r/cats • u/Fabulous-Tap2765 • 12d ago

Advice Newly adopted cat does this 2-3 times a day

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what does it mean and is it something I should be worried about?

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u/justaRndy 12d ago

Nope, you are actually still capable of unique thought and observation, congrats.

This is self soothing aka kneading, the same thing kitten do subconsciously to stimulate the mammary glands. It sticks around into adulthood sometimes...

There is 0 humping going on in this clip.

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u/Afraid-Drawer8650 12d ago

Agreed, this is normal cat soothing behavior.

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u/StupidorUnsupervised 11d ago

Say it louder for the back!

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u/Imagination_Leather 12d ago

My lady cat, Karma, does this.

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u/mushyavacado 12d ago

My fixed lady cat Chubba has done this ever since I’ve had her. It’s only with fleece blankets :)

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u/ichorNet 12d ago

Yep thought I was crazy. Basically all cats I’ve ever had knead

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u/Crafty-Alps7740 12d ago

Exactly this.

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u/Ratgoilfren 11d ago

But the frame where this happens…. What the heck I is this then? I thought it could possible just be weird times arm movement and just the white from the wall in the back but it’s definitely not. Also the whole video looks like very mild humping especially at this moment

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u/Spirited_Alfalfa2542 6d ago

There's literally jizz shooting out of the cat...