I can't say that I ever tried massaging their paws till I read this post, but we have played "This little kitten" since they came to my house...

This little kitten ate chicken,
This little kitten ate tuna surprise,
This little kitten ate salmon patties,
This little kitten ate Mommy's burrito **darn it**,
This little kitten ate Beef Wellington
*** or whatever springs to mind when fondling cat tootsies. Sometimes it's challenging to come up with totally different foods for each tootsie. Fallback: this little kitten ate a Tyronisaurus Rex (sp?) and ate him all up one nibble at a time. Sometimes elephants or whales are substituted on days when my imagination needs help...