Ritz doesn't "phantom scratch" (and I like the term 'play the banjo )

However, she loves, I mean LOOOOVES to have the area near the base of her tail scratched and patted. We call one of our bathrooms the "cat buttpat room" because the minute one of us goes in there, Ritzy is like a magnet, she walks in, turns around with her back to you, plants her back feet and "assumes the position" until we oblige...it's like she's in a trance, the resulting purr would rattle your fillings. (We don't have company often....I think I would have to put a sign up, "if the cat does this, don't be alarmed")

When I brush her, she rolls over and lifts her back leg for me so I can get to her "privates"....we had to work up to this area, but now it's almost obscene....while I"m brushing her, she grabs hold of the carpet with her two front paws and starts kneading like mad! Again, massive purring. I've never had a cat enjoy being brushed so much.