I've had my cat for 10 months now, I adopted her when she was 5 months old, and she has never been a "kneader" that I noticed.
Recent health issues (of mine) have necessitated a temporary move in with my sister and her boyfriend. The problem is my cat is afraid of dogs and of ALL people except me. My sis and her BF have a HUGE Weimereiner (sp?). He is as sweet as can be and wouldn't hurt a fly, but he's also just out of puppyhood and is VERY curious, especially about the new kitty living in his house. As you can imagine Holland is terrified of him. So, she ends up staying in our bedroom most of the time. I just keep reminding myself that this is a temporary situation and she will be OK once we get back home.
Anyway, we've been here for a week and for the past 3 nights I've woken up around 3 in the morning with Holland laying on my lower belly kneading my legs. I can hear her purring while she's doing it (she's a quiet girl, usually I have to put my head to her back to hear her purring. She has NEVER done this at home, and I'm hoping it's just her letting me know that she's gotten more comfortable here. I just want to make sure it's not some doomsday sign that she's going to suddenly claw my eyes out for making her life hell lately...
Recent health issues (of mine) have necessitated a temporary move in with my sister and her boyfriend. The problem is my cat is afraid of dogs and of ALL people except me. My sis and her BF have a HUGE Weimereiner (sp?). He is as sweet as can be and wouldn't hurt a fly, but he's also just out of puppyhood and is VERY curious, especially about the new kitty living in his house. As you can imagine Holland is terrified of him. So, she ends up staying in our bedroom most of the time. I just keep reminding myself that this is a temporary situation and she will be OK once we get back home.
Anyway, we've been here for a week and for the past 3 nights I've woken up around 3 in the morning with Holland laying on my lower belly kneading my legs. I can hear her purring while she's doing it (she's a quiet girl, usually I have to put my head to her back to hear her purring. She has NEVER done this at home, and I'm hoping it's just her letting me know that she's gotten more comfortable here. I just want to make sure it's not some doomsday sign that she's going to suddenly claw my eyes out for making her life hell lately...