Posted on 07/01/2015 6:14:35 AM PDT by C19fan
How should you pet your cat? It’s a question that’s stumped pet owners for centuries, but science now has an answer. Here's what a team of researchers from the University of Lincoln in the UK found, in graphical form:
Yes, that’s right. Cats do not like being stroked at the base of their tail -- at least, that was the case for most of the 54 cats in this study, and another, smaller study on the topic. That’s sort of a cat erogenous zone, and petting may overstimulate it, the researchers posit.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
You may as well add me to the list, SA... since I’ve got the “tiger” in the basement. :)
My brother and all our friends have a specific term for this technique of "cat training".
"F.A."
That is shorthand for "Forced Affection". Every cat my brother meets is picked up, put into a supine position, held, and not allowed to be released... until my brother has sufficiently been bled enough.
It establishes rather quickly the relationship that is to be had between the human and the human's master.
This is normal,all cats do this.
My kittehs don't mind belly rubs at all.
If your cat was big enough, it would torture and eat you.
Yep. That’s what they do. - Brutus would be unmanageable if she were only about ten times bigger than what she is. She is a fanatic about being OUTDOORS. She fairly worships the outdoors; will come in at night, but still begs to get OUTSIDE until I crab at her. (She chose the horrible name of Brutus; won’t answer to any other name.) We named her the first time “Zippy”; that didn’t fly. Then I thought “Lambchop” was just perfect; but the neighbor kids that live up the hill from us just guffawed at me hollering “Lambchop”. When I did see her again, she told me, “See what I mean? Lambchop is a sissy name!” - So, I said, “What the heck? Everybody knows Lambchop!” But, then I happened to remember that I’m OLD, Shari Lewis died several years ago; & the kids today haven’t even heard of “Lambchop”.
OF the remaining (down from 27) 11 cats we have today six love the eff u zone. Absolutely love having their tummies rubbed. Two enjoy playing footsie with their alleged back legs no go zone. I haven’t a single cat that likes being petted that doesn’t like the two handed, ten finger skritch on the back haunches. NOT ONE.
Whoever did that chart had some Democrat cats me thinks. They don’t like anything.
Most people figure this out fairly quickly by themselves: if it purrs, it’s good; if your hand suddenly starts dripping blood - not.
As so he should. Probably for your benefit, you just dont know yet.
Its nice to take a break and talk silliness. This world is so corrupt! Its exhausting. Can’t wait to get home to the crew!
: > )
You’re added.
I got my cat at the SPCA and was told that he had his shots and everything. I drove home with the cat in a cardboard box on the passenger side floorboard. Once we arrived home I took the box inside, suddenly the cat jumped out of the box and ran underneath the sofa. This is now for the most part, where the cat remains (at least when I'm around). Whenever I have tried to get the cat out from under the sofa, it hisses and bites at me. So I decided to just leave him alone. He does his thing and I do mine.
I put food and water out for the cat daily and a box for him to poop in which I change every day as well. He waits until I'm not around and then he comes out from underneath the sofa, eats the food and then leaves a poop for me to clean.
And so, this is the way things have been the last several weeks. With the hostilities abated for the most part, we live in a state of détente ... or so I thought.
The other night I woke up and went to the kitchen for a drink of water. When I turned on the light, I was shocked to see my cat sitting on the coffee table staring at me. I thought this might be an opportunity to break the ice, so I smiled and said "hello kitty" but he didn't budge, he just sat there staring at me.
A few nights later, while I was sound asleep the cat came into my bedroom, jumped up on the bed and bit my big toe scaring the living crap out of me. I couldn't sleep after that, just imagining that instead of my toe, that was my neck, those sharp teeth could pierce my jugular vein and in a matter of minutes I could bleed out. Who would know?
So here I am in my room with the door locked and my cat outside. I just know he is planning something.
Things aren't supposed to be like this.
It was Zsa Zsa Gabor, and it’s not a legend. I have seen the video, and nearly died laughing.
Carson didn’t realize what he said at first.
Cat was a total addicted and would give you the sad eyes and plaintive meow when you stopped,
I’ve always scratched my cats there. It’s a particularly itchy spot as they can’t reach it well to groom. Cats react to it like a dog’s leg kicking when you hit their itchy spot.
Dogs don’t like that either...
With Humans I suppose you take your own life in your own hands..
We went through that when we adopted 1/2 of brother sister cats. When we brought sis home, she ran under the couch and wouldn’t come out for 2 days. I thought she was going to die. I tried everything, and I’ve had cats all my life.
My last hope was a companion. We went back to the shelter and luckily her brother was still there. As soon as we brought him home (minutes) she was out, eating, drinking water, and loving on us.
She was grieving, and missing her sibling.
See if your cat was part of a litter brought in. If none still there, get her a little buddy close to the same age.
If you two are referring to what I think you are, I think it was "Hanoi Jane" Fonda who used the "P" word to describe a cat. She does, however, say it referring to something Zsa Zsa did.
Never mind! As you said, it was Zsa Zsa Gabor who said it. Hanoi Jane was just repeating it to Johnny C. on some later episode of his show, clearly to embarrass him and get a few easy laughs.
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