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Ocelot II

(131,840 posts)
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:29 PM Yesterday

Today I found my cat's belly button.

Of course he has one; he's a mammal. Chet , however, is the first cat I've ever had who likes and actually asks for belly rubs; all my previous cats have tried to eat my hand if I touched their bellies. But in the process of petting Chet's large but adorable furry tummy this morning I found a little bald spot exactly where you'd expect a belly button to be. I guess every day contains a new experience, however small and weird.

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Today I found my cat's belly button. (Original Post) Ocelot II Yesterday OP
My cat also likes bamagal62 23 hrs ago #1
My cat Holly HATES having her belly even touched, let alone rubbed MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #2
So you may never get to locate Holly's belly button. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #3

bamagal62

(4,661 posts)
1. My cat also likes
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:53 PM
23 hrs ago

Belly rubs. I never thought to look for her belly button!! I will now. 😸

MIButterfly

(3,499 posts)
2. My cat Holly HATES having her belly even touched, let alone rubbed
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:24 PM
22 hrs ago

and she is not kidding. Her ears go up; her claws come out; her teeth are bared; and she'll bite, even if it's touched by accident or I come too close to her belly. Martini used to love belly rubs; she would grab ahold of my hand with her front feet and kick with her back feet, just like a kitten. She's outgrown that now but it doesn't bother her if I rub her belly.

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