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Do you like cats? Do you really, really like cats? This may be the job for you.

A cats-only veterinary clinic in Dublin, Ireland, seeks a professional “cat cuddler” to help put feline patients at ease.
A cats-only veterinary clinic in Dublin, Ireland, seeks a professional “cat cuddler” to help put feline patients at ease. The Panama City News Herald

If you’re looking to change careers, like cats and aren’t averse to moving to Ireland – who’d be averse to moving to Ireland? – have we got a job opportunity for you.

A cats-only veterinary clinic in Dublin seeks a professional “cat cuddler” to help care for patients. The online ad by Just Cats Veterinary Clinic and Cattery has a few questions for potential applicants:

Are you a crazy cat person and loves cats?

Does cattitude come naturally to you?

Have you counted kittens before you go asleep?

Do you feed the stray cats in your locality?

Does petting cats make you feel warm and fuzzy?

The designated cat cuddler will help calm felines who are anxious about a visit to the vet, explains the ad. Qualifications include “gentle hands capable of petting and stroking cats for long periods of time,” a soft-spoken demeanor and “an ability to understand different types of purring.”

The ad notes that the clinic’s an equal-opportunity employer, except when it comes to dogs seeking to enroll as patients. Along with not being dogs, applicants will need a qualification from the veterinary council of Ireland.

Veterinarian Aoife Caulfield told The Huffington Post that the job will pay from 20,000 euros to 25,000 euros, or from $22,000 to $28,000.

If you’re interested in cuddling cats but can’t wrangle a move to Ireland just yet, many animal shelters and rescue groups have volunteer opportunities for people to socialize and play with animals (even, gasp, dogs).

This story was originally published May 25, 2017 at 9:08 AM.

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