6 Parts Of A Cat's Body You Shouldn't Touch
Touching a cat is a pleasant thing. Plus if you touch his body while stroking his body, this is not only fun but can also calm our hearts as well as being able to relieve the stress that is on us.
Touching cats is fun and at the same time can provide several benefits for us. But touching a cat should not just be done as long as it is done. There are some parts of the cat's body that we should not touch.
Because if we touch it, this can make cats feel uncomfortable and don't feel comfortable around us. As a result the cat will prefer to stay away from us. Cats may also hate us if we do this without knowing that it is forbidden for cats.
Of course you don't want a cat to dislike you just because of your own negligence. That's why as cat owners we must know which areas of the cat's body are forbidden to touch.
To find out which areas are forbidden to touch, you must read Anggora's writing below. Read to the end, dear readers.
6 Parts Of A Cat's Body You Shouldn't Touch
There are several parts of the cat's body that we are not allowed to touch. If we touch it, the cat will feel uncomfortable and will go away from us. This can also traumatize cats if we are forced to touch them continuously.
So which parts of the cat's body should we not touch, here are some of them :
1. Cat Stomach
Well the first is the cat's stomach. Every time we hold a cat's stomach, we definitely see that the beloved cat doesn't look happy being held by its stomach. Cats will look at our hands with distaste, push them, scratch or bite our hands.
Then the cat will then run if he feels there is a chance to escape. Seeing this, you will surely ask yourself why cats don't allow us to touch their stomachs. This is due to the presence of hair follicles above its belly.
Which hair follicles themselves when touched will provide extraordinary stimulation to the cat's stomach. Not only that, cats also think that the stomach is a vital part that must be protected.
That's why cats really guard their stomachs and don't allow anyone including their owners to touch them. Apart from the above, there are other reasons why cats don't like being touched by their stomachs. See more reasons here.
There is one unique fact about this, cats don't allow their stomachs to be touched, but it's a different story when they are asleep. When a cat is unconscious the cat will let anyone touch its belly.
2. Cat's Tail
The cat's tail is one part that we should not touch. Actually, we can just touch it, but for cats this is a very annoying thing, because that's why many say that this part should not be touched.
Apart from holding a cat's tail is a disturbing act for a cat, holding a cat's tail can make a cat feel insecure and threatened. This is because the cat's tail contains a lot of nervous systems, muscles or bones which are prone to damage if the tail is injured.
The tail also functions as a tool to help balance the cat's body. This is very useful when the cat walks in a very narrow high place. These are some of the reasons why cats really care about their tails.
The cat will scratch or bite the hand of the person holding its tail and it will try to pull its tail apart, the cat does this because the cat really doesn't like it and feels this action can hurt its tail.
Oh yes, if you want to pull a cat closer to you, you should not pull its tail, because this can injure the cat itself. Anggora said this just to remind him because based on Anggora's own eyes, there are still many people or cat lovers who do this.
Most likely it's because of their ignorance, according to Angora, although there are also many people who do it on purpose to hurt cats.
3. Cat's Feet
We can actually touch the cat's feet, but for the cat this part is not the part that he is allowed to be touched by humans. You try to touch or hold your cat's paw, of course the cat will pull its leg from your grasp as soon as you hold its leg.
This shows that cats do not allow this part for us to hold. The reason why cats don't allow it, according to Anggora, is simply because cats don't feel comfortable when we do this to them.
Besides that, the cat will also panic a little if we hold this one part, that's why the cat will rush to pull its leg as soon as we hold it.
4. Cat's Nose
Similar to a cat's paw, when holding a cat's nose, the cat will immediately respond by pushing, scratching or biting our hands. This cat's response seemed to forbid us to hold his nose.
Cats really don't like being touched by their noses because holding a cat's nose can make a cat feel that something feels strange with their nose, feel an itchy nose, or provoke a sneezing nose ( this happens if we hold their nose by pressing it hard ).
What happens to a cat's nose is similar to what happens to a human's nose. This strange feeling that cats don't want to happen to their noses is what makes cats forbid us from touching their noses.
5. The Inside Of A Cat's Ear
The inside of a cat's ear is one part that should not be touched. Why ? This part will make the cat feel very itchy and uncomfortable, every time you put your hand in it, the cat will immediately scratch its ear.
It can also damage the cat's ears if you put your hand or other object into the cat's ear. Apart from being able to make cats itchy, uncomfortable and also injured, this can also make our hands dirty.
When we touch the inner ear of a cat, our hands can get cat earwax, if we forget to wash our hands before eating and the dirt goes into the stomach, then we could be at risk of getting sick.
It's best not to touch the inside of a cat's ear unless we have to touch it for an urgent reason.
6. Part Of The Cat's Eyelids Or Eyes
It's no different from the human eye, the cat's eye is a sensitive area. If we carelessly touch this part, this could have a negative impact on the cat's eyes. Starting from the cat's eye becomes painful or the cat can experience blindness if we touch the eye firmly.
Maybe we as adults know this but not so with children, they can just press the cat's eyes hard. Therefore, if you have children at home, you should prohibit them from touching the cat's eyes.
Not only forbidding this, but this should be followed by teaching our children a lesson about what is permissible and what is not allowed to be held on a cat's body.
What Happens When We Touch These Parts ?
Touching these parts actually won't hurt the cat too much if we touch it slowly ( nexcept the eyes ). This will only make the cat feel uncomfortable and also feel annoyed.
Apart from that, if we touch it carelessly, this can actually have a negative impact on the cat's body. For example, if we hold a cat's tail too tightly and accidentally pull its tail, this will make the cat scream in pain.
Not only that, this action can also trigger trauma in cats. The cat whose tail was injured earlier will be very scared if touched by humans, especially if we want to hold the tail.
A cat that sees someone is about to hold its tail will immediately get scared and run away. There was once a visiting relative who brought his child to Anggora's house. This child can be said to be very happy to see cats.
So he stroked the stomach of a sleeping cat, but because the stroke was too strong, the cat looked in pain and ran away. The cat kept running away and didn't come back to the house until the next day.
Due to this incident, the cat was traumatized by a small child. From there, every time this cat saw a small child, he would run scared and hide. Even though previously cats were normal when they saw cats.
This can also happen to us who often disturb cats by holding the parts above, especially if we hold them too tightly.
It Is Mandatory For Us And Those Around Us To Know About this ?
It is mandatory for us to know which parts of the cat's body should not be touched. Especially the people around us and our children. The goal is that unwanted things don't happen to cats like the example Anggora mentioned above.
Tell our families and children which parts of the body cannot and may not be touched. How to hold or stroke a cat and so on.
By doing this it will make us feel safe when we leave the cat at home with relatives or family members and our children.
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