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what makes a cat just recently spayed/aborted kittens,"kneed " my crocheted blanket & want lots of attention?

I mean, she was pregnant,and I had wanted her spayed anyway.She was at the vets over the weekend and is really attatched to me. I have a crocheted aphgan on my bed,and she started "kneading" it just today. Also, ever since she came back from the vets,today,she has been extremly clingy,and wanting lots of "lovies" from me. Can someone who knows about cats,please explain this? She was abused in her last home,and then turned outside,and became feral. My oldest daughter coaxed her inside a little at a time, and then she instantly bonded to me. I was the one who took her to the vet and "abandoned" her there for the weekend,so she could have her feline hysterectomy/ abortion. I feel guilty for leaving her, but I had to. help!

Public Comments

1. when a cat is about to have kittens, she starts to get real motherly. she is pretending you are her kitten as weird as that sounds. also the gettin spayed thing could be it.
2. The kneeding is rather common, both my cats do it and they are affectionate cats. Being fixed tends to calm animals and give them nicer personalities and if she was already bonded then she is likely even more attached to you now. Be happy, there are alot of kitties who hate attention and those who seek it might be bothersome at times *like at two in the morning demanding you pet them* but they are a blessing.
3. She's most likely going through a false pregnancy. Kneading is very common, it's used for affection. When kittens are nursing they knead the mother's stomach to help the flow of milk. Pretty much just give her the loving she wants, she'll like it :)
4. Well number 1 she still feels a bond with her baby's even Theo they were taking from her she still has the mother in stink in her and she is caring that bond over to you because you to have that mother in stink and she can Sense that about you and you came back for her you didn't abandoned her cats are very smart just give her time she'll love you for ever.
5. All cats, both males and females, knead from time to time, when they are getting comfortable or are happy in the spot they are in. This really has little to do with pregnancy. It is more of an instinct... baby kittens knead their paws on their mother's belly to get the milk flowing out of the teats when they feed. Adult cats do this because it makes them feel content and secure, much in the same way a child will suck his thumb or fingers. Your kitty is doing this because she feels very happy around you, and it is an affectionate gesture to you as well.