Hi. We have a young black cat about 7 months old. Any time you place
her on a soft material like a blanket made of wool, she seems to very
slowly be pushing her front paws into the material. We cannot tell if
she is stretching or exercising or just feeling the material. Has
anyone else seen this or can you figure out what she is doing and why
from the video. (about 2 meg avi file)
She still has her claws and only does this on soft material and will
do this for 2 or 3 minutes at a time. She has a scratching post which
she uses, but is very aggressive with it, but very slow and delicate
with the wool.
Any info would be appreciated.
(not a problem, just curious)
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Dave
Victor Martinez - 26 Apr 2005 02:25 GMT
> Hi. We have a young black cat about 7 months old. Any time you place
> her on a soft material like a blanket made of wool, she seems to very
> slowly be pushing her front paws into the material. We cannot tell if
She is "kneading", it's perfectly normal.

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Karin Gillette - 26 Apr 2005 15:54 GMT
My Sissy has done this since I got her. She is now 7 and she was doing it
just this morning. I think it is a comforting thing for them. Especially
when I have my fuzzy blanket on the bed. But she does it with the sheet
also. As long as she is not clawing and damaging the material then I would
say she is just relaxing.
> > Hi. We have a young black cat about 7 months old. Any time you place
> > her on a soft material like a blanket made of wool, she seems to very
> > slowly be pushing her front paws into the material. We cannot tell if
>
> She is "kneading", it's perfectly normal.
FishWife - 26 Apr 2005 22:29 GMT
>Hi. We have a young black cat about 7 months old. Any time you place
>her on a soft material like a blanket made of wool, she seems to very
>slowly be pushing her front paws into the material. We cannot tell if
>she is stretching or exercising or just feeling the material. Has
>anyone else seen this or can you figure out what she is doing and why
>from the video. (about 2 meg avi file)
Hi Dave,
Without having to see the video, it's a kick-back to when she was a very
young kitten and "kneaded" her mummy's tummy to get milk. Cats continue
to do it all their lives, and usually it's a comfort thing. Mine do it
just before they settle down to sleep, so she's probably telling you
that she's happy and comfortable. Just wait till she does it on your
belly with her claws out. :o)

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Knucklehead - 27 Apr 2005 00:54 GMT
They try to nurse soft[especially fuzzy] material.They are most prone to
this behavior if they weren't entirely weaned when they were taken from
their mother.I had a Siamese that constantly nursed my fuzzy robe.Used to
drive me nutty.