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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2003Question about Meiko Kneading
My cat Meiko is awesome. He's got a great personality and very affectionate. I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me with my question.. Anyway, when he "kneads" on me and if I try to pet him, he seems to get upset and meows, is this common?? The situation confuses me a little. Anyway, he's the greatest cat and I'm lucky to have such a wonderful lil' guy. Justin > My cat Meiko is awesome. He's got a great personality and very affectionate. > I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me with my question.. Anyway, > when he "kneads" on me and if I try to pet him, he seems to get upset and > meows, is this common?? The situation confuses me a little. Anyway, he's the > greatest cat and I'm lucky to have such a wonderful lil' guy. Sasha does this too. I don't know the reason but I do know that "knead" mode doesn't mean she is looking for attention. So I just ignore her until she stops and settles into that spot. Perhaps petting her while she is busy kneading is distracting and the meow is just a "wait". AG >Perhaps >petting her while she is busy kneading is distracting and the meow >is just a "wait". That's a really good point, I never thought about that I usually wait until he stops as well. Thanks for the help. I'm not really worried just kinda curious. >My cat Meiko is awesome. He's got a great personality and very affectionate. >I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me with my question.. Anyway, >when he "kneads" on me and if I try to pet him, he seems to get upset and >meows, is this common?? The situation confuses me a little. Anyway, he's the >greatest cat and I'm lucky to have such a wonderful lil' guy. Kneading is very pleasant to the cat, perhaps more so than being petted. I had one neutered male that masterbated that way - kneading was clearly sexually stimulating to him. He *did not* like being interrupted. None of my current cats show overt sexual responses, but they still dislike being interrupted while kneading. T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. snip > Kneading is very pleasant to the cat, perhaps more so than being > petted. I had one neutered male that masterbated that way - kneading > was clearly sexually stimulating to him. He *did not* like being > interrupted. None of my current cats show overt sexual responses, but > they still dislike being interrupted while kneading. Huh? No offense, but I am confused. I hope this isn't grossing anyone out, but I just don't understand how a cat kneading his paws on a human counts as masturbation. A cat can't knead himself, can he? > T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." > somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected.  Signaturenimue "...but I want you to know I did save you... not when it counted of course, but after that. Every night after that...every night I save you." Spike to Buffy After Life Gosh, when Spike says heartfelt, sincere things like that -- things straight from his full heart, well, it just makes you wonder why women are crazy about him, doesn't it? >snip >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >out, but I just don't understand how a cat kneading his paws on a human >counts as masturbation. A cat can't knead himself, can he? Well, he started kneading, then got an erection followed by humping with his rear end while kneading frantically with his front ... followed by a wet spot on my pants. Then he would get up and walk away. I eventually learned to put a towel under him when he was in my lap. T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body) >> snip >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > away. I eventually learned to put a towel under him when he was in my > lap. Wow -- that's gross, and surprising. I thought you said he was fixed. > T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or > my .sig in the body) Signaturenimue "...but I want you to know I did save you... not when it counted of course, but after that. Every night after that...every night I save you." Spike to Buffy After Life Gosh, when Spike says heartfelt, sincere things like that -- things straight from his full heart, well, it just makes you wonder why women are crazy about him, doesn't it? > Wow -- that's gross, and surprising. I thought you said he was > fixed. I have a cat that does this too. Others have mentioned sexual-type behavior in neutered male cats here online and offline, too. Some cats will hump arms. Some stuffed animals (good diversion BTW). One of mine kneads on, and "humps" a blanket - same behavior Ted described. Another (now RB) used to do the same thing often. All neutered males. Removing the reproductive parts doesn't make male cats "she" cats, or "it" cats. They are still a sexual, sensual, however you want to describe it, animals. Some people are really put off by this but I say, let 'em do it if it makes 'em happy. ;) Just not on me. lol One of my male cats seems to get arroused when another cat is laying next to him, either the other male (castrated) or my girl cat (spayed). I've had to pull him off them a couple of times; he had a neck grip on either one with his teeth and ready to mount. >They are still a sexual, sensual, >however you want to describe it, animals. "Sensual" - yes, that certainly applies to cats, some cats, some times, anyway. I just conducted an experiment: Fleagor is lying on the mud room window shelf about as relaxed as a cat can get - when I came up to him, he rolled over to indicate he wanted a belly rub ... "sensual" is clearly an appropriate word to describe him during the follow minute or so (I quit before he overloaded and went into attack mode). T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body) >Wow -- that's gross, and surprising. I thought you said he was fixed. He was - I paid the vet bill. And my reaction the first time it happened was "that's gross and surprising". T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body) |
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