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http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/want-to-show-your-cat-a-bit-of-love-dont-stroke-it/
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http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/want-to-show-your-cat-a-bit-of-love-dont-stroke-it/
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Want to show your cat a bit of love? Don't stroke it
© A cat being stroked. Image: Rex, Image Broker
1 hour ago | By MSN UK News
We might find stroking cats a relaxing, peaceful activity.
But it seems the cats feel quite the opposite.
A new study suggests that patting, rubbing and generally pampering felines leaves the creatures stressed rather than soothed.
Researchers from Austria, Brazil and the UK found cats that avoided being touched tended to be healthier than those who allowed interaction with humans.
Foreign secretary William Hague stresses out the Downing Street cat. Image: Rex, Steve Back
They also challenged the idea that cats prefer to live solitary lives without feline companionship.
"We chose stable households to look into this question and were quite surprised by the results," said professor Daniel Mills, professor of veterinary behavioural medicine at the University of Lincoln.
"Despite typically living on their own in the wild, we have known for some time that cats come together when resources like food are concentrated in a single area, for example when people feed strays.
"However, it might be that they do this out of need and it is still stressful for them, because they are not a naturally social species," he added.
Cats that live in groups might not be "best friends," but they are able to organise themselves into a sort of hierarchy in their environment with little stress.
As for stroking, cat owners who force their affection on their pets are apparently doing the most harm.
"It seems that those cats on whom the owner imposes him or herself are the ones we need to be most concerned about," the report concludes.
"The results also reinforce the importance of ensuring that you give all individuals control over their environment, so if you have several cats you should give them the choice of sharing or having their own special areas to eat, drink and go to the toilet."
The study was sponsored by Ceva Animal Health, and results from the research have been published in the journal Physiology and Behaviour.
Aww, oh noes!
Sorry cats.
I'm sure they like having their heads rubbed at least. And their tummies occasionally. And definitely being tickled under the chin.
But maybe they just put up with the stroking the rest of the time.
My cats are constantly bothering me for strokings. I spend most ofmy day in a Queen Anne armchair and there is currently a small cat wandering round on the top of the chair and the arms headbutting me until she gets a tickle.
Pika goes for the feet. You can't sleep with your leg out of the duvet because she's immediately over rubbing her face and back all e'er your toes.
My cat likes to lie on me while I'm in bed with his face right in my face and dribble on my neck. :/
Awww, that's delightful. Ours tend to get on and chillax on the people-mountains for a while (not code for boobies), but then when it's proper sleepy times two of them get either side of my right leg and pin me in. The other one sleeps upstairs because she doesn't love us as much.
Aww. You must suffer from a very hot leg.
It's a bloody nightmare. I don't move about too much while I'm asleep which is why they choose to sleep on me rather than Dan. He's a wriggly young man.
Quote: zooo @ October 8 2013, 11:06 AM BSTMy cat likes to lie on me while I'm in bed with his face right in my face and dribble on my neck. :/
I think you're confusing Aaron and your pussy 
Google Snoopybabe immediately.
Quote: L.E. @ October 9 2013, 1:27 PM BSTGoogle Snoopybabe immediately.
Kill it with fire.