[Dominoes]

Literally that. I keep getting shocked (tiny but slightly painful) when I pet either of my kittens.

Any idea how to prevent/stop these shocks?

 

[tghsmith]

get a humidfier.. most likely your rooms are very dry this time of year depending on what type of heating you have..

 

[Dominoes]

get a humidfier.. most likely your rooms are very dry this time of year depending on what type of heating you have..

Well, I am the only one who gets the shocks though? My partner never gets them even while in the same room.

 

[Beth_Laubenthal]

Well, I am the only one who gets the shocks though? My partner never gets them even while in the same room.

Could it be that your hands are a bit more drier than his? My husband and I are the same way. I get shocks, he does not (I *should* turn the humidfier on).

 

[catloverami]

Besides a humidifier, use a little hand lotion on your hands each time after you wash them (preferably one that doesn't contain sodium lauryl sulfate, but one that's natural with mainly botanicals--check out with a health food store).
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS ) | Effects of sodium lauryl sulfate

 

[Vivid Dawn]

I understand your pain...literally.
I live in Utah, and the air is DRY in winter. So dry, in fact, that I was 'wrestling' a cat on a fiberglass table today to get it's shots done, and every time it moved, little zaps kept jumping into my fingers and hands.
"Ricky, sit still!" didn't do much good. He wanted to get down and play, not sit there and be needle-poked >_<
But it was worth it...whole reason for the shots, is he was getting adopted ^_^

 

[CJinCA]

Well, I am the only one who gets the shocks though? My partner never gets them even while in the same room.

besides whats already been noted, it could also be your footwear.....

 

[Lyndzo]

I get little shocks from mine too, depending what they are laying on. I have one of those soft (fleece I think) kitty beds. Penny tends to give me a little shock when I pet her.

 

[Vivid Dawn]

Oh yes, fleece is horrible, as it's made of poly and acrylic material

I have heard that natural fibers such as cotton and wool aren't supposed to conduct as much static... I dunno, my 100% wool blanket (warm but scratchy!) sparks up all the time.

 

[amelia100]

lol, i got some shocks yesterday. The heating was on. Perhaps that's what it was.