On Cat Petting

By Shira | Jan 27, 08 06:33 PM


sid's in my lap
Originally uploaded by Shira Golding

One of the many benefits of working primarily from home is more quality time with Sid and Zora, our cat housemates. I'm really into petting. Don't get me wrong -- playing is awesome, too, and it certainly seems just as important to them, but if asked to choose between the two, I'm going with petting.

While petting Sid this evening, I was thinking about the fact that I don't really know whether the way I pet Sid is the way that everyone pets their cats. Is there a universal cat/human language that all cat adopters intuit?

A quick search on YouTube reveals a range of cat petting approaches including butt tapping, "extreme cat petting!", and an automated cat-petting machine.

I also found this one, which best approximates my "style," and I discovered that it's always a good time for a cat massage.


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