All ways! What begins as a pet with the lay of the fur migrates into a scrunchie of all the fur. My hands become little massagers, and hair gets pushed every which way. It ends with a combing (using my fingers) with the lay of the fur again. My cats don't like bed head!

KAK- I have several cats that like the pat on the butt, and next to the butt.....weird as it sounds.