Why do cats make biscuits? It might treat you as its mother

Cats making biscuits, also known as kneading, people who just started raising cats may not be used to it, is actually a completely normal behavior.

Kneading is a kind of Oedipus performance of cats. It is an instinct for kittens to increase maternal milk secretion during their infancy.

For many pet cats with superior breeding, kneading is no longer just a simple physiological performance, but gradually become a kind of recreational demand, a kind of enjoyment.

Scientific explanation

Kneading is an instinct for kittens to increase maternal milk secretion during their infancy. When the kitten grows up, this instinct is hidden.

But when it encounters a similar scene, this instinct is activated again, but it has no practical significance and has nothing to do with "missing the mother".

This can be said to be a clone of the happy mood that "knead and get milk to bring satisfaction". The difference is that "kneading" and "happy mood" establish a connection across the "satisfaction of getting milk". It's a psychological phenomenon.

Some common kneading situations

Many cats have a lot of delicate requirements for kneading environment, and the common situations are as follows.

1. Time: cats knead mostly when they wake up, their dreams are disturbed, or the scene feels comfortable. The best proof is that cat owners are often awakened by early cats kneading.
2. Location: it often happens on the sofa or bed.
3. Premise: on the face of it, every time the cat steps knead, it starts directly, but it is not the case.
   Kneading is bound to be carried out only when the cat is in a good mood and feels satisfied with the life of the cat.
4. Claw feeling: something soft and warm.
5. Encouragement: cats need encouragement when kneading, which will increase the cat's sense of satisfaction.
   The solution is simple: touch.
   When touching, the purring will increase, and the frequency of claw rubbing will also increase. The best part to touch is the cat's torso. Don't move your tail.
6. Environment: as private as possible, undisturbed, quiet and safe.
   Kneading is a very important enjoyment for cats. To meet the needs of cats, cat owner can get along more harmoniously with cats.

Prevent kneading over enthusiasm

Sometimes the cat will "making biscuits" excessive enthusiasm, which may be too comfortable, and saliva will flow out when kneading. 

It's not a big deal. The scary thing is that when some cats reach their peak of enthusiasm, they stick their claws directly into the meat.

The owner can easily become a cat scratch board, and sometimes even a manicure can cause a lot of pain.

If you find such a situation, you must not let it form such a habit.

When your cat does excessive behavior, you should stop it in time, pat it on the head or yell at it to let it know that it has gone too far.

Try to interrupt the situation a few more times so that so that the cat's paw won't go too deep when kneading.

As a competent cat owner, when you find your cat kneading, it is best to create a quiet and clean environment for it.

Use Lionpapa's cat litter refills to change the clean cat litter for them and then just quietly enjoy the time when the cat kneads.