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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2006Why cats do the things they do....
I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion with his front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on the bed, or lying down . He just starts digging and mashing and he'll do this for quite some time, and i have no idea why. It would be very nice to know. Thanks to eveyone who replies. Kaytonah >I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion with his > front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on the bed, or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks to eveyone who replies. > Kaytonah When they have their claws beside a way to keep the claws trim and sharp it is also a way for them to flex their muscles and keep them in shape. This is just a natural instinct and habit all cats do. Now they also do what I call peter patter where they will stay in one spot flexing their claws/ paws back and forth while pushing and kneading. This is a sign of affection > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion > with his front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks to eveyone who replies. > Kaytonah I hope you're not responsible for him being de-clawed. :-(  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion > with his front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks to eveyone who replies. > Kaytonah This looks like another message from the troll on CatKB.com. > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion > with his front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on > the bed, or lying down . He just starts digging and mashing and he'll > do this for quite some time, and i have no idea why. It would be very > nice to know. Thanks to eveyone who replies. > Kaytonah You may be referring to kneading, or making bread as it is often called. It dates back to when they were nursing and kneading the teat to help the milk come. A lot of cats continue to do this when they are older, especially when they're on a soft surface. It probably reminds them of good times because they usually purr when they do it. Bobble SignatureSave the earth... it's the only planet with chocolate. Sonny's web page --> http://web.ncf.ca/ai151/index2.html > > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion > > with his front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Bobble But it hurts when the soft spot is your lap! kili >> > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion >> > with his front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > kili Lap? You don't know how lucky you are! Jo > >> > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion > >> > with his front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jo ROFL! kili > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion with his > front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on the bed, or > lying down . He just starts digging and mashing and he'll do this for quite > some time, and i have no idea why. It would be very nice to know. > Thanks to eveyone who replies. > Kaytonah It's called "kneading" - all cats do it instinctively (usually it's an expression of contentment), and being declawed makes no difference. (Declawed cats still do all the "claw sharpening" behaviour, too - such actions are instinctive, and THEY don't know they have no claws to sharpen.) > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion with his > front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on the bed, or > lying down . He just starts digging and mashing and he'll do this for quite > some time, and i have no idea why. It would be very nice to know. > Thanks to eveyone who replies. > Kaytonah Being declawed doesn't stop the desire to scratch. It exercises the paws, and just plain feels good to them. What your cat is doing sounds more like kneading though. They do it when they're happy or contented. One of mine does the same thing in preparation of taking a nap. It's like he has to get the surface "just right" before he lies down. Sherry > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does "digging/flexing" motion with hi > front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on th bed, o > lying down . He just starts digging and mashing and he'll do thi for quit > some time, and i have no idea why. It would be very nice to know > Thanks to eveyone who replies > Kaytona It's called "kneading" - all cats do it instinctively (usually it's an expression of contentment), and being declawed makes no difference. (Declawed cats still do all the "claw sharpening" behaviour, too - such actions are instinctive, and THEY don't know they have no claws to sharpen. Sent via http://Pets-99.com , http://AnimalForum.ws & http://AnimalBlog.org > I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does "digging/flexing" motion with hi > front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on th bed, o > lying down . He just starts digging and mashing and he'll do thi for quit > some time, and i have no idea why. It would be very nice to know > Thanks to eveyone who replies > Kaytona It's called "kneading" - all cats do it instinctively (usually it's an expression of contentment), and being declawed makes no difference. (Declawed cats still do all the "claw sharpening" behaviour, too - such actions are instinctive, and THEY don't know they have no claws to sharpen. Sent via http://Pets-99.com , http://AnimalForum.ws & http://AnimalBlog.org >I was wondering why my cat, Lippy, does a "digging/flexing" motion with his >front paws? He is de-clawed, and he does this everywhere, on the bed, or >lying down . He just starts digging and mashing and he'll do this for quite >some time, and i have no idea why. It would be very nice to know. >Thanks to eveyone who replies. >Kaytonah Cats 'knead' their paws like that when they're relaxed and happy... it means you're doing a good job as a cat-care-giver :) |
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