You need to pet your cat. This "procedure" has a positive effect on the fluffy one.
Thus, the four-legged friend calms down and begins to feel protected.
The pet owner also benefits: by petting a cat, a person copes with stress, is distracted from problems and improves their mood.
What happens if the owner, who has always been affectionate towards the cat, suddenly stops petting the animal?
Contrary to popular belief, the cat will not be offended. However, there will still be negative consequences.
The cat will try to get the same attention
There will be no offense on the part of the pet. And yet, the animal, accustomed to affection, will come to the conclusion: "Something is wrong."
Fluffy will definitely try to get attention back to himself.
At first, the cat will do this softly and affectionately: he will begin to periodically rub against the person’s legs.
Then the animal will probably develop another habit - following its owner around.
If the person continues to ignore the cat, the cat may want to use dangerous methods to attract attention to itself. We are talking about biting and scratching.
Apathy and health problems
Over time, the animal will give up trying to “return to the old days.”
But this does not mean that the cat will be able to easily come to terms with the new circumstances.
An animal that has realized that its relationship with its owner has changed for the worse will begin to worry a lot. And then apathy will make itself known.
In this state, the purr may eat less. And this is fraught with the emergence of serious health problems.
To sum it up: never stop petting your pet. And then he will remain happy and healthy.
