Tellington TTouch® for Cats

[zofiazabekkitty]

my cat will always fold his ears and never let me do t-touch :( but he always purrs so what should i do ?

[healingpaws681]

I have used T Touch on my rabbits and it relaxed them when we clipped their nails. Now my bunny, Buster, loves to sit next to me so i can give him a massage. it is amazing stuff.

[moxieownage]

That cat looks stuffed lol

[WildAlaskanBlossom]

@moxieownage :)

[TheKathyMax]

I did this on my bulldog, ans she just loooved it :D she was so relaxed.

[queenastilon]

but what to do with a cat that will absolutely not allow touch? We had one, rescued, traumatised. She would climb on my lap if I sat really still but if I moved at all she was gone... never managed to stroke her at all.

[TellingtonTTouch]

There are numerous TTouch tools and techniques that would help you change this. Response to follow.

[WildAlaskanBlossom]

@queenastilon I would try some Bach rescue remedy until she will allow you to touch her.

[queenastilon]

WildAlaskan, thanks for the advice but the cat died many years ago. I was curious.

She had been bought as a kitten and locked up alone for days at a time. We gave her a home, company, garden to run/hunt in & tried to avoid stressing her. We fed her well & she was never ill (till old age) except once: an abcess in one pad. She slashed my face quite deeply when I tried to apply antibiotic cream - had the scars for years - had to put on my fencing mask. The poor thing was just so terrified

[healingpaws681]

@queenastilon

It takes patience. but I find that if you sit quietly and take deep breaths to relax, your cat who reads energy really well will slowly start to relax. I had a cat like yours and I did this technique and then he started coming up to me and I would lightly massage his head and then the rest of his body and then he would come up to me and sit on my lap and look at me as if to ask "Well, what are you waiting for. I'm ready for my spa treatment".

[Montecore827]

@queenastilon I volunteer at an SPCA to work with troubled, feral, shy cats.Offering food bribes from my hand & combining that with touching the cats flank or head has often worked for me. Playing with the cats(shoelace) distracting them with a toy and starting to slip a hand over their head. Using a grooming brush in the midst of hand feeding or playing with the cat, and eventually slipping my hand to replace the brush. Sometimes I do this from my lap but mostly start from hiding spots.

[MaggySings]

Been doing this to my cats for years ... now I know why they loke it so much!!

[Zeuszgrl]

I will try it on my fur babies!

[Fractelle]

It works!