Why is this hot furry thing smothering me

[likelysuspect]

Its been hot, recently, hot hot hot

Hot today

The cat is being clingy and has been during this hot weather. Snuggling up, reversing into me so that she can sit with her backside right up against me

Im boiling. She wont leave me alone

She's trying to kill me.

I had a pair of long haired Persian ear muffs one night during a heat wave. That was fun!

Does something happen to them when it's hot?

There's a local cat who will always come and rub up against my legs but she doesn't want petting

Since it's been hot, she wants her belly rubbed. I cannot make sense of this. Especially as I always thought you really shouldn't do that, especially with a strange cat (so to speak) I don't know if she's doing this to everybody who walked by! I had to go on my way after a bit of petting and she followed me for a bit meowing sadly.

Maybe when the weather turns she'll be back to just rubbing against legs!

I can highly recommend wetting your hands, or a t-towel, and wiping them on the hot furry mess. It will achieve 3 things. The first, it helps cool them down, the second, they get moisture as they angrily lick the wetness off their fur, but thirdly (and the best) they won't come near you for at least two hours in case you insult them with wetness again.

The Stray only goes near DD when she's asleep at the moment 😂

Lucky you. My girl has been withholding cuddles in favour of a chair in the garden. There’s nothing better than “reverse arse” 😻🐈‍⬛