1. You might want to skip animal belly rubs.
Pets, including your cute feline friend, often like to show off their bellies. This playful behavior can be cute, and it might tempt you to rub their fluffy tummy. After all, this behavior seems pretty welcoming, especially with how cute kitties look with their bellies up. When an animal is showing their stomach, it is easy to assume that this behavior means that the animal wants you to rub or scratch its tummy. However, it would help if you did not hurry over to touch your cat’s belly. Why? That is because the cat can easily scratch, bite, or even kick you. (via Ranker)
Have you ever rubbed a cat’s belly only to get a bunch of claw marks on your hands? Ouch! This doesn’t seem very playful or fun anymore. Try to avoid rubbing a cat’s belly. Make sure you teach your children the same thing. Otherwise, you will have a crying child within minutes with a sore, scratched-up hand. Instead, a man’s best friend might be more prone to preferring this behavior. Dogs are more likely to welcome belly rubs, more so than a cat would (via Benton). That is, unless you like getting a hand full of bloody scratches.