Why Do Cats Make Biscuits

Cats make muffins also known as kneading or making muffins because they are happy comfortable and safe in your home and environment.

Why do cats make biscuits. The thought is that even though adult cats kneading a soft surface doesnt yield milk it still evokes the nurturing feelings of safety and comfort that nursing does. We have all seen our cats and kittens do it and many of us sometimes painfully have felt it. Cats arent too picky when it comes to choosing where they want to make muffins.

Whatever you may call it the adorable and somewhat baffling cat behavior of kneading often leaves many cat owners scratching their heads. Its also not unusual for cats to knead on a favorite plush toy. As your cat methodically lifts their paws up and down pressing their toes and sometimes claws into your lap they look similar to a contestant on a baking show preparing some fresh dough for the proving drawer.

However if you have become the target and the cat uses your lap to start making biscuits be sure that she does this to show how much it loves you so never reject her. Many adult cats knead which is when a cat works their paws back and forth on soft objects like blankets their cat beds and even their humans. Most adult cats tend to knead on the people with whom they associate their contentment.

During early kittenhood babies knead their mothers to stimulate milk production. If youve ever baked bread youll. The most popular theory as to why cats knead is that adult cats keep their kitten tendency to knead.

Because there are no controlled studies on kneading behavior all of these hypotheses are about as valid as the nursing one. Cats knead on objects or people they like trust and feel comfortable around so it is always a compliment. Kneading or making biscuits refers to a behavior in which a cat will rhythmically push and pull his paws in and out alternating left and right usually against a soft surface.

Its instinctive and believed to help encourage milk if I remember right. Its also possible cats knead to mark their territories. Cats often knead as a part of nesting behavior to scent-mark and even because of breeding behavior in females.