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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 先按摩一个耳朵
Scratch behind the cat’s ear to get its attention.
Scratch behind the cat’s ear to get its attention.
Step 2: Move to the other ear 再抚摸另外一个耳朵
Rub one of the ears, move on to the top of the cat’s head, and then on to the other ear.
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 抚摸面部
Scratch one side of the cat’s face below their whiskers, and then under their chin.
Scratch one side of the cat’s face below their whiskers, and then under their chin.
Step 4: Change sides 按照一定顺序，从一边到另一边
Massage the other side of the cat’s face. Then massage the ears again, and then the top of the head.
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 轻抚猫咪的后背
Stroke the cat’s back with your open palm down to the top of the tail.
Stroke the cat’s back with your open palm down to the top of the tail.
Step 6: Massage the tail 按摩猫咪的尾巴
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.
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.
蒙哥马利主动为我推拿。
Montgomery offered me a massage.
蒙哥马利主动为我推拿。
Scratch
vt. & vi.1.抓, 搔
The dog is always scratching.
那只狗老是搔痒。
He has a curious habit of scratching his ear while he speaks.
他有一种奇怪的习惯, 一讲话就搔耳朵。
2.刮伤
The brambles scratched my legs.
荆棘刺伤了我的双腿。
The dog is always scratching.
那只狗老是搔痒。
He has a curious habit of scratching his ear while he speaks.
他有一种奇怪的习惯, 一讲话就搔耳朵。
2.刮伤
The brambles scratched my legs.
荆棘刺伤了我的双腿。
whisker
n.1.连鬓胡子, 络腮胡子
2.(某些动物的)须
He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.
他看着猫舔胡须上的牛奶。
3.一丝；一点儿；些微之差
He missed the first prize by a whisker.
他和头奖擦肩而过。
n.1.连鬓胡子, 络腮胡子
2.(某些动物的)须
He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.
他看着猫舔胡须上的牛奶。
3.一丝；一点儿；些微之差
He missed the first prize by a whisker.
他和头奖擦肩而过。
Stroke
v.轻抚
She gave the cat a stroke.
她抚摸了一下猫。
She gave the cat a stroke.
她抚摸了一下猫。
