Quote Originally Posted by hammerhead View Post
One sign of possible nippage(lol) is when you try to pick him up he raises the part of the body where you touched him quickly and hisses. This was a sign for me to actually leave him alone for the time being.
So this is acutally a sign that they are not happy? Foster will arch her back when my son gently stroking her back, just like a cat would. She does not assume the striking position, does not hiss or seem upset, doesn't even turn to face him. When he stops, she stops, when he starts rubbing again, she starts arching again. Or, are we talking about two different behaviors?