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Sa Majesté Louis Catorze, Le Roi Soleil, supreme ruler of Le Château, sworn enemy of canine foe and scourge of Ocado delivery drivers.

Le massage aux pierres très froides  

How do you practise self-care?

When it’s a raging Dantean hellfire outside, and you are a black animal covered in fur, you may find it difficult to keep cool. 

What a stroke of luck, then, that ice cube massages are a thing. If you don’t know what they are, they’re exactly as they sound. And Louis Catorze LOVES them.

Here is one, in action:

Doing this makes ME feel sweaty. But then it’s not about me.

And this is how, erm, radiant and beautiful you look afterwards: 

What do you mean, we only do it to make him look silly? Ahem.
Letting it all dry off in the blazing sun.

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16 responses to “Le massage aux pierres très froides  ”

  1. sevencatsandcounting avatar
    sevencatsandcounting

    I have never heard of such a thing! We’ll have to try it out on our guys this summer. Cosmo is the best candidate since he loathes the heat, but I think we might need a small iceberg for it to be effective on the big guy.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Aww, Cosmo! Poor chap! I know that if we bought Catorze a cooling mat he would never use it, so this is the next best thing.

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  2. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Timon is easily offended. I’m not sure he would like being dishevelled with ice cubes as your dear Louis seems to enjoy. 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh dear! Best not to try it on him, then!

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  3. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Hahaha… that’s so funny to see how Louis enjoyed his ice cube massages! The way he looks afterwards is kinda… well… awkward? 😹

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Yeah, we’re past worrying about what he looks like! 🤣🤣🤣

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      1. Herman avatar
        Herman

        Temperatures dropped 10 degrees today to 23°C. You could see that Niki was suffering a little bit from the heat yesterday. Maybe I should give that ice cube massage a try next time…

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Oh no, poor Niki! Yes, deffo try the ice cube on him!

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  4. Dr. CaSo avatar
    Dr. CaSo

    The last two pictures are so funny! I don’t think Rosie would let me do that, but Miss Penny allowed me to take a wet cloth and get her all wet when it was 35 + humidex our first summer in Ontario. She looked a lot like Louis then 😆 all skin and bones and spikes!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I must admit it is funny to do!

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  5. John Walton avatar
    John Walton

    Le Roi Lolly…!

    I brushed DMax with a wet brush and he promptly rolled in a dust bath…! This is the cat that sleeps on my bed.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      🤣🤣🤣 Of course he did! I’m imagining him like those Saharan elephants who roll in dust!

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  6. Kate Crimmins avatar
    Kate Crimmins

    Since my cats live in air conditioning, I’m not sure it would have the same appeal. Louis looks very pleased with it all.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He loved it!

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  7. M - avatar
    M –

    I will remember this. I’ve also been told that a cat can be cooled down by dipping their paws in very cold water.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      An ice cube is (maybe) a bit less intimidating than water, as it’s solid? Give it a try with your gang!

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