This is Iris. She is my sweet, strange cat. Even though I love her very much, I know that I do not spend enough time showing her this with petting and brushing. One of my goals for this year is to spend at least five minutes a day focused on petting or brushing Iris. I've seen a few articles that say that petting a cat or a dog (or probably any animal that you are close to) lowers not only your blood pressure, but also the blood pressure of the animal you are petting. It is certainly a nice way to relax after a stressful day, and when I take the time to do it, my cats seem much more relaxed too.
P.S. For those of you wondering about The Smeagol, don't worry, she already gets lots of petting (although no brushing unless you want your hands scratched/bitten up), which she pretty much demands by ramming her face against whatever you are holding (book, phone, magazine, etc.) when she wants to be petted. Yes, she's pretty adorable too.
This is Iris. She is my sweet, strange cat. Even though I love her very much, I know that I do not spend enough time showing her this with petting and brushing. One of my goals for this year is to spend at least five minutes a day focused on petting or brushing Iris. I've seen a few articles that say that petting a cat or a dog (or probably any animal that you are close to) lowers not only your blood pressure, but also the blood pressure of the animal you are petting. It is certainly a nice way to relax after a stressful day, and when I take the time to do it, my cats seem much more relaxed too. 
P.S. For those of you wondering about The Smeagol, don't worry, she already gets lots of petting (although no brushing unless you want your hands scratched/bitten up), which she pretty much demands by ramming her face against whatever you are holding (book, phone, magazine, etc.) when she wants to be petted. Yes, she's pretty adorable too.
I WAS worried about Smeagol!
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