My partner and I foster a lot of cats. Some of the sweetest cats take forever to get adopted just because they aren't kittens anymore. One of our fosters has been with us for almost three years now - just because he isn't a kitten and needs some inexpensive meds sprinkled on his food once a day.

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

SQUEEZIES! I know scruffing is wrong, but God dang, do they love sqeezies and butt spanks.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Scruffing is not wrong.

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It mostly depends on weight. I can lift my Yorkie by his butt skin and neck skin, and he loves it. If I did that to a heavier animal without loose skin, it would hurt them. Cats tend to lose that extra skin pretty fast. They just like getting squeezed there. (Mostly if they're hand raised).

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Of course everything is context sensitive. You can "scruff" a healthy adult cat without ever hurting them if you do it right. You don't lift them up by that skin.

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