Why Your Cat Kneads You
There’s more than one reason
Does your cat love to jump in your lap and start kneading you? You are not alone
My cat Rumi kneads me. He thinks I’m his mother.
He doesn’t knead my belly like most cats. No, he’s an elbow cat. He is in love with my elbow. He kneads that area like it’s a sacred ritual. Afterward, he buries his little nose in his favorite elbow and falls asleep in bliss.
Why is this cat so weird? Actually, he’s not very weird at all.
Kneading is normal for cats
Kneading is a normal cat behavior. Kneading is when a cat moves his paws back and forth like someone kneading dough to make bread. Some use their claws, and some cats don’t.
Cats knead because it is comforting to them. It brings back memories of when they were kittens, kneading on their mother to help them when nursing. Scientists say kneading is a way for cats to relax.
When a cat kneads his mother it helps the milk let out. Kneading is comforting to cats. They associate it with being safe, fed, and loved.
How Rumi was saved
Rumi was a feral cat. He was found alone hiding on a campground when he was a small kitten. People tried to approach him, but he…
