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4 Spots Cats Love to Be Scratched -- and One They Hate!
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| 6/14/14
| Dr. Marty Becker
Posted on 06/14/2014 4:11:18 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
Feline Love: Breaking the Code
I've spent my life caring for and about animals, and I've always been a careful observer of what makes them happy. I know the "sweet spots" on every pet I've ever met, and since Almost Heaven is a horse ranch (with Quarter Horses whose personalities rival Golden Retrievers for sweetness), I know what makes equine hearts sing too.
But I also know if you hit the wrong note on many a cat, you won't be singing a happy song for long. And while most cat owners eventually figure that out on their own, you could be one of those people whose current cat tolerates pretty much anything. Your next one, though, could be scratch-happy if you don't know where to go.
Which is why I love sharing about caring, and in cats that means sticking to four top spots for heavy petting, and ignoring one spot that dogs love but that most cats never will.
(Excerpt) Read more at shine.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: kittyping
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And the Belly Rub Wars are restarted.
To: Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; devane617; ...
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:11:43 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: a fool in paradise
To: a fool in paradise
Tacky. I guess I should be glad the owner of that torso is using a cat drawn around their bellybutton vs a person.
To: a fool in paradise; JRandomFreeper; lee martell
Bet it wasn’t as funny when he sobered up.
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:25:54 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Sides of their faces, just behind their mouthes...
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:30:00 PM PDT
by
varmintman
(It must really suck to be a Nazi in Kiev these days...)
To: Slings and Arrows
Mine only like belly rubs when they are on all 4’s. NEVER on their backs. Sometimes my fat diva likes it...but she’s pretty insecure.
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:30:47 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
To: Slings and Arrows
My cat loves being carried on his back, getting his belly rubbed. However, from the time I raised from a kitten, I would routinely pick up up like that and rub him there.
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:31:33 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:32:24 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: Jonty30
Believe it or not.....but I can pick my female and give her a ‘zerbert’ on her tummy. I can’t quite figure that one out.
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:35:35 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:36:43 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Slings and Arrows
It just depends on the cat.
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:45:10 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Don't tell me, I'll tell you.)
To: smokingfrog
Both of my girl katz love belly rubs, and Mao loves getting rubbed on her tummy with the pin brush! I think a lot depends on how you raise and bond with them.
To: Rodamala
I knew that pic would show up.
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:49:49 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I have 4 cats. 2 of them love belly rubs, 2 hate it. so I’m batting about .500 on this one.
CC
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:49:56 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: dainbramaged
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:50:18 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:50:41 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
My brother and sister-in-law have four cats. Three of them like ear and chin scratches. One loves to have her belly rubbed. But one doesn't like any scratches or belly rubs. All she wants is to have the top of her head rubbed.
My own cat loves ear scratches and only the occasional belly rub — only when he's in the mood. Try to rub his tummy without permission and you will be a bloody mess.
Every cat is different.
To: Slings and Arrows
The one on the bottom is now found at most law enforcement firearm training facilities.
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posted on
06/14/2014 4:53:57 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
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