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‘Don’t stroke your cat, you’ll stress it out’(Experts warn pets are being harmed)
The Daily Mail ^
| 5 October 2014
| Gemma Mullin
Posted on 10/05/2014 8:47:13 AM PDT by Fenhalls555
Lovingly stroking and snuggling your cat should be a comforting treat.
But now pet owners have been warned that cuddling their feline can cause them stress.
Research has revealed that more than half of people do not know how to cope with an anxious cat and think that petting them is the answer.
Leading cat charity, Cats Protection, asked pet owners what they knew about caring for their moggy but found too many were letting the love of their pets cloud their judgement.
Nicky Trevorrow, Cats Protections behaviour manager, said: Being held or stroked for too long can be very stressful for some cats.
Space and peace is often what they need - theyre not small furry humans so what would comfort us wont necessarily comfort them.
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To: Fenhalls555
Sounds like a lot of people have pets who shouldn’t.
To: Fenhalls555
Don’t give your children hugs! I could stress them out!!!!
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:50:43 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Fenhalls555
My new kitten would beg do differ. She’s a ‘lap baby’.
To: Fenhalls555
When a cat wants to be alone they let you know.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:52:10 AM PDT
by
logic101.net
(How many more children must die on the altar of gun free zones?)
To: Fenhalls555
I sort of figure that if the cat wants to be left alone, it will go somewhere else. I suppose there are those who hug them like it’s a death grip, though.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:52:36 AM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: Fenhalls555
Ever tried to pet a cat that doesn’t want it?
when they want attention they know how to get it, and when they don’t they know how to handle that too.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:52:53 AM PDT
by
snappahead
(if your gonna be dumb, you better be tough.)
To: Fenhalls555
They should check Youtube ,Cats begging to be touched
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:53:24 AM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: Fenhalls555
If your cat gives you a purring head butt, he’s your pal.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:53:39 AM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: Fenhalls555
Don’t pet your cat.
Don’t give them milk or cream.
Thus sayeth the experts.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:54:37 AM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the earth for a thousand years.)
To: Fenhalls555
My cats break down doors to be loved on.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:55:16 AM PDT
by
Crazieman
(Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
To: Fenhalls555
My present cat and both of his predecessors preferred chin and ear scratches. Petting was boring to them. My current cat also loves a light belly rub, but only when he’s in the mood.
To: Fenhalls555
I think every cat servant in the world knows exactly when their owner wants to be left alone.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:55:31 AM PDT
by
eclecticEel
("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
To: Fenhalls555
Tell that to the fur ball who’s snoozing on my arm and interfering with the keyboard all morning.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:56:16 AM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Fenhalls555
Paging Zsa Zsa Gabor and Johnny Carson...:-)
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:57:37 AM PDT
by
taildragger
(Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
To: Fenhalls555
Aren’t cats used for target practice?
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:58:06 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
(Leftism is like rust. It corrodes twenty-four hous a day.)
To: eclecticEel
Exactly - Dogs have owners; cats have staff.
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posted on
10/05/2014 8:58:11 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: Fenhalls555
Just part of the “Everything you ever thought is wrong.”
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posted on
10/05/2014 9:00:06 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
To: Fenhalls555
No such thing as “experts”.
That word has no meaning in western civilization.
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posted on
10/05/2014 9:00:09 AM PDT
by
chris37
(heartless)
To: taildragger
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