r/cats • u/Fabulous-Tap2765 • Jul 31 '26

Advice Newly adopted cat does this 2-3 times a day

what does it mean and is it something I should be worried about?

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u/jyuichi Jul 31 '26

For the love of cat do not “stimulate” him /j

Cats go through phases of interest. Maybe find a blanket he likes more and put it in a different space to keep surprises from your bed.

Some weirdos knead all fours for non-sin reasons but…. yeah. Get a blankie just for him if nothing else to keep the spittle off

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u/-PM_ME_UR_SECRETS- Aug 01 '26

He clearly ok stimulating himself 😂

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u/BellJar_Blues Aug 01 '26

What spittle ?!

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u/coolcaterpillar77 Aug 01 '26

From where he’s biting the blanket 🙃

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u/Over-Apartment2762 Aug 01 '26

Bro is actively jizzing on the blanket

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u/kwintlz91 Aug 01 '26

Naw thats static leaping from the kitty fur to the blanket.

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u/East-Anything2257 Aug 02 '26

Hes suckling the blanket, so im going with mouth spit.

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u/Ilovetupacc Aug 01 '26

Cum bro.

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u/BellJar_Blues Aug 02 '26

The other person said it’s the drools

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u/mgfrdya Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Some weirdos knead all fours for non-sin reasons but…. yeah. Get a blankie just for him if nothing else to keep the spittle off

Almost all cats that I've known to do this were doing this for non-sin reasons (or at least I think ?). The one who did it the most was a female (sterilised) who was abandonned very young and had to be fed milk from a bottle instead of a mom cat. I think she does the biting down on a cover and kneading for the same reason she sometimes tries to suck down our fingers : She has mommy issues.

At least that's how I always read it.

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u/januarynights Aug 01 '26

Yeah we read that it's common with cats that were taken away from their mothers too early. Ours sometimes kneads the blanket with his front paws and sucks on it. 

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u/East-Anything2257 Aug 02 '26

She (like my female) was simulating nursing because she never got to bond with mom. My male did it too and was clearly sucking on the blanket. Most cats are probably doing it for nons*xual reasons to be honest. I'd think if it was "sin biscuits, there'd be obvious humping motions as well

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u/Entire_Breath_2714 Aug 02 '26

My daughter has a female cat that we've had since she was a day old. Her Mom abandoned her so we took her in. She was a runt and almost died. She's completely healthy and extra feisty now, but she still sucks on blankets too. That's what the vet told us it was from.

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u/ILRoots Aug 02 '26

This is the CORRECT answer. Cats who are separated too early from their mothers will knead when stressed, typically by a change in their environment. Kneading is the response kittens use to encourage the flow of milk in their mom’s. The flow of milk puts kittens immediately into a safe and comforting environment, releasing endorphins that can help to counter stress.

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u/Miayehoni 26d ago

My girl does it! All four paws + sucking the blanket. And she only likes baking if the blanket is on top of a human. The other two never did, one of them kinda used the back paws but it was the laziest bakery ever

I have scars on my legs that are suspicious now lmao

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u/East-Anything2257 Aug 02 '26

He's not simulating s*x, he's simulating nursing. Thats what I think at least

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u/jyuichi Aug 02 '26

Why would he be playing the sax?

Or is he a Red Sox fan?

This is Reddit. Use the word you mean.