cat kneeding

[MommaCat]

THanks!
I have posted pictures of my fur children. I can't remember if it was this thread or another thread.

Morgan still "Makes Biscuits" every night. He takes the corner of my PJ in his mouth and starts kneading. He does this several times a night.
He's my Boy. I adore him.... and if this makes him happy then I am happy.

Blessings,
Deb

[JenBKR]

Deb that sounds so sweet! I love cuddling with my furkids

[MommaCat]

Hi Jen!
Morgies is my newest adopted fur son....and has been thru hell here on earth.... as so many of them have. He is Momma's cuddle bug.

I adore all of them.
I am still trying to befired my little stray that I feed outside. I Have named him Reilly. Winter willbe here before y ou know it and it hurts my heart knowing that he'll be outside.
Any suggestions on how to gain his trust more? He watches me as I clean his bowls and watches me feed him.. all from a distance.
His bowl is by the deck steps. what can I do to gain his trust more> I talk to him softly.. call him by the name Ihave given him. I would love to take him to my vet for a check up etc.


Deb



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[JenBKR]

I'm not sure how to get him to trust you more, but probably just keep doing what you are doing and give him a little time. Let him come to you and smell you. Try giving him treats too, maybe that will help. I hate the thought of strays out in the cold too. My neighbor leaves his garage door open a few inches all winter to let strays come in from the cold a little

[MommaCat]

Hi Jen,
I will keep trying. My heart just breaks when I see him. I have been feeding him for months and months.

For a long long time I was feeding and caring for my neighbor's cat that I named RAVEN. HIS name though was Rachel... used to irritate me.....anyway Raven had tons of blankets in my garage... andhe would love to sleep on top of our cars. These people had him declawed and he was mainly an outside cat. I adored this child. We would always keep the garage door open a few inches so he could come in and out.

They moved in Feb.. and took him. I have tried e mailing them several times, but never received a reply.

We have to try and take care of the ones that have no voice. We have to try.

Deb

[JenBKR]

That is so nice that you helped the poor thing. Getting a cat declawed is bad enough, but an outside cat? Poor thing has practically no defenses. It feels good to help them too.

[mruffruff]

My method for getting cats to be more trusting:

Sit six feet away from the dish when you feed them. Do Not Move. Sit absolutely still. In a while, the cat will come to the dish. Allow it to feed without even wiggling a finger. Let it decide to leave on it's own. Talk softly while the cat eats.

The next time, sit a little closer. Try to move a finger slowly. If the cat doesn't bolt, try to move your whole hand, slowly and in small bits. If the cat does run off, continue talking but pull your hand and fingers back to your body. The cat should come back in a little while, especially if it's hungry.

Do not get up when the cat is feeding or is close. Wait for it to leave or at least be several feet away.

Repeat the feeding routine, getting closer every time. Eventually you should be able to put your hand near the cat's cheek while it eats. Then it's just a short reach to touch it.

Make all movements very slowly.

The cat may surprise you and walk right up to you after a couple of days. Or it could take several days to let you move at all.

I try to feed twice a day at the same time. Cats catch on to the schedule real quick!

Good luck.

[MommaCat]

I hope this comes out.. thisis a picture of Reilly taking a nap by out basement door.

Deb

[MommaCat]

Hi All,
I have another stupid delicate question.....

As you all know Morgan my newest adopted fur son who LOVES to knead every night. He takes the top corner of my PJ's and starts kneading away.

As some of you have said that your adultcats also love to knead.

I think that Morgan gets "excited" when kneading. He ties to climb on my arm, and becomes very insistant. Is this normal for an adult kneader? He IS neutered but I swear he gets excited.

Is this normal? Should I do anything?

Deb

[JenBKR]

LOL I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Probably, since I think it goes back to when they were babies with their mommies. I wouldn't worry about it. He'll probably always do that, although maybe it won't always be that intense. He was probably weened too early from his mom.

[MommaCat]

Jen,
he gets this wild look in his eye.....it gets fully dilated and is so intense.
You think it's "normal"? This boy is 6....I guess he does look at me as his Momma.. but I htink he gets "excited" if you know what I mean.. I Haven't Looked becasue I am usually half asleep.. he is like a human bbay and hops up to knead every few hours. Good thing I love him.

THanks for answering!

Love,
deb

[JenBKR]

Belle's eyes get dialated and she has a vary intense look when she kneads. I think she was weaned way too early (she was found at about 1-2 weeks old, abandoned). That might have something to do with it. Over the past few years she has not been kneading me as much. I really miss it! Katie only kneads the bed, or every once in a great while my husband.

[MommaCat]

ohhh thank you Jen!
I thought Morgan was flipping out. He gets this REALLY intense looks on his face.

I am thinking that after awhile maybe Morgies will slow this down some. Maybe because he has had such a terrible life thus far that he needs me to be his security blanket... which is fine. I adore him and if he needs me to be his surrogate MOmma I am honored.

Jen.... THANK YOU so much for your kindness. PLEASE give your fur children an extra kiss for me.

Deb

[JenBKR]

No problem, glad to help (or at least try!). That's so funny that he's that intense about it. He'll probably calm down eventually with it. Of course, then you'll miss it! LOL

[MommaCat]

Yup... This boy is serious about his kneading!

THank you so much for your help and support Jen.

I am thinking of enrolling him in Kneaders Annonymous!

Deb