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

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

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

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u/Different-Dance-7537 Aug 01 '26

It's called wooling, making biscuits while holding the blanket in his mouth. It's a self-soothing activity. When we adopted our daughter's cat, he did this a lot. As he got used to us and his new surroundings he gradually did it less, but whenever he felt stressed he would do it. Not to worry, it's normal.

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore Aug 01 '26

This is exactly what I was thinking. I really don't get all the comments saying it's sin biscuits???? Am I missing something? People are saying he's humping the blanket but I don't see any humping going on at all. Am I blind or something?

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u/justaRndy Aug 01 '26

Nope, you are actually still capable of unique thought and observation, congrats.

This is self soothing aka kneading, the same thing kitten do subconsciously to stimulate the mammary glands. It sticks around into adulthood sometimes...

There is 0 humping going on in this clip.

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u/Afraid-Drawer8650 Aug 01 '26

Agreed, this is normal cat soothing behavior.

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u/StupidorUnsupervised Aug 01 '26

Say it louder for the back!

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u/Imagination_Leather Aug 01 '26

My lady cat, Karma, does this.

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u/mushyavacado Aug 01 '26

My fixed lady cat Chubba has done this ever since I’ve had her. It’s only with fleece blankets :)

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u/ichorNet Aug 01 '26

Yep thought I was crazy. Basically all cats I’ve ever had knead

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u/Crafty-Alps7740 Aug 01 '26

Exactly this.

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u/Ratgoilfren Aug 02 '26

But the frame where this happens…. What the heck I is this then? I thought it could possible just be weird times arm movement and just the white from the wall in the back but it’s definitely not. Also the whole video looks like very mild humping especially at this moment

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u/Spirited_Alfalfa2542 25d ago

There's literally jizz shooting out of the cat...

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u/ChampionTree Maine Coon Aug 01 '26

For me this is the preface to my cat actually humping. He'll do this for a while, and if I don't stop him, he eventually begins to hump.

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u/Vhexer Aug 01 '26

My female cat also does this, sin biscuits is a term I had never heard till now

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore Aug 02 '26

My cat also did this. It isn't sin biscuits though. People are saying he's humping the blanket but he just isn't doing that. He's just kneading and chewing the blanket. Bunch of perverts will see what they want to see.

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u/JoyRose31 27d ago

Its because this is behaviour done by male cats when they're about to mount a female. They scruff them by the collar, and kneed at them.. cat mating is pretty aggressive actually . Do not look that up ..

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore 27d ago

My female cat also used to chew on a blanket and knead. So... ok.

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u/PuppyButtts 26d ago

I was about ti say its just biscuits but you can literally see something white shoot from the cats nether regions as he humps after a few seconds. 

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore 26d ago

Oh my god. I'm sick of saying this and so is the OP. It is literally LIGHT.

OP has also said several times that there's nothing on the sheets. Nothing. Jesus Christ.

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u/PuppyButtts 26d ago

Lmao aight brother sorry i didnt read the whole thread of everyone elses posts lmao

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore 26d ago

So you comment on posts without even knowing what's going on, spouting your opinion with no context.

Incredible. We need more people like you.

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u/PuppyButtts 26d ago

I read OP’s post and watched the video.  Do you consider that no context? If they have to say it a million times maybe they should edit their post lmao

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u/Unusual-Meaning9207 Aug 01 '26

I saw a little hip action in the beginning but not again through the rest of the video.

Only way you can really tell, in the case of a male, is to see if his penis is erect when he does this.

For females I guess you can only judge based on their hip motions. It usually looks really obvious compared to the benign "steppy steppy steppy" motions of their paws xP

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u/ZealousidealGas3774 Aug 01 '26

My cat did this before being fixed and would have physical reactions to doing it. That's why it's called sin biscuits.

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore Aug 02 '26

But it's literally not sin biscuits though. He's not humping at all. He's chewing the blanket and kneading.

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u/ZealousidealGas3774 Aug 02 '26

I won't say it's the case, it's not my cat but due to the grabbing of the blanket in this fashion, it is highly associated with how male felines bite the neck during mating.

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore Aug 02 '26

My female cat also bit her blanket when she was making biscuits... so what are you even talking about.

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u/AccomplishedWolf8204 29d ago

the back end and the legs bearing down, yep, humpty hump!

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u/I_Dont_Speak_Anymore Aug 01 '26

It is literally light. The OP has said multiple times that there's absolutely nothing on the sheets.

You're all just perverts.

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u/-Sweet_Chaos- Tortoiseshell Aug 01 '26

It didn't. It's just a light, OP even explained that.

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u/erbsademon 25d ago

Correct answer 👆

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u/Different-Dance-7537 26d ago

Think what you like, but there is no need to be rude.

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u/PuppyButtts 26d ago

The cat ehaculated