A viral vet video reveals the simple trick to picking up a cat without getting scratched, and it's all about squishing.

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Have you ever heard of the 'cat mirror theory'? It's the idea that when cats see their reflections in a mirror that they don't recognize themselves and instead think they're looking at another cat.