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minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago Petting a cat calms down & relieves stress. There’s a 50/50 chance that a cat will try to claw your eyes out if you rub their belly, but yes.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoDepends on the cat. There’s some that will let you do just about anything and at most bat you with a paw, claws retracted. Then there’s others that if you don’t pay attention and pet them just a fraction wrong will take your arm off. Know your cat.
minus-squareSolarMonkey@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThis is true, I had both living with me at the same time for years. Sort of still do but the bitey half is more playful now (different cats)
minus-squareFreudianCafe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoYour stress will reduce to 0 if you die, so
minus-squareOpenStars@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 days agoSurvivorship bias: those who live through the encounter have lowered stress.😁
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoThe calming down and stress relief all happens once the petting session ends.
There’s a 50/50 chance that a cat will try to claw your eyes out if you rub their belly, but yes.
Depends on the cat. There’s some that will let you do just about anything and at most bat you with a paw, claws retracted. Then there’s others that if you don’t pay attention and pet them just a fraction wrong will take your arm off. Know your cat.
This is true, I had both living with me at the same time for years.
Sort of still do but the bitey half is more playful now (different cats)
Your stress will reduce to 0 if you die, so
Survivorship bias: those who live through the encounter have lowered stress.😁
The calming down and stress relief all happens once the petting session ends.