How to pet a cat correctly: you risk getting scratched
Cats are incredibly affectionate creatures that truly need our care and tenderness.
However, not all affection may be to the liking of furry purrs.
Let's start with how to pick up a cat correctly. All attention is on the paws: they should not hang in the air.
If the animal does not feel support, it will become nervous, so try to put your palm under the cat's back "legs". Alternatively, let the fluffy one lean on your shoulder.
But you should abandon the idea of holding a cat in your arms with its belly up - this pose has very few “fans”.
Now – about ironing: not about how to straighten out creases in linen, but about stroking movements that should be directed exclusively in the direction of wool growth, and not against it.
You can easily run your hand over the head and the back of the neck, but touching the entire back along the spine may not be approved by the pet.
Finally, about where you can scratch your cat and which areas are off-limits.
So, scratching the neck and the area behind the ears, as experience shows, is a great success, and vice versa - not all animals allow touching their stomachs.
