is it bad to pop my cat?
i bought a cat about a month and a half ago from a litter my grandmas cat had and he’s grown into such an energetic and playful cat. He always sleeps with me, rubs on me and licks me a ton and loves to pushed under my hands so i’ll let him. However recently he’s started playing with me a lot more than usual and unfortunately his version of playing hurts a fucking ton. 311
my arms are constantly covered in bites and scratches and sometimes they sting for hours. i know he doesn’t mean to actually hurt me but i can’t help but smack the hell out of him sometimes out of reaction or toss him off of me when he hurts me. he always looks so offended and runs off a bit but eventually we’re back to normal until he wants to play again. is hitting my cat bad? i don’t hit him hard just a bit of a smack but it still feels bad when i have to.
TL;DR - sometimes when my cat plays with me i smack him out of reaction and i feel bad and like i’m hurting him despite not hitting hard. 954