Once again it’s your lucky day, as kind readers have sent me three cat items for the week. The first comprises a series of three videos showing cats giving massages. Granted, they’re not as thorough as human massages, but the cuteness factor more than compensates.
This first one looks like a Bengal cat, the future breed belonging to PCC:
This bruiser is massages the lower back, precisely where I could use it right now!
And here’s a six-minute compilation of many cat massages:
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From Rocket News 24 we have the bizarre tale of a Japanese man who wheels nine—count them, nine—fluffy moggies around Tokyo in a baby stroller. At first I thought the cats must be drugged, but I’m told that this breed is often very laid back and compliant.
. . . people have been drawn to one of the newcomers to the street scene in Tokyo, a recently retired man who goes by the name “Kyushu Neko Ojisan” (lit. The Cat Man from Kyushu). Retirement for this gent means he’s now free to walk his nine adorable cats in a baby buggy around Tokyo. And his crowds of admirers are growing with every stroll he takes.
The Cat Man became a minor celebrity in Kagoshima, Kyushu, after a job transfer led him there six years ago. Separated from his family for work, he became known for walking his cats in a stroller through Kagoshima’s famous Tenmonkan Arcade on the weekends. He was such a local fixture that when news got around that he and his cats would be leaving Kyushu after his retirement in March 2014, he was featured in an article by the Kagoshima Keizai newspaper.
This is what nine cats in a stroller looks like. Number nine sits happily in a basket under the main carriage. You may wonder whether the cats are OK with being taken outdoors like this (and ordinarily we wouldn’t recommend it), but Cat Man’s furry friends seem perfectly at ease.
The Cat Man from Kyushu says his cats have grown up well, thanks to the affection people lavish on them when he’s out and about. It fills him with warmth when he sees smiles on people’s faces as they stop to pet his cats.
It takes all kinds. . .
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Finally, a video of a kind-hearted woman with a thousand rescue cats in her sanctuary:
This place, called The Cat House on the Kings, is located in Parlier, California (near Fresno), and it’s clearly the place to go if you’re on the West Coast and want to adopt a cat.
h/t: Joyce, Cindy, Lauren
Amazing story out there in California. If you cannot get your cat fix there, something is seriously wrong with your.
My cat insists on massaging my bewbs and my neck, usually when I am just waking up at 5am. I have to grab the blanket and cover up to my chin, otherwise I get clawed in the neck.
When she is done massaging me, she will sit on my bewbs and randomly paw me in the lips.
Cats.
F*cling cats.
P.S. I love the massage when it is done properly. Very relaxing. She also forces it on me when I am reading WEIT, so I have to put the mobile down and *submit*.
So you’re getting a Bengal kitten soon?
And those look like ultra-typed Persians, who are quite capable of being sassy and non-compliant. I wonder if he (or his kids) started them off as kittens with the stroller thing.
The spotted massage cat looks very much like our female Ocicat.
Yes, the first one is clearly an Ocicat, not a Bengal.
In the cat compilation at 2:26, it was sweet to see the ginger tabby briefly stop the massaging to give the girl a kiss and then resumes the job. Awwww… TLC….
That’s a lot o’ cats!
In my experience, one big problem with cat massage: claws?
I suppose a towel is prudent …
heavy clothing helps too. It can be a slow torture.
My cat massages my legs when I lie down on my bed to recover after my Sunday morning runs. I quickly developed the habit of placing a thick blanket over my legs for protection.
I missed out! Although recently in Tokyo, I didn’t see the cat man from Kyushu. In fact in six weeks in Japan I saw cats only in the ruins of Fukui Castle and in the park around Himeji Castle. (Will send photos later). This paucity of cats led to a bad case of feline deprivation syndrome.
I love the long-haired cats in the stroller! Are two of them Himalayan cats? Whatever breed, they’re absolutely beautiful.
Might be in Tokyo with a couple of friends later this year – if so, we’ll definitely look for the Cat Man of Kyushu.
Ahhh … I see from the linked article that they are Chinchilla and Himalayan cats. 🙂
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I see that the first cats listed on the Cat House’s adoption page are Bengals.
Boots gives massage, but I never realized other cats do it as well. It reminds me of what kittens do when they nurse. Boots prefers to massage in the area of a full bladder. It doesn’t help that he’s polydactyl.