How to stroke a cat?

Only a few know how to pet a cat, despite the fact that such a pet lives in almost every third house. Many animal owners do not even suspect that there is a technique by which to pet their pet. Therefore, the weasel of the owner is often perceived by the cat not in the way that a person expects. In this article, you will learn how to properly pet a cat in order to further please its pet and take advantage of it.

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Pleasure and Benefit

Not a single creature has ever met on the planet that does not like affection. Just like humans, animals need care and attention. Cats, like no other animal, adore when they pet. Gentle stroking not only gives the cat pleasure, but also favorably affects the state of health of its owner.

Important! The moment you caress your kitten, your blood pressure stabilizes, the nervous system calms down, and the state of stress decreases.

But you should definitely take into account the desire and mood of your cat, because the animal does not always want to be stroked. Cats, like people, have different morals and characters. If some people like to be stroked, and are ready to sit on their hands for hours on end, others only need five minutes to get enough of affection enough, after which they begin to break out, scratch, and sometimes bite.

Important! In order not to create discomfort for the animal, to stroke a cat correctlyand, when he wants it, and stop such actions when the animal openly demonstrates the unwillingness of your caresses.

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The scientific side of the issue

Scientists, studying the characteristics of the behavior of the cat family, have conducted many experiments and tests on the question of how to pet the cat. After many years of comparing the behavior and reactions of cats, they came to the conclusion that there is a certain behavior of animals that will determine if it is prone to caresses of the owner for a given period of time:

• Reach out to your cat. If he does not react to you in any way and avoids touching in every way, you should not anger the animal. Most likely, he is not tuned to tenderness now.
• If you reach out and the cat begins to rub against it, you can gently stroke behind the ear or in the chin area.

Important! In order for this “procedure” to please the pet, determine its favorite places for stroking.

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How to stroke a cat?

There are certain points on the human body, the pressing of which during massage allows you to remove the load from the muscles and get maximum relaxation of the body. Your favorites are no exception in this situation. They also have certain zones on the body, massaging which will not leave indifferent even the most stubborn representative of the breed.

Neck and ear area

Ears are a favorite place for petting dogs and cats. Try the following steps and you will see the grateful eyes of your pet:

1. Gently massage the kitten with your fingers in the area of ​​the ears.
2. Move smoothly from the center to the edges of the ears.
3. Slowly descend to the back of the head and massage with gentle movements.

From such caresses, your pet will simply stretch out from bliss.

Neck, breast and chin area

The animal cannot properly scratch these areas on the body with its paws, so most murks are very fond of when the owners do a gentle massage of these areas.If you adhere to the following recommendations, you will see in practice that you are now stroking the cat correctly:

1. Pads of your fingers go along the chin of your pet. Pay attention to how he pulls his neck forward with pleasure.
2. Slowly, sorting through the fur, go down to the chest area.

Important! Movements and pressing should not be sharp and intense, so as not to damage the larynx of the animal.

Back area

Since the cat family walk on four legs, the entire load from their movement goes to the spine. Therefore, often they have a disease of this part of the skeleton.

If the cat fell asleep on your lap, then help her feel complete relaxation and care:

1. Stroke the pet from the neck to the base of the tail.
2. Slightly press the pads of the fingers to go from the back of the head to the base of the tail along the spine to relieve tension from the back.

Important! At the moment of caress, try not to touch the tail, because cats do not like this. Be sure that way to stroke a cat correctly.

Cheek area

Want to cheer up a kitten? Weasel of cheeks for this, like a person, is best suited:

1. At the moment when the animal calmly, gently touch the area under the eyes of the animal with gentle touches.
2. Smoothly switch to the cheeks - they are in cats behind the mustache.

In response to your actions, you will hear a satisfactory purr of a cat.

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How not to caress cats?

There are certain moments when you deliver to the “little dog” not pleasure, but rather discomfort from caresses. Therefore, each owner of the cat needs to know how and when it is not worth petting his pet, so as not to annoy him:

• Have you noticed how the cat frowns when you run your hand against the coat? Representatives of the cat family do not like such strokes on your part, so you should not do this in the future.

Important! Shorthair cats from stroking against the coat can experience pain.

• Cats and cats are very gentle creatures. Therefore, when you caress your pet, you should not make special efforts, put strong pressure on the ridge or make caresses rough.
• If your cat is guilty, you should not stroke him immediately after the punishment. He may perceive such actions as encouragement and continue to do dirty tricks in the future.
• Do not often bother your pet with affection. The exception is situations when he himself insists on stroking.
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Cats do not understand the human language and to explain to them how much you love your pet, you should use another language - affection. Identify the areas that your pet enjoys stroking and, if possible, caress it. In return, you will get even more love and a pleasant soothing purr from the cat.