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Kneading is a rhythmic motion that cats make with their paws. They push their claws, fingers, and paws in and out against a soft surface.
– Making muffins. – Making biscuits. – Kitty acupuncture. – Playing the piano. – Happy paws. – Mashing potatoes. – Kneading dough.
Kittens knead on their mother’s belling while sucking at her tit. The movement stimulates milk production in the mother, which gives the kitten the food it desires.
Theory No. 2 – Cat Kneading Means that They Are Marking their Territory
It is a less known fact that cats have scent glands in their paws, so when they are kneading, they are not only creating a comfortable setting but spreading their scent and marking their territory.
Theory No. 3 – Cat Kneading Means that They Are Settling Down
When wild cats would find a place that they would deem suitable for giving birth in, they would knead it to prepare it.
According to the theory that kneading is a behavioral pattern coming from kitten years when an adult cat kneads on its owners, it is establishing a deep connection with them, similar to that it built with its mother.