keen on the cats licking my face, I was thinking more about their raspy tongues more than i was germs. It's all I can do to sit still and not pull away when Bernie licks my hand. The feel of their tongues sends a shivver up my spine. Dont know why but it does. If i was worried about germs, I wouldnt let Eva sleep on my pillow.

Can be quite painful can't it!

Elaine · 19-12-2008, 07:27 PM

I'm not quite sure what it is but it just sets my teeth on edge, a little like finger nails down a black board kind a feeling.

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