The real hard hitting science questions.

@muenchnerin

Nope. Sorry. This is for science! We need quantifiable data for most/best. You must choose!

@pseudonym @muenchnerin Your premise is flawed, it allows only to answer for one cat, not six.

@madalex @muenchnerin

Fair point.

@pseudonym I picked, but really it's all of them. The scritching is not complete until all four areas have received adequate attention.

@pseudonym A couple of ours prefer their back at the base of the tail

@pseudonym all of them, at least if I'm the one petting him

@pseudonym My cat is a freak and loves his nose rubbed. Just get that cat snot everywhere.

@pseudonym Yes

@pseudonym @muenchnerin Mine loves scritches between her eyes.

@pseudonym from me, behind his ears. My husband has chin privilege

ETA: PUN NOT INTENDED!

@pseudonym Can't answer, there's no "forehead", "back", "chest", "tummy", "bib", "all over", "please don't touch", and "none of the above" options.

@pseudonym my cat prefers scratches on their multi-choice polls.

@pseudonym On the top of her head

@pseudonym Can't answer, I have two cats and they both have different preferences for pets and scritches.
One prefers pets on the cheek and scritches on the chin.
The other one prefers scritches on the neck and pets on the ears.

Hopes it help science.

@jernej__s @pseudonym @muenchnerin Mu youngest too! My eldest prefers scratches in the middle of her head.
But my first furry baby (rip), had a massive preference for her chin.

@pseudonym Can't answer, back and bum are not options

@pseudonym 'ADHD cat' round the corner gets upset if you pet them on anything other than their back. Wait for them to brush against you. Stroke their back. Repeat. Anything else is generally forbidden.

Poor thing gets very easily overstimulated.