| Cats need to knead. Nobody knows much about why | | | | chicken one day bold. They sniff-to-death things they |
| cats do anything. There are many notions but few | | | | have sniffed for years as if they had never sniffed |
| dependable facts. The usual suspects are: The cat is | | | | them before. I bring in a new object; they don't |
| reverting to kitten behavior in which the mother is | | | | know it exists. Two days later it is the exclusive |
| not producing an immediate supply of milk and the | | | | property of one and the other should drop dead |
| kneading opens the gates. Seems reasonable and | | | | before touching it. |
| likely. I have many cats. Actually I have two, they | | | | I bring home an elegant cat toy full of catnip and |
| just seem like many. One kneads often, the | | | | bells. They play with the bag. I'm gone for a week |
| other-never. | | | | and a neighbor feeds them. I come home, they |
| Some suggest that the cat who kneads in adulthood | | | | never heard of me. |
| was weaned too early. Maybe so. (I guess I should | | | | A stranger comes to the door, they run for the hills. |
| explain that 'making biscuits' is a colloquialism for | | | | A friend they have met a hundred times comes to |
| kneading. Sounds good to me). | | | | the door, they run for the hills. I come home from |
| Some say that the cat who kneads in adulthood was | | | | shopping. They yawn. |
| weaned too late. For this we need scientists? | | | | I'm trying to watch television; plop, right in front of |
| Who can say? Purring is even worse. It seems that | | | | my eyes. I go make dinner, plop, right on the |
| cats purr as they are dying. How does that relate to | | | | counter. I go to the bathroom; plop, all over me. |
| all the happy purring? The kiss of death? No, that's a | | | | Now I want to pet and cuddle; sorry, sleeping time. I |
| whole other scenario. Purr them an offer they can't | | | | run the vacuum, I'm Frankenstein. I get a piece fish; |
| refuse. I don't know. | | | | oy! What can I tell you? |
| The Rising Rump Syndrome is another matter and | | | | People write books about cats. What do they know? |
| cannot be discussed without adult supervision. | | | | All they got is facts. You want to know about cats? |
| Some of my two cats are chicken and some are | | | | You don't want to know. |
| bold. I say some because they switch sides; one day | | | | You can look at my cats on my website below. |