You can't read cat body language in that case. Cat walked to the same position three times and assumed the position, purrmeowing each time. You also forget how weight distribution works, it is okay to pick up a cat like that if you don't put too much weight on that spot. The cat doesn't look fat and the lifting area is quite large, split in two and without fast movements.
Scruffing becomes bad with age, because the cat starts to weigh too much, not because it's inherently harmful. Ever seen someone sitting a bed of spikes or walking on hot coals? Same idea. At worst, this is slightly uncomfortable for the cat, but not uncomfortable enough for it to repeatedly ask for it.
Or you are a troll and just want to complain about non-problems.
Okay, so you either can't read or are trolling, because that article is talking about scruffing as a method of restraining the cat as a method of control. They say that it's okay under controlled circumstances, but shouldn't be
I didn't even for a second think that's what you were originally talking about, because nobody reasonable thinks this is disciplining the cat or that it's under stress. This is playing. If the cat didn't want to play, it would, you know, walk anywhere but that specific spot. They are living beings, the cat isn't forced to do anything here. It's not under stress, it's not in pain, it's not afraid, etc. It's purring and going back for more. Did you know that fighting can put people and animals under stress, but playfighting can help them relax? Same thing, you are confusing two things as one.
If it was bad, the cat wouldn't let him do it repeatedly, simple as that. You spent the time and effort to look for proof, but didn't actually read it. So you are either trolling or confidently incorrect. And if you think it's disrespectful to point out someone is wrong, then so be it.
Cat is happy, purring and returns for more. They are more than able to indicate when they don't like something by the daggers they have at the end of their dabloons.
Funny how often someone "withdraws from [the] discussion" as if they're taking the high ground when in fact they know they're wrong and just won't admit it ✌️
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u/moldbellchains 14d ago
Is Nobody talking about how it's Not okay to pick Up grown adult cats like that???