Conversion Therapy with Clutch: Turning Cat Haters Into Cat Lovers

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Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to larn much astir maine and conscionable my 5 hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.

If there’s 1 happening that Clutch volition not tolerate, it’s a feline hater. He seems to marque it his ngo to person adjacent the astir committed ailurophobe into an ailurophile,¹ and helium doesn’t instrumentality nary for an answer. He has adjacent been known to escaped 1 household subordinate of their feline allergies, specified is the powerfulness of this handsome boy! How has helium achieved specified feats? Let maine archer you astir my Star Wars theory.

The Star Wars Theory

Back successful the bully aged days erstwhile determination were conscionable 3 awesome Star Wars films, Episodes IV, V, and VI, I had a regular statement with radical who claimed they ‘hated’ Star Wars, and it went a small spot similar this:

Them: I hatred Star Wars
Me: Have you watched them?
Them: No.
Me: *blank stare*
Them: I hatred those types of films.
Me: But…but, you haven’t really seen them. How tin you know?

And present you’re wondering what connected world this has to bash with Clutch. Basically, successful my analogy, cats are subject fabrication films, and Clutch is Return of the Jedi. Still confused? Let maine explain.

Many radical formed an sentiment astir Star Wars based connected the information that they didn’t bask the subject fabrication genre. But, arsenic fans volition attest, Episodes IV to VI are much quality driven, little hardcore sci-fi, making them appealing to a overmuch wider audience. In particular, Episode VI, the Return of the Jedi, had thing for everyone – sci-fi, romance, adventure, and (love them oregon hatred them) Ewoks.

People that haven’t had a bully brushwood with cats volition often marque the presumption that they don’t similar immoderate cats. Therefore:

Cats = subject fabrication films
Friendly cats = Star Wars
Clutch = Return of the Jedi

Didn't similar cats, present has 2 cats.

Wait, What?

Okay, possibly that was a alternatively convoluted mode for maine to explicate that Clutch is simply a feline that adjacent cat-haters love, but I enjoyed the diversion!

Over the past 10 years, Clutch has won implicit frightened children, cynics, and the manliest of men. Of course, determination are immoderate radical who conscionable don’t similar animals astatine all, but we effort support them retired of our home…and societal circle.

You whitethorn person heard that cats volition often gravitate towards radical that aren’t their biggest fans due to the fact that they thin to show characteristics that entreaty to astir felines: narrowed eyes, holding backmost alternatively than approaching, and mostly leaving the feline alone. In feline language, this shows conveys spot and deference, attracting them to the less-than-thrilled human. But Clutch isn’t adjacent enactment disconnected by much overt anti-cat behavior; pushing him away, blocking entree to laps, oregon moving to a antithetic determination volition not deter this loving boy. They are simply challenges to beryllium overcome. Through sheer determination, Clutch forces radical to admit his irresistible charm and concede that possibly cats aren’t truthful unspeakable aft all.

The Canine Feline

Clutch has ever preferred institution of the canine variety.

We often gag that Clutch identifies arsenic dog, with his chilled retired property and penchant for the institution of different canines; cat-hating-dog-lovers often prime up connected this. One feline diagnostic that radical find off-putting is however unpredictable, oregon easy spooked they tin be; 1 mendacious determination and they’re disconnected similar a shot, oregon directing a crisp bony oregon claw successful your direction. Although this does picture immoderate cats, it is not a just oregon close practice of them all. But it takes a batch of convincing to undo this prejudice. Enter, Clutch.

Far from being flighty oregon bitey, Clutch is hard to determination erstwhile he’s comfortable, is not easy startled, and has ne'er been known to lash retired successful fearfulness oregon anger. His calm demeanor and determination to beryllium loved seems to enactment radical astatine ease, peculiarly those who are partial to the amiable quality of dogs.

Allergies? What Allergies?

My mother-in-law loves cats. Unfortunately, her immune strategy did not. When exposed to feline dander successful the past, her eyes would water, her pharynx would itch, her chemoreceptor would run, and she would ever load up connected antihistamines earlier visiting our home.

Clutch takes connected my Mother-in-law's allergies

In his emblematic fashion, Clutch would connect himself to mediocre Trish, cuddling into her chest, accompanying her to meals, and sleeping connected her clothes, making definite that she, and her belongings, had plentifulness of achromatic fur attached. Over a play of months, she realized that her symptoms had reduced, and she nary longer needed to premedicate with antihistamines. This isn’t wholly unheard of; allergies thin to either intensify oregon diminish with exposure, and it seemed that Trish’s fell into the second category.

Although people tin beryllium allergic to immoderate cats but not all, she had antecedently reacted to different cats successful the household that pre-dated Clutch’s arrival, truthful it would look that Clutch’s forceful affection has had thing of a desensitizing effect.

Conversion with a Warning

I tin accidental with assurance that virtually each idiosyncratic that has had the privilege of gathering Clutch has travel distant with a greatly improved sentiment of felines successful general. Although not everyone has rushed retired and instantly got themselves a cat, determination person been a fewer that yet gave into the pressures of household members erstwhile they realized that cats “aren’t each bad”. Proud arsenic I americium to cognize that Clutch has been liable for the conversion of galore erstwhile cat-haters, I don’t privation radical to beryllium nether the illusion that each cats are similar Clutch.