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Interesting Behavior
I have no clue as to why my cat does this. She doesn't do it very often
anymore but sometimes she'll curl into a ball, begin sucking/licking on the tip of her tail while kneading the area right around it, while purring loudly. As best as I can tell she's predominantly silver tabby with some orange. Aside from that she's incredibly smart and cuddly. Is this some kind of behavior she maybe remembers from nursing? |
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XeNO wrote:
I have no clue as to why my cat does this. She doesn't do it very often anymore but sometimes she'll curl into a ball, begin sucking/licking on the tip of her tail while kneading the area right around it, while purring loudly. As best as I can tell she's predominantly silver tabby with some orange. Aside from that she's incredibly smart and cuddly. Is this some kind of behavior she maybe remembers from nursing? Yep, it's a remnant of nursing, and the official term is indeed "kneading." I've known lots of cats, including grown cats, who do exactly what you describe. It's been done to blankets, socks, other cats, birthmarks on humans (ouch!), and all sorts of nipple-like things, so using one's own tail makes as much sense as anything else. There are a variety of nicknames for it, such as "happy paws," "making biscuits", and so on. Again, this behavior is common and absolutely normal. Adam |
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Adam wrote:
XeNO wrote: I have no clue as to why my cat does this. She doesn't do it very often anymore but sometimes she'll curl into a ball, begin sucking/licking on the tip of her tail while kneading the area right around it, while purring loudly. As best as I can tell she's predominantly silver tabby with some orange. Aside from that she's incredibly smart and cuddly. Is this some kind of behavior she maybe remembers from nursing? Yep, it's a remnant of nursing, and the official term is indeed "kneading." I've known lots of cats, including grown cats, who do exactly what you describe. It's been done to blankets, socks, other cats, birthmarks on humans (ouch!), and all sorts of nipple-like things, so using one's own tail makes as much sense as anything else. There are a variety of nicknames for it, such as "happy paws," "making biscuits", and so on. Again, this behavior is common and absolutely normal. Adam Well, I had known about the kneading... that's always been common with many cats I've lived with. It was this suckling on the tail I was wondering about. It's great to know that this last part is not uncommon. |
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