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Cat Kneading at 4 years old

post #1 of 13
12/26/10 at 3:18pm
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Hey guys, i have a quick question. My cat has just started to knead all the time and in one spot only. He always goes ontop the back of the couch were i keep a blanket and start to knead for 5 min before he sits down. he just started doing it and he will never do it on me. Is this normal?
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post #2 of 13
12/26/10 at 3:25pm
Yes, that is perfectly normal. My cat likes to work his claws into a folded up fleece blanket I keep on my bed. I call it knitting, because he uses his claws a LOT more than when he kneads me.
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post #3 of 13
12/26/10 at 3:31pm
It's a comfort thing for some cats, mine do it on cushions blankets even me my mams cat kneads on the same pillow all the time

If your worried about it just give your vet a quick ring, I don't think it will be anything to worry about it, he's probably done the kneading thing for a while your just not in the same room at the same time
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post #4 of 13
12/26/10 at 4:33pm
Lynxx used to lay on my chest, with his paws around my neck, his face against my ear and knead and purr. Only when he wanted a "hug".

Midnight has a blanket he sucks on, while kneading, while rocking back and forth, and purring very loudly. He does this through out the night, sometimes during the day.

I don't think I've seen Luna knead.
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post #5 of 13
12/26/10 at 4:53pm
My nearly 4 yr old Maine Coon kneads all the time, on me, on the furniture, whereever he happens to be. I have noticed he is in his "give me some loving" mood when he does it and he's quite the talker so he is chriping, trilling, meowing the entire time.
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post #6 of 13
12/27/10 at 12:22pm
It's perfectly normal behavior, especially on blankets.
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post #7 of 13
12/27/10 at 1:45pm
Yes, my cats all do it on my very favoritest fuzziest blanket! They can't resist it either!
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post #8 of 13
12/30/10 at 12:45pm
6 year old manytoes is still a kneader! In fact, he damands a daily evening kneading session on my lap while Im sitting on the couch. He gets all agitated and headbutty etc. if I am not on the couch/not assuming the kneading position (cross legged-kitty nest!) until I let him have his way! Sometimes he will also knead a blanket, but usually only me, and only in the evening on the couch lol. Daisy doesnt seem to knead at all....
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post #9 of 13
12/30/10 at 1:15pm
Penny kneads and she's 7 and a half years old It looks like she's making bread

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Originally Posted by Februa View Post
Daisy doesnt seem to knead at all....
Funny, my kitty also named Daisy doesn't really knead ever too.
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post #10 of 13
1/4/11 at 1:25pm
My cat still does it and she's 15. I always think she's trying to fluff her pillow a bit before laying down on it.
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post #11 of 13
1/5/11 at 5:45am
I had a cat for over 18 years who kneaded all her life, on me and blankets and other things. She lost her mother at about 2 weeks of age, so I always thought she was a little strange because of this. She would suck on blankets often when kneading, too.


Robin
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post #12 of 13
1/5/11 at 5:54am
Both Shadey & Imhotep knead like crazy and they're both 8 years old. It's instinct. I have to keep their claws trimmed though because they like to do so on ME!
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post #13 of 13
1/5/11 at 5:58am
Our cats love to knead on us, too. The Old Ladies don't do it so much anymore, but BooBoo and Ms. Pepe still knead. Mollipop loves to knead on my shoulder and neck at night when we're in bed and she's getting ready to snuggle down in bed.

To me, nothing is as comforting as a kitty who's kneading me and purring.
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