{"id":4221,"date":"2020-06-04T03:55:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T11:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4221"},"modified":"2020-06-04T03:55:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T11:55:52","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-hug-a-cat-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4221","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 Hug a Cat Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme-311x500.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lilyme.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/>Today is National Hug Your Cat Day. Now that\u2019s an easy and pleasant honor to bestow on our cats, isn\u2019t it? But not all cats enjoy a wrap-around, confining hug. Some don\u2019t even like to be picked up or held. Such a shame, especially when the cat has fur that begs to be mussed. But even those cats who are a bit leery of being squished in a hug, will generally welcome a ruffling, a good massage, or a long luxurious petting.<\/p>\n<p>I read the other day that we shouldn\u2019t be kissing our cats <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MaxLilytandem-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MaxLilytandem-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MaxLilytandem-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MaxLilytandem.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>during this time of high danger from the virus. Now that\u2019s something I\u2019d protest if it became a law. However, I do sanction keeping your cat to yourself. Don\u2019t allow random people to pet and cuddle your cat. Someone who\u2019s infected could spread the virus without knowing it onto your cat&#8217;s fur during a snuggle session with her. Something to think about. And when it comes to other people&#8217;s cats, be respectful in this time of the corona virus dangers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cat2persians-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cat2persians-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cat2persians-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cat2persians.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We have a pair of feline siblings who roam the neighborhood and have since they were kittens. I love having those two visit our yard, but I avoid petting them anymore just in case the virus can be spread by any suspicious droplets on their fur.<\/p>\n<p>So whether your cat is a love-bug or aloof, today is a good day to enjoy at least a moment of nuzzling, petting, scratching, or buzzing\u2026whatever you and your cat enjoy together. But if you\u2019re like most humans-with-cat, this is something you and your cat engage in on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Happy Hug Your Cat Day to you and your cat(s).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is National Hug Your Cat Day. Now that\u2019s an easy and pleasant honor to bestow on our cats, isn\u2019t it? But not all cats enjoy a wrap-around, confining hug. 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