The explanation I always heard was that they were removed from their mother too soon, and I stopped buying that explanation several years ago.
Interesting. I've never heard that explanation. It doesn't line up with my experience either. In 2007 I took in a stray cat I found wandering in a parking lot. She was pregnant and gave birth to 5 kittens. She died a few years ago but I kept her with her offspring for her whole life. Her descendants knead as much as she did.
Re:Why Do Cats Knead?
by mcraiha on Friday June 09, 2023 @12:35PM
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I have heard the same explanation. And first time I heard it was pre-internet era in non English speaking country, so it must be somewhat common believe.
Interesting. I've never heard that explanation. It doesn't line up with my experience either. In 2007 I took in a stray cat I found wandering in a parking lot. She was pregnant and gave birth to 5 kittens. She died a few years ago but I kept her with her offspring for her whole life. Her descendants knead as much as she did.