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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004Why doesn't he knead?
Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 weeks is the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not dashing around grabbing ankles and trying to bite), but he does not knead. Sometimes I see him curling his feet in pleasure, but that's it. Can anyone speculate (reasonably) why? Priscilla  Signature"It is very, very dangerous to treat any human, lowest of the low even, with contempt and arrogant whatever. The Lord takes this kind of treatment very, very personal." - QBaal in newsgroup alt.religion.christian.episcopal > Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 weeks is > the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not dashing around grabbing [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Priscilla Seems like Oscar kneads to reassure herself. Maybe Francis is just so self-assured he doesn't need that sissy kneading kitty-meditation technique? Okay, maybe that's not reasonable. Signaturemonique > Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 > weeks is the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Priscilla Shamrock doesn't knead either. He sometimes tries to, but instead he just shifts his weight from one foot to the other. He came to me at about a year old. I don't know his history other than that someone fed him and he was a stray, and they had to move and turned him in to a local rescue group because he was just too friendly to be a feral. SignatureCheryl > Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 weeks > is the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not dashing around [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Priscilla Nope; I wondered the same about Demelza, & she never told me why she didn't knead when younger. She now does, but she didn't start to do it till she was a few years old. Cathy >> Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 weeks >> is the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not dashing around [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >knead when younger. She now does, but she didn't start to do it till she >was a few years old. I think some cats just don't. We have three cats and only one kneads, although one of the others will sometimes stand on my husband's chest and shift her weight from one paw to the other a couple times without lifting them, which I guess is her way of kneading. She doesn't curl her paws though. Our third cat is an stray we took in last year, and I've never seen her knead or make any action similar to kneading. Kneading is the way nursing kittens stimulate milk flow, so I presume some kittens grow out of the behavior and some don't. >I think some cats just don't. > >Kneading is the way nursing kittens stimulate milk flow, so I presume some >kittens grow out of the behavior and some don't. I've had one in three as well. My first cat, Fiona, would knead, and I come sometimes get her to do it on my back (great massage). Maynard was the runt of his litter of 8 kittens, so he was hand fed right from the first day. He got a little bit of mom's milk, but she was tiny and couldn't support 8 kittens. We had to hand feed 3 of them to make sure they got enough. Maynard thinks he is a human. I don't think I have ever witnessed him knead, and he is 18 years old now. Kira is 10 years old. I believe she was 10 or 11 weeks old when weaned. She has shown slight hints of it, but not much. Ocasionally, I will see her do it a couple times, usually in the air. Nothing like Fiona did. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com >> Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 weeks >> is the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not dashing around [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Cathy same here with Lancelot. He did not knead until he was about 10 months old. His favorite thing to knead is the pillows. Karryl http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/soft63389/index.htm > Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 weeks > is the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not dashing around [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Can anyone speculate (reasonably) why? Squeaky didn't knead at first. He was abandoned and/or feral. We adopted each other, and for a while he was quite timid. He would tumble at my feet for petting, but didn't knead or purr. In my diary I noted when he first dared to purr. After a couple of months he also kneaded. He now kneads vigorously. I think it's timidity, and in Squeaky's case from wildness. Keep giving Francis love and reassurances. -- Dick > > Francis, my approx. 4 month old kitten who was handed to me at 4 weeks > > is the sweetest cuddliest little guy (when he's not dashing around [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I think it's timidity, and in Squeaky's case from wildness. Keep giving > Francis love and reassurances. Oh, he's not timid in the slightest. He's confident I'm his Mom, playing on and around me, snuggling up at the smallest opportunity, sleeping up against my face where my breath will warm him. My mother just arrived for the holiday, and he took to her immediately, too, settling down on her shoulder as she reclined on the couch. A very sweet cuddly boy (when he's not disemboweling his toys). Maybe it'll show up later, or maybe he'll never knead. He's fine, but I was curious about this aberation. Priscilla Signature"It is very, very dangerous to treat any human, lowest of the low even, with contempt and arrogant whatever. The Lord takes this kind of treatment very, very personal." - QBaal in newsgroup alt.religion.christian.episcopal |
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