<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Courtesy of Daily Mail (London) at:</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">(video)</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/k3ap644">http://tinyurl.com/k3ap644</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">--------------------------------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><h1 style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></h1><h1 style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Think you know your cat? Think again: New video demystifies feline body language - and reveals they probably DON'T want their tummy stroked</span></font></h1><div><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></div><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; text-align: left; "><li style="text-align: -webkit-auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); ">Cats Protection video reveals what emotions cats are trying to communicate when they flatten their ears or extend their tail upwards</font></li><li style="text-align: -webkit-auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><br></font></li><li style="text-align: -webkit-auto;padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One third of cat owners failed to recognise that a slow-blinking cat shows a calm, contented moggy</font></li><li style="text-align: -webkit-auto;padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></li><li style="text-align: -webkit-auto;padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; "><font><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); ">A quarter of owners think cats 'intentionally' shed their hair to mark territory, when they actually leave their scent by rubbing against surfaces</span></font></li></ul><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br></div></span></div><div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Every cat owner likes to think they share a special bond with their feline friend, but experts believe that many people might be missing the chance to communicate effectively.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Britain's leading cat charity has produced a video guide to cat behaviour after a study found many owners struggle to understand their pet.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">The Cats Protection video dispels popular myths such as cats licking their lips when they are hungry or wanting their tummies scratched when they roll over.</span></p><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>Animal lovers are often at a loss to explain why their cat extends its tail upwards or rubs against them.</font><br></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Three quarters of cat owners did not know an upright tail means a moggy is pleased to see them and is trying to say hello, while one in three thought a cat lies on its back when it wants its tummy tickled like a dog.</font></p><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In fact, it actually means cats are relaxed and trust you - and want their head rubbed briefly instead.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cat behaviour expert Nicky Trevorrow, who works at the charity, said it is likely that owners may be being scratched and bitten when they try to rub their cat's tummy - but cats see the action as an abuse of the trust they are exhibiting and would rather have their heads stroked.</font></p><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>The charity's experts hope their 3 minute video guide will help people notice when their pet is happy or stressed.</font><br></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A third of the 1,100 cat owners surveyed failed to recognise a slow-blinking cat shows a calm, contented moggy, while two in three think a purring cat is always a happy one, when it could actually mean they are in pain.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Four in ten puzzled owners did not realise a feline with flattened ears meant it is scared and in need of somewhere to hide.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pulling a frightened cat out of a hiding place in order to "comfort it, could actually add to its stress, the guide reveals.</font></p><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It recommends instead making sure there is somewhere for the feline to hide or climb up high.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Half of owners were unaware cats also signal stress by licking their lips, with three in ten thinking it means a cat is hungry or has dry lips.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It can a sign of nausea or stress - as well as making sure their face is clean after a meal.</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>A quarter of owners think cats 'intentionally' shed their hair to mark territory, when they actually leave their scent by rubbing against surfaces.</font><br></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One in 20 people thought their cat was rubbing against furniture or walls because it had an itchy face.</font></p><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>According to Ms </font><font>Trevorrow, cats rub against things - usually with their cheeks or sides of their bodies - to deposit scent.</font></span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It can look like affectionate behavior if they rub against your legs as you return home, but as well as being a form of greeting, the sneaky kitties think their owner smells a bit strange and are depositing their scent so the human smells familiar once more.</font></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>Ms Trevorrow admitted cats' subtle' facial expressions can be difficult to read.</font><br></span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Unlike dogs and humans, cats have not evolved the complex facial muscles that allow them to make obvious expressions,' she said.</font></p><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><font></font></span></div><font><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font>'They are more subtle and can be difficult to read, so owners also need to look for non-facial signals that can indicate how their cat is feeling.</font><br></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font>'Many cat owners treat their pet like a human friend and think they are being kind when they lavish it with long, affectionate hugs.</font><br></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font>'However, cats are quite solitary creatures and generally find this over the top - instead preferring frequent but brief attention.'</font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font>Ms Trevorrow said owners can simply take more notice of their cat's behaviour to work out if it is being sociable or wants some time alone.</font></p><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font>She said: 'Misreading these signals can lead to you distressing your cat or being scratched, even if you have its best intentions at heart.</font><br></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'If you wish to calm your pet, you can look it in the eyes and blink slowly. <br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; "><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'They also like short, rubs on the head if you pick the right moment.'</font></p><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There are thought to be around nine million cats in the UK, with one in five households owning at least one.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A third of owners thought their cat lies on its back when it wants its tummy tickled like a dog, but it actually means cats are relaxed and trust you - and want their head rubbed briefly instead</span></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br></div></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><img src="cid:3140F18A-4032-4083-898A-97FFC8D4C84A" alt="article-2382007-1B1401CD000005DC-18_634x286.jpg" id="3140F18A-4032-4083-898A-97FFC8D4C84A" width="634" height="286"></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">--------------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cats blink slowly and then turn their heads to the side to show they trust you and are relaxed. Cat behaviour expert Nicky Trevorrow suggested copying the cat's actions to see it it returns your slow blink</span></div><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br></div></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><img src="cid:65E8FE68-EE64-4752-BD34-409144C300E5" alt="article-2382007-1B140146000005DC-907_634x409.jpg" id="65E8FE68-EE64-4752-BD34-409144C300E5" width="634" height="409"></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></font></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">--------------------------------------<br><br><div>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></div><div> </div><div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"<span style="font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">There's room at the top they are telling you still</span><span style="font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> </span></div><span style="font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">But first you must learn how to smile as you kill </span><br style="font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span style="font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div><div><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">- John Lennon<br></span></font><div> </div></div></div></div></div></body></html>