If you have a cat or cat in your house, you probably know what we’re talking about, cats are animals that love physical contact and relate to who lives.
The interactions they usually perform include friction, affection, scratching, sound pronunciation and massage, but have you ever wondered why my cat massages with its paws?
In this Animal Expert article, we’ll clear this question
Many experts agree that massage begins when newborn cats massage their mother’s nipples to get more milk, physical contact creates a very special bond, as well as encouraging their parents not to stop breastfeeding them.
Cats naturally develop this behavior and when they provide pleasure, they continue to do so in their young and adult stage.
When they start to grow, cats investigate everything around them: pillows, sofas, carpets …At the same time, they know the pleasure of sharpening their nails, which they like as they should know.
At this stage, already weaned, the cat relates to its surroundings and communicates through it, so we know that a cat that mass is happy, and is in a state of relaxation and total tranquility.
When our cat starts giving us massages (instead of a pillow) it is because it communicates and shows us that it wants to be with us, that it feels at home and that it expects us to feel the same.
In addition, the cat is aware that this procedure gives us relaxation and pleasure, so we must reward our cat when he massages us with his paws giving caresses and words of affection.
If you have a massage and only massage you at certain times of the month, it can mean that the cat is trying to tell you that it is in its period of heat.During the days, massages can be followed by crying, which attracts human attention This is a behavior that can be solved with castration.
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