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  2. Why Is Your Cat Making Biscuits (Kneading)? - AOL

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    Mating. Another reason that cats knead is to attract mates. Female cats may purr, stretch, and knead the air while lying on their sides. This shows male cats that they have permission to approach ...

  3. Kneading (cats) - Wikipedia

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    A cat kneading a soft blanket Cat kneading movements. Kneading (often referred to as making biscuits [1]) is a behavior frequently observed in domestic cats where, when a cat feels at ease, it may push out and pull in its front paws against a surface such as furniture or carpet, or against another pet or human, often alternating between right and left limbs.

  4. Why Cats Make Biscuits: Kneading Explained - AOL

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    When they lift their paws, the claws are drawn back in. Cats do this on soft surfaces such as blankets, stuffed animals or their owner. Kneading is often accompanied by loud purring. They may also ...

  5. Why Do Cats Make Biscuits? Here's What's Behind Kitty’s Need ...

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    Kneading is a behavior common to most kitties, but why? Here's what experts told us about why cats knead, or "make biscuits" on, their owners and blankets.

  6. Cat behavior - Wikipedia

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    Because most of the preferred "domestic traits" are neotenous, or juvenile traits that persist in the adult, kneading may be a relic juvenile behavior retained in adult domestic cats. [15] It may also stimulate the cat and make it feel good, in the same manner as a human stretching. Kneading is often a precursor to sleeping.

  7. Cat communication - Wikipedia

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    Cats sometimes repeatedly tread their front paws on humans or soft objects with a kneading action. This is instinctive to kittens and adults and is presumably derived from the action used to stimulate milk let-down from the mother during nursing. Kittens "knead" the breast while suckling, using the forelimbs one at a time in an alternating ...

  8. Ever Wondered Why Cats Knead? Here Are 6 Reasons for ... - AOL

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    Almost all cats knead, but have you ever wondered about the purpose behind the behavior? We spoke to experts about what cat kneading is and why kitties do it.

  9. Cat anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Cats can voluntarily extend their claws on one or more paws. They may extend their claws in hunting or self-defense, climbing, "kneading", or for extra traction on soft surfaces (bedspreads, thick rugs, skin, etc.). It is also possible to make a cooperative cat extend its claws by carefully pressing both the top and bottom of the paw.