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Cat massage is good therapy for both you and your cat. Here are some ways to use massage to pamper your pet.
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Step 1: Start with an ear 先按摩一個耳朵
Scratch behind the cat’s ear to get its attention.
Step 2: Move to the other ear 再撫摸另外一個耳朵
Rub one of the ears, move on to the top of the cat’s head, and then on to the other ear.
Use small circular motions of your thumb and fingertips as you massage.
Step 3: Scratch the face 撫摸面部
Scratch one side of the cat’s face below their whiskers, and then under their chin.
Step 4: Change sides 按照一定順序,從一邊到另一邊
Massage the other side of the cat’s face. Then massage the ears again, and then the top of the head.
Step 5: Stroke the back 輕撫貓咪的后背
Stroke the cat’s back with your open palm down to the top of the tail.
Step 6: Massage the tail 按摩貓咪的尾巴
Curl your hand around the cat’s tail and stroke it from the base to the tip. Before you know it, your cat will be coming to you for a spa treatment.
The Humane Society of the United States estimates that each year, between 6 and 8 million cats and dogs are sent to U.S. shelters.
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massage
n.1.按摩, 推拿
Montgomery offered me a massage.
蒙哥馬利主動為我推拿。
Scratch
vt. & vi.1.抓, 搔
The dog is always scratching.
那只狗老是搔癢。
He has a curious habit of scratching his ear while he speaks.
他有一種奇怪的習慣, 一講話就搔耳朵。
2.刮傷
The brambles scratched my legs.
荊棘刺傷了我的雙腿。
whisker
n.1.連鬢胡子, 絡腮胡子
2.(某些動物的)須
He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.
他看著貓?zhí)蚝毶系呐D獭?br />
3.一絲;一點兒;些微之差
He missed the first prize by a whisker.
他和頭獎擦肩而過。
Stroke
v.輕撫
She gave the cat a stroke.
她撫摸了一下貓。