The proper way to hug a cat is to pick the cat up, hold it over an arm facing away from you, and squeeze it gently...
Do not hold the cat with the pointy-ends facing you. That can hurt.
Also do not squeeze the cat too hard. Squeaks, growls, and wild thrashing may result.
Piper's purple paw-print collar is getting a bit frayed from her constant grooming and scratching. I think she needs a more durable leather collar to resist her wickedly sharp back claws.
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Roethke offered pet hugging advice in poetry :
The Time to Tickle a Lizard, /
Is Before, or Right After, a Blizzard. /
Now the place to begin /
Is just under his Chin, -- /
And here's more Advice : /
Don't Poke more than Twice /
At an Intimate Place like his Gizzard.
Posted by Ron Hardin | February 22, 2005 9:03 AM
Posted on February 22, 2005 09:03
If I meet the Silver Lady on my way home from work, I'll ask her whether she'll let me try that out.
Usually she just likes skritches.
Posted by Rahel | February 22, 2005 9:10 AM
Posted on February 22, 2005 09:10
I really wouldn't pick up and hug a strange cat, even if you hold the cat's pointy ends away from you.
Posted by Laurence Simon | February 22, 2005 10:10 AM
Posted on February 22, 2005 10:10
Silver Lady is tame, and I've known her for a long time. Anyway I'd just offer and let her decide.
Posted by Rahel | February 22, 2005 2:40 PM
Posted on February 22, 2005 14:40