Do you know how to hold a cat correctly? If you hold a cat incorrectly, it will not only cause the cat owner's disgust, but may also be hated by it, and even hurt it! This approach is likely to have adverse effects on muscles and bones. Experts recommend that you do not use too much force when cuddling, support the armpit of the front foot with one hand, and support the buttocks and back foot with the other hand. This is the safe way.

Illustration of the correct way to hold the cat with NG. Picture from Guide to Cat Breeding and Living

The traditional idea is to grab the back of the cat's neck, but this is the way the mother cat will use when moving the kitten. May cause musculoskeletal or muscle injury. Especially for cats that have grown up, it is not recommended to catch cats in this way.

Stroking and cuddling are both ways to communicate emotions with cats, but you should pay special attention when cuddling, because not every cat likes it. But when necessary, it will be safer to cuddle in the correct way. According to the expert advice of Morningstar Publishing House's Guide to Cat Feeding and Living: Don't cuddle too hard, so as not to feel uncomfortable for the cat. Children in particular tend to hurt the cat too much and hold the cat tightly. If the cat is forced to be cuddled or petted, some cats will become unwilling to be cuddled or even disgusted with people.

Children tend to hold cats too tightly, so be careful.

The Guide to Cat Breeding and Living uses diagrams to demonstrate the correct way to hold cats. Among them, scratching the back of the cat's neck and forefoot is the wrong way of NG. The method of scratching the back of the neck can only be used by female cats for kittens, and scratching the money may damage the root joints, and only scratching the armpits will also damage the root joints of the forelimbs. These methods must be avoided.

The correct way to hold a cat should be to support the forelegs under the armpit with one hand, and the hips and hind feet with the other hand. Or hold it in your arms with both hands, or let the cat's forelegs rest on our shoulders.