Most animals love the power of touch, so learn some techniques to relax both you and your cat.

By Karen Lee Stevens

All you need is a few minutes a day to provide your cat with the enjoyment and health benefits of massage.

On any given morning, you can find Maryjean Ballner sitting on the kitchen floor with her two cats sprawled out in front of her, purring contentedly. “Every morning while my coffee is brewing, I sit down and spend a few minutes massaging my two cats,” says Ms. Ballner, an author and New York State licensed massage therapist.

Twenty years ago, while attending the Swedish Institute for Massage Therapy in New York City, Ms. Ballner rescued an injured, feral cat she named Mr. Gray. The cat was so frightened that he would not allow humans near him for several weeks. …

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