DISCLAIMER

This website provides general information and advice related to petting and acupressure in cats. It is important to note that this information should not be taken as a substitute for professional veterinary care or advice. Before engaging in any petting or acupressure, it is important to consult with your veterinarian to ensure that it is safe for your cat. Furthermore, each cat is unique and may respond differently to petting and acupressure. Thus, it is important to take your cat's individual characteristics into consideration when engaging in this type of activity. Finally, this website only contains general information - areas that work for my cats, and the points that relate to those areas and should not be relied upon for any specific medical advice.

Feline Accupressure

Feline acupressure brings relaxation and comfort to cats through gentle pats, petting and strokes. This helps to reduce stress and anxiety in cats, resulting in improved health and wellbeing. Providing your cat with a unique and calming experience.

This is information I've gathered to help me understand the correlation between where my cats like being petted during an illness and there relation to acupressure and meridian points.

We recommend that before you try any of this on your feline friend, you try it on yourself first. Remember its very gentle, pat like pressure and if your feline does not like it - stop immediately.

Cough, Lung and Mental Health Support

GV 12

Meridian: Governing Vessel

Pin Yin: Shen Zhu

English Name: Body Pillar

Located between T3-T4 on the spine, this area may assist with conditions related to lung (cough, bronchitis, phemomia, asthma) as well as mental health support for depression, anxiety, zoomies, anger, and generally being unsettled.

Put three fingers over the general area, not pressing hard at all, just gentally make little circles. To understand what it feels like, try it on yourself first.

Spinal Anatomy

Fever, Flu, Virus, Cough, Chills

GV 14

Meridian: Governing Vessel

Pin Yin: Dazhui

English Name: Great Hammer

Located between C7-T1 (spine).

This is the area just before the shoulder bones.GV 14 assists with expelling pathogens, reducing fevers and chills as well as toniefying the neck and spine.

It strengthens the Wei Qi (protector of energy).

My kitty enjoys a little circular rub around the back of the neck with the thumbs, or stroking down from the ears to just past the shoulder blades. This area gets its attention, while she laps up the 'kitty massage' attention.

You don't have to focus on the one small area, petting around it, over it in a manner thats enjoyable for the pet is the key.

Spinal Anatomy

Nasal Issues, Sinus unblocking, Drowning

GV25

Meridian: Governing Vessel

Pin Yin: Suliao

English Name: White Bone Hole

Located at the tip of the nose it can assist with nasal issues, problems in smelling food, shock, reviving from drowning.

Just a light pressure for a few seconds. Try it on yourself, notice the change in feeling around the teeth and sinus area. That slight pressure is enough to make a change in the sinus pressure. Also a good reason why never to tap your kitty on the nose!

Reduces Cough

LU09

Meridian: Lung

Pin Yin: Tai Yuan

English Name: Great abyss

Found in the inner leg near the radial artery, so we want to be very careful here - we are not doing anything but gentle petting, the same kind of force as it takes to move a tissue across the table. This can help with local pain in the wrist joint of the paw and leg pain, it may also assist with tonifying the qi in relation to conditions such as cough, asthma, runny nose.