Why do cats 'fluffy with their feet'?

Many of the people who have kept cats should have experienced that 'the cat that jumped in will fluff its body with its feet.' Julia Olbright, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, explains this mysterious cat habit of 'fluffing with your feet.'

Why do cats knead with their paws?
https://theconversation.com/why-do-cats-knead-with-their-paws-156254

Kneading cats are called 'making biscuit' because they have similar behaviors in English-speaking countries, but academically they are simply called 'kneading'. Kneading is thought to be a sign that the cat is relaxing, and during kneading you can not only hear the rumbling sound, which is also a sign of relaxation, but also sometimes drool. There is even one.

Kneading is an act that even newborn kittens do. The kitten kneads her mother's abdomen before her eyes open and gives a sign that she is hungry and wants to drink milk.

Two kittens nursing and kneading --YouTube


At this time, at the same time as kneading, it usually makes a rumbling throat. This throat ring is a sound produced by vibrating the muscles of the throat at high speed, and it is thought that the kitten makes it to attract the attention of the parent cat.

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The kitten finishes the lactation period in about two months, but continues to kneading after that. Regarding the reason, Associate Professor Olbright commented that he supported the theory that 'the kitten feels calm and satisfied and is trying to slow down, just like a kitten sucks and sleeps.' Another theory is that 'cats have a pheromone-secreting organ called a odor gland between their fingers, and this odor gland adds their own scent to the bed.'

In addition, Associate Professor Orbright described kneading as 'a form of communication between cats and humans.' While dogs, which have coexisted with humans for thousands of years, have rich and easy-to-understand emotional expressions, cats point out that they lack the means to say 'I like you.' He also commented on kneading, 'It's usually something you do near someone you like. It's important to notice the small moments when your cat is happy to be with you.'