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Lucy
Why do cats paw or pound the ground with their front paws, is it to
make the area more comfortable? Sylvia T |
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Lucy
On Nov 23, 10:23*am, "Sylvia T." wrote:
Why do cats paw or pound the ground with their front paws, is it to make the area more comfortable? Sylvia T That is displaced behavior from kittenhoood - the kittens knead the teats to help the milk flow. Adult cats will do the same thing sometimes before settling into sleep. If they are digging vs. kneading - youare right on with your guess: it is also displaced behavior from the wild state, cats like to clear out their sleeping site as well as make a shallow depression for comfort. Longtime backwoods campers call this a "hip hole" when they prepare their own site. Same idea with the cats. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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