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Source: Why Do Cats...? ~ Pawprints and Purrs. Inc. | www.sniksnak.com
Description: That loud purring followed by the sharpening of claws on some soft spot of your body is called "milk-treading." When you relax and sit quietly, you're giving your cat the same signal he got from his mother when he was a kitten - that his mother was ready
Nov 04, 08:53pm
The belief is that the kneading motion stimulates the mother cat's milk letdown while nursing. Consider it like sucking a thumb.
Several theories exist for the behavior. Some people think it stems from them being weaned too young. Some think it is MORE?
The most logical explanation, is that it's simply a comfort behavior that cats remember from when they are babies. ChaCha Rocks!
Kittens get milk by nursing from their mother. They press against their mother with one paw and then the other.
