If I don’t use the word I made up*, who will?
Here’s a dog who’s noticing an awful lot of tension in your back:
Even bunnies need to help each other loosen tight muscles:
It’s not just non-human animals that need to get the kinks worked out. Furries need some therapeutic touch now and then, too:
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Photo credits: “noodle massage” by m anima [CC BY 2.0], via Flickr; “Massage time!” by Carly Lesser & Art Drauglis [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Flickr; “A fursuiter gets a massage” by Douglas Muth [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Flickr.
*Except that I guess I didn’t make it up, dangit.