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Governor George Liquor - 12 Jul 2003 15:07 GMT

Starting this part Monday morning, out of nowhere, both of my cats started
kneading me. When Jack wakes me up in the morning, he'll climb on any even
remotely horizontal surface I present. He'll knead my arms, shoulders,
legs, et cetera. He gives a pretty good massage! Rizzo, who still sleeps
in his own room, will get on my lap right away after I let him out, and will
knead my arms and legs. Since neither uses claws, it's certainly not
bothersome. I'm just curious what would get them both started, at the same,
out of the blue. Is this affection, or are they tenderizing me?

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MaryL - 12 Jul 2003 15:46 GMT

> Starting this part Monday morning, out of nowhere, both of my cats started
> kneading me. When Jack wakes me up in the morning, he'll climb on any even
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> bothersome. I'm just curious what would get them both started, at the same,
> out of the blue. Is this affection, or are they tenderizing me?

That's a perfect description of Duffy. He started to do this about a month
after I first adopted him, and I can now count on him to start the kneading
process any time I lie down on the sofa to watch TV (but not as often when
I'm in bed). I consider it a display of contentment. His kneading can be a
bit painful. He doesn't dig in with his claws, but the little sharp points
can hurt. So I keep a small coverlet beside the sofa, and I carefully pull
it up (between Duffy and me) whenever I think I need some extra protection.

MaryL

Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's
integration into our household):
Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54
Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56

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wombn - 13 Jul 2003 00:37 GMT

>> Starting this part Monday morning, out of nowhere, both of my cats started
>> kneading me. When Jack wakes me up in the morning, he'll climb on any
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>can hurt. So I keep a small coverlet beside the sofa, and I carefully pull
>it up (between Duffy and me) whenever I think I need some extra protection.

That reminds me of my late Wally. :~-)

And Timmy won't knead me, he only kneads our dog. I'm jealous of our
dog! :-)

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Governor George Liquor - 12 Jul 2003 16:11 GMT

Wow, I've begun speaking broken English.

> Starting this part Monday morning,

That should be "this past Monday".

> bothersome. I'm just curious what would get them both started, at the same,
> out of the blue.

"At the same time," that is.

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Priscilla Ballou - 12 Jul 2003 16:36 GMT

> Wow, I've begun speaking broken English.
>
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>
> "At the same time," that is.

That's ok. It was easy to figure out what you meant. AAMOF I didn't
notice the typos. ;-)

Priscilla

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Priscilla Ballou - 12 Jul 2003 16:29 GMT

Has there been a change in the weather, or in how you smell (illness,
medication, cologne, etc.)?

Priscilla

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Governor George Liquor - 13 Jul 2003 15:19 GMT

> > Starting this part Monday morning, out of nowhere, both of my cats started
> > kneading me.

> Has there been a change in the weather, or in how you smell (illness,
> medication, cologne, etc.)?

The weather's been about 5 degrees or so warmer than normal, but my house is
air conditioned and I've not changed the thermostat. I've been using the
same soap, shampoo, shaving cream, laundry detergent, &c &c as I have for
about the past year. The only change on which I can put my finger is that I
changed from Lipton to Luzianne tea bags. As I consume about a gallon of
iced tea a day, perhaps I (to a critter with a sensitive nose) smell
somewhat different.

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Priscilla Ballou - 13 Jul 2003 16:35 GMT

> > > Starting this part Monday morning, out of nowhere, both of my cats
> started
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> iced tea a day, perhaps I (to a critter with a sensitive nose) smell
> somewhat different.

Hey, maybe there's market potential for Luziannne as "make your cat love
you more" tea?

Priscilla

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Laura R. - 13 Jul 2003 05:44 GMT

circa Sat, 12 Jul 2003 14:07:05 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Governor George Liquor (georgeliquor@winos.org) said,

How long have you had these cats, and how old are they?

Laura

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Sherry - 13 Jul 2003 11:48 GMT

>> Starting this part Monday morning, out of nowhere, both of my cats started
>> kneading me. When Jack wakes me up in the morning, he'll climb on any even
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>same,
>> out of the blue. Is this affection, or are they tenderizing me?

I always thought that was so cute. Yoda has always been a kneader. He kneads
any surface before he lies down, even laps. If it's a blanket, he re-arranges
it forever. The amount of time he spends kneading and re-arranging is usually
indicative of how long he plans to crash on that spot.

Sherry

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Governor George Liquor - 13 Jul 2003 15:14 GMT

> > Starting this part Monday morning, out of nowhere, both of my cats started
> > kneading me.

> How long have you had these cats, and how old are they?

Jack is just about a year old, and I've had him for 5 months. Rizzo is four
months old, and I've had him for a month.

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