Source checked 12 November 2026. PawLine editorial team. Not professionally reviewed.
Educational information, not veterinary or individual behavior advice. A slow blink does not diagnose eye health or authorize touching. Do not hold, corner or provoke a cat for a response. Ask your veterinary team about health or behavior concerns.
Prepare a question about a low-pressure greeting
Temporary notes only. Entries are not saved or sent; reload clears them. Write from an ordinary interaction that already happened, without repeating a test.
Plan the human side
You can describe a doorway, a chair or where someone usually stands without approaching the cat. Use the fields to preserve a question about keeping greetings optional. Do not create a training target or a required response for the animal.
Distinguish a proposal from a result
I want to ask about sitting farther away is a proposal. The cat is comfortable is a conclusion. Keep the two apart. A written plan does not prove that the proposed change suits an individual cat.
Keep contact out of the scorecard
There is no scorecard here. A blink, an approach or no response cannot certify permission to stroke, pick up or restrain. International Cat Care's handling and greeting guidance preserves choice throughout an interaction.
No sent message or promised reply
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