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April 26, 2004
Massage Lowers Blood Pressure In Cats
Village Soup's write-in column for animal advise says that blindness in cats could be due to high blood pressure and that a deep tissue massage may help lower blood pressure.
Siouxsie: Cats can benefit greatly from therapeutic massage. This helps to relax the cat and lower blood pressure. And it feels good, too!
Sinéad: There are licensed practitioners who know how to do deep tissue massage on cats. But you can do something like massage by simply petting your cat slowly (slow massage relaxes, while fast massage stimulates), and gently kneading and rolling the skin.
Siouxsie: But remember, you should never massage inflamed, infected, swollen, torn or bruised areas. Also, don't massage a cat with a fever, a cat that's in shock, or one that is suffering from heat stroke.
Posted by linda at April 26, 2004 12:09 PM
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