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[–]popeinthewoods 8 points9 points ago

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It probably has to do with when the mother picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck to move them. Which means it may not work past a certain age, maybe?

[–]JohnOrrIsAnArsonist 1 point2 points ago

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I've seen a friend try to pick his adult cat up like that, and it had a similar effect. The cat kinda fell over and laid there even after he let go. About 30 seconds later she got up and left, so I'd say age isn't a factor.

Maybe it's a nerve group or something.

[–]feanturi 1 point2 points ago

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Adult cats do the paw-kneading thing with humans they are comfortable with, but it's a kitten thing they instinctively do on their mother's belly to stimulate milk flow. If they don't lose that I don't think they would necessarily lose other behavior triggers.

[–]RunJun 0 points1 point ago

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Exactly what I was thinking.

[–]windy444 0 points1 point ago

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Doesn't the male cat bite the back of the female's neck during mating?

[–]aazav 2 points3 points ago

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That's what I do.

[–]windy444 1 point2 points ago

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Back door man eh?

[–]monkeiboi 0 points1 point ago*

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I'll just link this whole thing to ELI5

Here we go

[–]WhyCause 0 points1 point ago

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Yes. My sister does this to her cats when she clips their nails. She uses an older, loose clip (i.e., the clip does not close all the way) so as to not hurt them.

They hate it, and growl the whole time.

[–]Winters-Dawn 0 points1 point ago

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Well i studied Veterinary Nursing and anytime i was in the vets and i grabbed a cat on the scruff of the neck I could pretty much move them around any way i wanted to. I'm pretty sure it has to do with their mother picking them up like that when they were young

[–]ManWithBeard123 -1 points0 points ago

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I'm too kind to animals to try it myself, but I suppose it would work since my cats tend to become immobile when I handle them there.

[–]aazav 3 points4 points ago

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Why would being kind have anything to do with it?

[–]jrebel82 -1 points0 points ago

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Looks similar to putting a piece of tape along their back...