Pampered Cat Enjoys Getting Head Massages

Butters loves to get attention first thing in the morning, and he loves getting his head massaged. Take a look at the face he makes while he gets massages, he finds his personal nirvana.

Cat's life can be extremely stressful, all that scratching of furniture, playing with toys, chasing laser pointers, being petted all day, can leave you breathless and tired to the point when you just need to relax.

Sounds rough right? Butters the cat relaxes daily tension by getting head massages from owner. In fact, it looks like he loves it, big time. Bizarrely, cats also enjoy giving massages too. So it's a win-win situation.

Butters is also the snake-guy, second thing on his to-do list is snatching heads of toy snakes. Watch him eat these colorful snakes as if they are gummy bears.

To some, the idea of massage for animals may seem frivolous. But the benefits of massage are clear, whoever the recipient. Physiologically, massage stimulates the nerves and the muscles, and increases the supply of oxygen and nutrients to muscle cells, relieves muscle spasms and helps flush away toxic compounds.

Pet an animal and you have made a friend for a day. Massage an animal, and you have made a friend for life. Remember this wise thought the next time you are about to massage your pet.