yournewapartment:

bodecats:

pools-of-venetianblue:

this is the purest video you will see all day, it includes not only practical advice on how to make cats feel comfortable but also:

• the most patient and long suffering clawdia
  
• bob ross, but a vet 
  
• squish the cat
• squish the cat, but with a towel
  
• absolute unit mr. pirate
  
• a little chubby but quite beautiful

please watch this immediately

Squish! That! Cat!

I considered myself to be well versed on cats/communicating with cats. I’ve lived with at least two cats my whole life, and currently live with two very different cats who I love. Apparently most cats are shoulder cats? My cat Mason has always been very nervous about going up on people’s shoulders, so I thought I’d try the “shoulder cat” technique.

I had to help him up on my shoulders because he’s never done it himself before. But once I got him up there I squished him, he started purring like nobody’s business. I carried him around our entire apartment, up and down staircases, and he was so happy. He didn’t try to leave once! When I put him down he head butted me and meowed and was super affectionate. And of course I gave him a treat.

TLDR- Even if you live with cats and think you understand cats, please watch this video. 

(via takashi0)